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Elk River . <br /> Municipal Utilities UTILITIES COMMISSION MEETING <br /> TO: FROM: <br /> Elk River Municipal Utilities Commission Eric Volk-Water Superintendent <br /> John Dietz—Chair <br /> Al Nadeau—Vice Chair <br /> Daryl Thompson—Trustee <br /> MEETING DATE: AGENDA ITEM NUMBER: <br /> July 14, 2015 6.1e <br /> SUBJECT: <br /> Staff Update <br /> DISCUSSION: <br /> • Delivered six new residential water meters. <br /> • Sealed the water meter and took curb stop ties from six water services. <br /> • Turned on four water services, and four electric services. <br /> • Turned off four water services. <br /> • Went on ten service calls. <br /> • Completed 25 BACTI/Total Chlorine Residual Samples <br /> o All confirmed negative for Coliform Bacteria. <br /> • Completed 20 routine fluoride samples <br /> o All samples met MDH standards. This was the first month we had to meet the <br /> lower standard of.7 ppm. <br /> • We have determined that Well#8 is not pumping sand at this time. After reviewing the <br /> video,we have made an early determination that roughly 15 feet of cavity has collapsed. <br /> The open hole at the bottom of the well will have to be redeveloped and the fill will need <br /> to be removed when the well is pulled for maintenance in the future. <br /> • We have completed the first round of treatment optimization with John Thom from SEH. <br /> We have made quite a few changes to our treatment process resulting in many procedural <br /> changes for treatment and testing. The biggest change that effects the water department is <br /> that we now have more tests that need to be completed. In the past there were only eight <br /> tests being completed every month for each well. We now have 85 tests that will need to <br /> be completed at a minimum. There is daily effluent testing of iron, manganese, and free <br /> chlorine. Monthly tests will include 20 filter bed tests, raw water samples,pH, and <br /> temperature. <br /> • Well#5 failed on June 5. After troubleshooting the problem, it was determined the motor <br /> had blown a seal and needed to be sent back to the manufacturer. Fortunately, the motor <br /> was still under warranty. E.H. Renner pulled the well and sent it out for repair. We are <br /> still waiting for the well to be returned for reinstallation. <br /> _ <br /> Elq P O / E K E D I Y <br /> Page 1 of 2 NATURE <br /> Reliable Public <br /> Power Provider P OW ER ED T O S ERVE <br /> 64 <br />