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UTILITIES COMMISSION MEETING <br />TO: FROM: <br />ERMU Commission Dave Ninow – Water Superintendent <br />MEETING DATE: AGENDA ITEM NUMBER: <br />June 9, 20206.1j <br />SUBJECT: <br />Staff Update <br />ACTION REQUESTED: <br />None <br />DISCUSSION: <br />Delivered eleven new water meters. <br />Sealed the water meter, installed an encoder receiver transmitter, and took curb stop <br />ties from eight 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 20 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 />Submitted Discharge Monitoring Report (DMR) for the Diesel Generation Plant to the <br />Minnesota Pollution Control Agency. <br />Painting is finished at the Auburn Street Water Tower. It was put back into service on <br /> <br />after being washed out, disinfected, and passing bacteria sample testing. When <br />May 28 <br />thecell phone antenna equipment is reinstalled on the tower, the project will be <br />complete. <br />We discoveredthat well number 5 had been draining water back into the aquifer when <br />it was not running, causingair to be pushed into the water system each time it started <br />pumping again. Thiscontributed to the air issues we experiencedin the watersystemin <br />late February. E.H. Renner & Sons pulled the submersiblewell equipment and <br />determined that the check valve had failed, and the pipe was in poor condition. They <br />installed a new check valve and 160 feet of new pipe. The price for this work was quoted <br />at $13,310. <br />The Gary Street Water Tower has been taken out of service and drained for the <br />rehabilitationproject that started June 1. The estimated completion date is July 24, <br />2020. <br />______________________________________________________________________________ <br />Page 1 of 2 <br />151 <br />