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Elk River <br /> Municipal Utilities UTILITIES COMMISSION MEETING <br /> TO: FROM: <br /> ERMU Commission Eric Volk—Water Superintendent <br /> MEETING DATE: AGENDA ITEM NUMBER: <br /> January 9, 2018 1.4 <br /> SUBJECT: <br /> Water Fluoridation Quality Award <br /> ACTION REQUESTED: <br /> None <br /> DISCUSSION: <br /> The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Center for Disease Control has recognized <br /> Elk River for achieving excellence in community water fluoridation by maintaining a consistent <br /> level of fluoride in the drinking water throughout 2016. <br /> For 2016, a total of 1,360 public water systems (PWS) in 29 states of the possible 155,693 in the <br /> United States received the Water Fluoridation Quality Award. In Minnesota 104 of the possible <br /> 603 PWSs will receive the award. <br /> The achievement of receiving this award is a testament of the attention to detail the water <br /> operators demonstrate on a daily basis. It is a continual process of observing raw water qualities <br /> and a persistent monitoring of chemical feed rates. The fluoride in the distribution system is <br /> tested 25 times per month by the water operators, and validated four times per year by the <br /> Minnesota Department of Health. We consistently maintained a satisfactory level of fluoride in <br /> the system between .5 to .9 ppm with a target of.7 ppm. <br /> ATTACHMENTS: <br /> • Letter-Minnesota Department of Health <br /> • Water Fluoridation Quality Award Certificate -U.S. Department of Health and Human <br /> Services Center for Disease Control and Prevention <br /> Page 1 of 1 <br /> 1 <br />