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Elk River ---- <br />Municipal Utilities <br />13069 Orono Parkway • BO. Box 430 <br />Elk River, MN 55330-0430 <br />UTILITIES COMMISSION MEETING <br />Phone: 763.441.2020 <br />Fax: 763.441.8099 <br />TO: FROM: <br />Elk River Municipal Utilities Commission David Berg -Water Superintendent <br />John Dietz, Chair <br />Jerry Gumphrey, Vice Chair <br />D 1 Thom son, Trustee <br />MEETING DATE: AGENDA ITEM NUMBER: <br />Au ust 10, 2010 5.5 <br />SUBJECT: <br />STAFF UPDATES Hales Field <br />We are currently working with the City and ISD 728 to try to conserve water and save the <br />school money so they can use city water since the city's private well is failing. There has <br />been communication with local irrigation and landscaped specialists to brainstorm ideas <br />for conservation. The estimate of their water use at present is 500,000+ gallons of water <br />per month. It would be our goal to cut their water consumption in half. This would save <br />around $1000.00 per month after conservation methods are used. The school district <br />would not qualify for the SMART Irrigation Rebate because we are providing labor and <br />instruction to reduce water waste. Angela plans to work one on one with the ISD 728 <br />staff to ensure the best results. Items such as: SMART controllers, shade trees, <br />woodchips/rocks, water reducing sprinkler heads, and hardscape ideas will be proposed <br />to conserve water. This conservation project will not take place in a matter of a few <br />weeks, but instead will be a long term commitment to water conservation. Once the steps <br />are taken and results have shown water savings, ISD 728 will take over in the efforts on <br />their own in order to maintain the system. <br />