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i Elk River Municipal Utilities UTILITIES COMMISSION MEETING TO: FROM: Elk River Municipal Utilities Commission Eric Volk-Water Superintendent John Dietz—Chair Al Nadeau—Vice Chair Daryl Thompson—Trustee MEETING DATE: AGENDA ITEM NUMBER: May 12, 2015 6.1e SUBJECT: Staff Update DISCUSSION: • Delivered four new residential water meters • Sealed the water meter and took curb stop ties from four water services. • Went on 14 Service calls • Delivered 4 rain barrels • Completed 25 BACTI/Total Chlorine Residual Samples; all confirmed negative for Coliform Bacteria. • Completed 20 routine fluoride samples. All samples met MDH standards. • The Gary Street water tower interior painting project went out for quotes. I'll provide an update at the meeting. • We washed and filled the Johnson Street water tower on April 14. The tower passed all bacteria tests and was put back into service on May 20. • Dave Ninow, our new Water Operator, started on May 1. He's a great addition to the crew and we're very happy to have him. • We had some communication problems with Gary Street tower talking to Well#4. With the help of the line department, we were able to locate the fault in the wire and correct the problem. • We hosted a Minnesota Rural Water Association (MRWA) one-day water school at Lions Park. The school was attended by 50 water operators from around the area. We will be hosting the school again on April 20, 2016. • Preventative maintenance for our VFDs and our cooling units has been completed by Elk River Heating. This helps to ensure we don't overheat during our busy summer months. • We visited with Advanced Engineering and Environmental Services (AE2S) and Short Elliott Hendrickson(SEH) about optimizing our filtration process. Through this process, we hope to optimize our chemical usage and validate our filtration process. ATTACHMENTS: • April Pumping By Well BI Page 1 of 1 y IN" IEREB A1URF Reliable Public Power Provider P O W E R E D T O S E R V E 104