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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 /> December 11, 2018 6.1 e <br /> SUBJECT: <br /> Staff Update <br /> ACTION REQUESTED: <br /> None <br /> DISCUSSION: <br /> • Delivered 15 new water meters. <br /> • Sealed the water meter, and took curb stop ties from 14 water services. <br /> • Completed 15 BACTI/Total Chlorine Residual Samples <br /> o All confirmed negative for Coliform Bacteria <br /> o Bacteriological/Disinfectant Residual Monthly Report submitted to the MDH <br /> • Completed 19 routine fluoride samples <br /> o All samples met MDH standards <br /> o Submitted MDH Fluoride Report <br /> o Completed one MDH validation fluoride sample <br /> • On November 16 there was a water main break on Main Street just east of US HWY 169 <br /> in front of the Salvation Army. The water main and road repairs were coordinated for the <br /> following Tuesday at which time the water department, assisted by Valley-Rich <br /> Contracting,repaired the break. The main was exposed and the excavation was paved all <br /> in one day alleviating the need for a class 5 patch throughout the winter. <br /> • The water operators have started the annual task of recharging all of our filters. This <br /> process takes roughly one week per filter. <br /> • For the first time ever,we drained the Freeport Water Tower for the winter. Throughout <br /> the previous winters,the tower was subject to roughly 18" of ice buildup on top of the <br /> water. As the ice is extremely damaging to the structure and paint, we made the decision <br /> to drain the tower. We will wash and refill the tower sometime in the spring. <br /> • As MNAWWA Section Chair I am responsible for submitting a Chair Report that goes <br /> out in our quarterly magazine The Breeze. Attached is the article I wrote for the <br /> December magazine. <br /> • I have transitioned from Suburban Utilities Superintendent Association (SUSA)President <br /> to Past-President. As Past-President I will be assisting the President and will be part of <br /> the planning committee for the 2019 SUSA School <br /> ATTACHMENTS: <br /> • November 2018 Pumping by Well <br /> • November 2018 Accumulated Precipitation Graph <br /> • November 2018 Daily Temperature Graph <br /> Page 1 of 1 <br /> 134 <br />