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UTILITIES COMMISSION MEETING <br />TO:FROM: <br />ERMU Commission Mike Tietz –Technical Services Superintendent <br />MEETING DATE: AGENDA ITEM NUMBER: <br />March10, 2020 6.1d <br />SUBJECT: <br />Staff Update <br />ACTION REQUESTED: <br />None <br />DISCUSSION: <br />• In February, the locating department had a total of 82 locate tickets consisting of 1 <br />emergency ticket, 64 normal tickets, 6 design tickets, 9 updated tickets, and 2 locate <br />meets. This is a 10.9% decrease in volume of tickets from the previous month. The <br />locators have been collecting GPS data again as time allows. <br /> <br />• Electrical Technicians continue with updating the power bill, substation checks, <br />disconnects/reconnects, dealing with customer meter and off-peak issues. Staff has <br />been working on updating the redundant substation meters that we purchased from <br />GRE. <br /> <br />• On February 11, staff from Industrial Diesel Service (IDS) began working with ERMU staff <br />to diagnose the cause of water in the fuel of Engine 2. They found that cooling water <br />was leaking from the cylinder lubricator tube packing and was running down the <br />injection drip drain trough, which was plumbed back to the day tank. Staff made the <br />repairs and corrected the plumbing. On day 2, IDS looked over Engine 3 and determined <br />that it has a severe exhaust leak that needs to be addressed. They also looked at the <br />unburned fuel problem but were not able to determine the cause at this time. IDS is <br />planning to return in April with the equipment needed to diagnose the issue. Staff ran <br />Engines 1 & 4 on February 26 and Engine 2 on February 27. Engine 3 will remain out of <br />service until IDS returns, but it is available for emergency use. <br /> <br />• Weekly meter reads continue to go well. Staff continues to perform meter audits <br />around the system as time allows. Staff has become proficient with using AppSuite and <br />has found it to be a very useful tool. <br /> <br />• Mapping department continues to update points and attributes for our systems assets <br />within the ESRI ArcView GIS system. Staff continues to work on the development of a <br />Water Backflow Prevention Inspection application as time allows, along with <br />______________________________________________________________________________ <br />Page 1 of 2 <br />82 <br />