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/~ <br />Elk River -~-- <br />Municipal Utilities <br />13069 Orono Parkway <br />Elk River, MN 55330 <br />January 5, 2005 <br />To: Elk River Municipal Utilities Commission <br />Jerry Takle <br />James Tralle <br />John Dietz <br />From: Bryan Adams <br />Subject: Miscellaneous Issues <br />phone: 763.441.2020 <br />Fax: 763.441.8099 <br />Enclosed is the packet for Tuesday, January 11, 2005 commission meeting at 4:00 p.m., <br />the first meeting of another year full of opportunities. <br />Attached are three articles worth your time reviewing. They are as follows. <br />1) December 10, 2004 Kiplinger Letter addressing energy. <br />2) AWWA recently published a book titled, "Avoiding Rate Shock. Making <br />the Case for Water Rates". Attached is the executive summary. <br />3) "New Rules for Great Lakes Water Use", from Januar}~-February 2005 <br />Public Power. Due to water shortages in the southern United States, plans <br />were initiated many years ago to drain water from the Great Lakes through <br />the Chicago and Illinois Rivers to the Mississippi River. This article <br />reflects the Council of Great Lakes Governors' response to such <br />initiatives. <br />Uopher State One Call has changed their rate structure as to getting locate notices by fax <br />or e-mail. Previously we received locate notices by fax. Due to the new rate structure, it <br />is substantially more economical to receive and send locate notices by e-mail, therefore <br />we will be purchasing another computer for Gopher State One Call notices. <br />