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~j <br />Elk River <br />Municipal Utilities <br />13069 Orono Parkway • PO. Box 430 <br />Elk River, MN 55330-0430 <br />July 5, 2007 <br />To: Elk River Municipal Utilities Commission <br />Jerry Takle <br />Jerry Gumphrey <br />Jim Tralle <br />From: Bryan Adams <br />Subject: Miscellaneous Issues <br />Phone: 763.441.2020 <br />Fax: 763.441.8099 <br />Enclosed is the packed for Monday, July 9, 2007 commission meeting at 4:00 p.m. Please note <br />the date change from Tuesday to Monday. <br />Our peak demand and consumption for both the electric and water departments continue to <br />increase. See the graphs in the financial section. For the year, consumption is up 10.5% and <br />15.2% in electric and water respectively. <br />Enclosed is the following information for your review. <br />1) Ruler and letter are being sent to our water customers concerning lawn sprinkling. <br />2) Survey of Water Rates by AE2S. <br />3) June 29, 2007 article from Star Tribune titled "Hold that hose...Is It Your Day To <br />Water." <br />4) July 3, 2007 article from Star Tribune titled, "H2-OH NO" addressing blind taste test <br />and bottled water. <br />5) June 22, 2007 article from The Kiplinger Letter addressing water issues. <br />