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6.1. ERMUSR 02-11-2014 i Elk River Municipal Utilities UTILITIES COMMISSION MEETING TO: FROM: Elk River Municipal Utilities Commission Troy Adams, P.E. —General Manager John Dietz—Chair Al Nadeau—Vice Chair Daryl Thompson—Trustee MEETING DATE: AGENDA ITEM NUMBER: February 11, 2014 6.1a SUBJECT: Staff Updates—General Manager DISCUSSION: • On Monday February 3rd Theresa Slominski and I participated in a bond refunding rating call with Moody's. Terri Heaton from Springsted Incorporated who had made a presentation to the Utilities Commission in January on the bond refunding assisted with the document preparation. Tim Simon and Cal Portner from the City also participated in the rating call. We will have an update on the results of that call by the time of the meeting. • Sherburne County, the City, and ERMU met on February 5th to conduct an annual meeting per our fiber optic infrastructure agreement. The meeting included discussion on maintenance and capital costs, potential future expansions and laterals, and future collaborations. A number of IT collaborations were identified for future analysis. • Great River Energy(GRE) has scheduled a meeting with Connexus, Minnesota Municipal Power Association, and ERMU to discuss potential opportunities. This meeting will be held at the GRE headquarters in Maple Grove on February 12`h. • The Elk River City Council will be hosting their annual Board and Commission Appreciation Dinner on Thursday, February 27, 2014 at 6:00pm at Rockwoods Banquet Center. The Utilities Commissioners are invited. If you have not received an invitation please let me know as the registration deadline is February 14`h. • The attached article on solar highlights one of the most common concerns for utilities; although solar is a great renewable resource, it is often subsidized by others. This will likely be a point of discussion with the State Legislators again this year. NATURE 1E1E1 11'Page 1 of 2 PoolweerlPPUdler POWERED To SERVE 182 • The costs of private water and sewer repair costs can be a surprise to many homeowners. Recently the City and Utilities developed a financing mechanism for these types of repairs. Attached is an article from the Duluth News Tribune regarding this issue. • Over the past few years ERMU has implemented a number of changes to the structure of our pay plan. In addition, ERMU has introduced a performance metrics and incentive compensation policy. One of the reasons for these changes was to address the recent turnover in lineworkers. The municipal electric utility in Moorhead is now experiencing similar turnover. Moorhead has contacted ERMU regarding our recent pay plan changes and may consider implemeningt similar changes. An article from The Forum reporting their lineworker turnover is attached. ATTACHMENTS: • NBC News—Power play: Utilities want solar users to pay up— 1-9-2014 • Duluth News Tribune—Residents of Duluth neighborhood left with tab for waterline breaks— 1-31-2014 • Inforum: The Forum of Fargo-Moorhead—Moorhead Public Service losing power line workers to Xcel, considers increasing pay— 1-10-2014 IEAEB It Page 2 of 2 NATURE Reliable PUblk` Power ProNder P O W E R E D T o S E R V E 183 Power play: Utilities want solar users to pay up - NBC News.com Page 1 of 6 BUSINESS airs'. Economy Markets Consumer news Autos More V search lopes Subs ENERGY nei e, I ' Power play: Utilities want solar users to pay up Philips Sonica. AUTOS Mark Koba,CNBC AirFloss Ford lightens Better check-ups, up with all-new aluminum Jan.n,2014 at 3'.25 PM C` guaranteed.* F-150 truck O TARGET •.,Y F'm+/Nh Reuters TIMIUM sources:Other son-mare US retailers victims of - cyberattacks DETROIT l arc is AUTO-SHOW a Lightweight, high-tech - v vehicles hit _- Detroit l._ RECALL — .- GM recalling .°■?°i _ .. • about370,000 large pickups for possible With solar power use expanding in the U.S.,utilities are pushing hack at what they call fire issue unfair rate advantages for solar users. BOTTLED- The explosive growth of solar power—a new rooftop system was WATER pepsico'sfirst installed every four minutes in 2013—has utility companies pushing premium in several states to scale back what they call unfair rate advantages water to hit red carpet that solar users have long received. The debate centers on net metering,which requires utility companies to credit customers for solar energy that they generate in excess of their own usage.The credits were part of financial incentives to invest in solar energy. Policies for net metering,which is used in 43 states,vary from state to state,but most credits are set at the local retail price for electricity. That bothers utilities,which contend that the retail price is set too Philips Sonleat'et high,resulting in excessive credits to solar users. Utilities want AirFloss ` 4 credits set by wholesale prices,which are much lower than retail. Better check-ups, "The principal issue is making sure everyone is paying a fair price for guaranteed.' what they use,"said Ted Carver,CEO and chairman of Edison CID International,the parent company of utility Southern California 'O't°'"°!bad` Edison."We don't care where or who we buy the power from,but it E,,,,,,, should be purchased at the wholesale price." Segneare But some experts say the mere fact that utilities—which generate $360 billion a year in energy sales—are battling with solar indicates the threat it now poses to them. "The success of solar power is forcing utilities to rethink their business model and push for the changes,"said Franc Del Fosse,an 184 http://www.nbcnews.com/business/power-play-utilities-want-solar-users-pay-2D 11887782... 1/13/2014 Power play: Utilities want solar users to pay up -NBC News.com Page 2 of 6 energy industry lawyer and partner at Snell&Wilmer."If you have an individual putting solar panels on the roof,its easy to suggest that a utility is making less money." The effort for higher fees on solar panel users could backfire,said Alan Beale,general manager of SolarMax. If the fees are too high,he said,"it will just delay...the inevitable, and more companies and individuals will go to the independent energy producers." According to Carver at Edison International,part of the problem is that many power users,such as apartment renters,lack access to solar energy,which creates a two-tier system that shifts higher costs to nonsolar users. According to a policy paper from the Edison Electric Institute,a trade association,solar users avoid paying for the system's fixed costs but still take power from the grid when they need it,such as after sunset,when solar panels aren't generating.(Most solar users Philips Sonicare N N don't have solar storage capacity,the paper states.) AirFloss The solar industry seems willing to accept some changes but stops at Better check-ups, what it sees as the utilities'exorbitant price proposals. guaranteed.'r "Solar customers give much more valuable peak power to utilities for free during the day than they get back at night,"said John Berger, CEO and founder of solar energy provider Sunnova."Utilities are MM'S sonata. like socialist monopolies.They don't provide good service or pricing." Utility companies are having some success getting net metering rules changed. In California,the No.1 solar state in panels installed,lawmakers let net metering continue but directed its public utility commission to devise a new program by 2017 to ensure that nonsolar customers aren't burdened unfairly in paying for the grid. In Arizona,regulators voted in November to allow the largest utility to tack a monthly fee of$5 onto the bill of customers with new solar installations.Arizona Public Service originally sought a$50 surcharge. Colorado's utility commission is considering a proposal to halve credits for solar energy households.Other states,including Louisiana and Idaho,are also contemplating changes in net metering rates. Even some solar power users see change as necessary. "I believe there's a way of restructuring metering rules and rate structures that won't impact the solar industry for the long term," said Karin Corfee,managing director of the energy practice for consulting firm Navigant,who has solar panels on her Danville,Calif., home. Utility firms have valid cost issues,she said,but she is concerned that big rate increases could affect solar users'ability to pay off their energy investment. "I figure I can pay it off in seven years,'Corfee said."But if decisions are made to shift the economics of my system...that will be difficult." http://www.nbcnews.com/business/power-play-utilitsies-want-solar-users-pay-2D 11887781.. 1/13/2014 Power play: Utilities want solar users to pay up -NBC News.com Page 3 of 6 Money is at the heart of solar energy growth. s Phili Sonlca C N 7 Since 2008,the price of solar panels has fallen by 75 percent.The Philips mot^ cost of installation has also declined as more contractors entered the AirFloss market.Leasing options for users also fostered growth. Better check-ups, guaranteed.* And Wall Street still likes solar.An estimated$13 billion was invested in such projects last year 10 times as much as in 2007,according to Citel GTM Research. *0"ormsn bad.bi DICLIDS Even as they push for net metering changes,utilities are jumping on sonicare the solar bandwagon. "We've invested in a solar distribution firm ourselves,"said Carver. —By CNBC's Mork Kobo.Follow him on Twitter @MarkKoboCNBC. Solar power craze on Wall St.propels start-up Ford develops solar-powered car for everyday use From Brazil to China:Why 2014 may be a greener year 9 2013 CNBC LLC.All Rights Reserved Energy energy solar utilities Share on Facebook Discuss v7 From around the web More from NBCNews.com i i r vKPI,isl ..i finnAl9 r(OV rry - U [N& Nnws: Ltll' Nag., l P(World) I Grandpnreritsrrn-I Nt... Ford lightens up with all-new aluminum F-15o truck Paul A.Eisenstein,The Detroit Bureau hour ago 186 http://www.nbcnews.conl/business/power-play-utilities-want-solar-users-pay-2D 11887782... 1/13/2014 "r. Residents of Duluth neighborhood left with tab for waterline breaks The recent plight of a dozen households in Duluth's Bayview Heights neighborhood reveals once again that what you don't know about homeownership can deal you a painful financial blow. By Peter Passi, Duluth News Tribune The recent plight of a dozen households in Duluth's Bayview Heights neighborhood reveals once again :ql ;�, " �* that what you don't know about homeownership can ' I; ��' deal you a painful financial blow. When he purchased his home in the 2900 block of 85th Avenue West nearly eight years ago, Dean Peterson had no idea that he and 11 of his neighbors shared a private waterline that was on the verge of Al Shelton of Shelton Excavating works with his crew to failure. backfill a lawn on 85th Avenue West using an excavator.The contractor was fixing a broken waterline in the neighborhood on Jan.22. (Bob King I rking @duluthnews.com) Likewise, Dave Ogren, who bought a home a block away from Peterson on 85th a few years later, said he "These people have been paying their water bills and was unaware the residence was served by a private different fees for years," Fosle said, suggesting the shared line until it broke—and he got his first bill. problem line could be replaced with a city-owned main before it ruptures again. "Maybe there's some In the past five years, Ogren said the faltering line has way to defray a portion of the cost, but they'll probably broken four times—most recently on Jan. 18, when need to be assessed." 12 households on 85th went without water for five days before a fix could be made. Undersized and substandard City Councilor Jay Fosle, who represents the Eric Shaffer, chief utilities engineer for the city of neighborhood, is urging the city to offer some Duluth, said the water line probably was installed by a assistance. cost-cutting private developer who chose not to have the city lay the pipe that would deliver water to the "At least we could see if there are any grants avenue's residents. Shaffer said he couldn't be sure available to help," he said. exactly what the circumstances were when the 50- plus-year-old water main was installed. But the line In this case, the pipe was finally repaired at a cost of wasn't built to required city specifications at the time, about$2,400, leaving Peterson, Ogren and neighbors which is why it was classified as a private line. who share the line to pick up the tab—$200 apiece. "They never paid for the main to meet city standards, so the city won't go in and fix it for them for free," he said. 187 Rick Tuomi,who has lived on 85th Avenue for 16 Tuomi contends the city should help shoulder the cost years, said the street is served by a 2-inch diameter of the project. pipe. "They allowed for the connection, so I think some of Shaffer said the city would have required a minimum the onus should be on the city," he said. diameter of 6 inches for such a water line. Tuomi pointed out that he and most current residents Initially, the line served only a handful of houses, but it served by the failing line had no hand in its was extended over time. Ed Joyal, who has lived on installation. 85th for 60 years, said he previously drew water from a private well and was one of the last residents to "We all pay the full water rates for service and hook into the water pipe. maintenance," he said. "So I had no clue that I was on a private line until we had our first break." Shaffer acknowledged the affected residents on 85th Avenue West face "a tough situation," but he advised Joyal, 82, said the assessment could prove a against continued "Band-Aid" repairs of the failing hardship for people like him who live on Social pipe. Security. "My advice to them would be to bite the bullet and go "It could take more than a lifetime to pay it back," he on to replace the line or it will just continue to break. If said. it is going to have to be replaced, anyhow, the money you continue to pay for repairs will just be wasted," Tuomi wondered aloud if it might not force some Shaffer said. people out of their homes. Expensive fix Teachable moment If a majority of residents now served by the water line Shaffer hopes others will learn from the current petition the city for an improvement, Shaffer said the hardship on 85th Avenue West. city would replace the failing water main with an appropriately sized pipe and would assume future While the city no longer allows for substandard pipes responsibility for its maintenance. to be installed in public right-of-ways, he said there are a number of older homes in the city still hooked Shaffer laid out that option a few years ago at a into inadequate shared private water and sewer lines neighborhood meeting. from the past. But most residents balked at the estimated $151,000 "That's why we encourage people to come in and cost of the project. To cushion the blow, Shaffer said check with city engineering before buying a home to the city could spread out payment for the pipe over 15 confirm it's on public water and sewer, rather than a years, via annual tax assessments. Shaffer said the shared private line," Shaffer said. neighbors also could hire a private contractor if they so choose, as long as the work is inspected and Lisa Krajewski, who bought a house at the corner of verified to meet city specifications. 85th Avenue and Vinland Street in April, said she believes the fact that the home was on a shared While Peterson and Ogren support having the pipe private water line with a history of problems should replaced, other neighbors aren't sold on the idea. have been disclosed. "I feel like I've been misled,"she said. 188 Sarah Wisdorf, president of the Duluth Area She considers it a wise idea for prospective Association of Realtors, said that a seller who knows homebuyers to follow Shaffer's suggestion that they of past water issues would be expected to make note check with the city before signing the dotted line. of them in disclosure documents, but that hardly ensures that buyers will be informed if he or she was "As agents, we always advocate for buyers to get as on a private shared line. She explained that sellers much information about a property as they can are required to disclose pre-existing problems only"to beforehand,"Wisdorf said. "We don't ever want the best of their knowledge." people to be surprised." "Unfortunately, if there has been no issue, people don't always know,"Wisdorf said. 189 Moorhead Public Service losing power line workers to Xcel, considers increasing pay IN... Page 1 of 2 I FOI M The forum of Fargo-Moorhead Moorhead Public Service losing power line workers to Xcel, considers increasing pay Erik Burgessl MOORHEAD-The publicly owned utility here is considering bumping wages for its power line workers so it doesn't keep losing those employees to higher- paying jobs in Fargo. Xcel Energy is drawing the journeymen linemen away from Moorhead Public Service,which is an issue the MPS Commission takes seriously,said President Ken Norman. "We don't want to become a training ground for our neighbors to the west,"Norman said. Two of MPS'journeymen linemen,the highly trained workers who maintain power lines and fix them during outages,left last year for the better hourly pay at Xcel,said MPS General Manager Bill Schwandt.Another two or three could leave MPS this year,he said. The issue is that our experienced linemen are leaving,and we're having to hire apprentices,"Schwandt said. Mark Nisbet,North Dakota's principal manager for Xcel Energy,said Xcel is not specifically targeting MPS workers.He said the company has had some recent retirements and those positions need to be filled. MPS pays its journeymen linemen just over$37 an hour,while those at Xcel make about$3.50 more an hour,Schwandt said. MPS now has a full staff of 11 linemen.Schwandt said it takes an apprentice lineman about four years of experience and training after tech school to become a journeyman. Nisbet wouldn't say how many linemen Xcel employs or what they are paid,but he said he knew of one former MPS worker who likely came to Xcel because of Xcel's location. "There's a lot of different things that go into people deciding where they're going to work,"Nisbet said. In this situation,the reliability of MPS'power network could be a catch-22 for the utility.Schwandt argued that MPS has a more reliable network than Xcel,so there are fewer outages and thus fewer overtime hours needed. Some workers might be seeking a job where they can make a little extra overtime cash,he said. "Even if we paid the same,they could go over to Xcel and make a lot more money because they(Xcel)have less reliability,so they have more trouble calls," Schwandt said. Nisbet said he would"take exception"to that argument,pointing out that Xcel recently invested$10 million in local substations. "We're proud of our reliability,"Nisbet said."We think we're a good company to work for and that were paying fair wages." If MPS decides to raise pay,a way would have to be found to fit it into this year's budget.Schwandt said if MPS loses another lineman,the commission could leave the position vacant for the rest of the year and use the money to bump pay for the other 10 linemen. Schwandt said MPS is also considering selling up an incentive program for linemen based on network reliability and customer service,but details have not been worked out. The MPS commission is expected to discuss the matter Tuesday.Norman said he doesn't know where the full commission stands on pay raises. "It's just an area that concerns us and one we have to address,"he said. MPS voted late last year to raise electric rates by 3.5 percent and water rates by 3 percent for all customers this year,Schwandt said. It means residential customers using 850 kilowatt-hours will see a monthly increase of$8.65 from June through August and an increase of$1.85 per month from October through May. Residential water bills for the average user,or one who paid about$27 per month for water last year,will go up about 52 cents per month. The increase in water rates will help pay for capital improvements,including$7.3 million in water main replacements and$6.9 million for a high-service pumping station. About 2.5 percent of the 3.5 percent electric rate increase would cover rising electricity costs.MPS doesn't generate its own electricity but buys it from outside sources that are raising their rates.The remaining 1 percent bump would go toward local infrastructure. Readers can reach Forum reporter Erik Burgess at(701)241-5518 Tags:north dakota,news,updates,government,minnesola 190 http://www.inforum.com/event/article/id/423307/ 1/15/2014 Elk River Municipal Utilities UTILITIES COMMISSION MEETING TO: FROM: Elk River Municipal Utilities Commission Theresa Slominski—Finance and Office Manager John Dietz—Chair Al Nadeau—Vice Chair Daryl Thompson—Trustee MEETING DATE: AGENDA ITEM NUMBER: February 11, 2014 6.1b SUBJECT: Staff Update DISCUSSION: We had 2,347 credit card payment transactions in January, compared to 2,408 in December. The fee for December should be $5,280.75. A PCA credit of 14 mils was distributed to customers on January's billing, for$344,142.98. We had a balance of$310,005.59 to distribute and due to the high usage in December, have distributed $34,137 over the collected credit. As we had discussed using reserves to absorb up to $500,000 for the PCA charges throughout the year, I do not expect to do any further adjustment to the PCAs for 2013, unless the commission desires differently. The auditors will be here February 27`h and 28th for field work and will be compiling the final audit report for 2013. I will provide an update at the March commission meeting and provide an anticipated presentation date for the audit. Our kick-off call with NISC for the ABS (Accounting and Business Solutions) and CC&B (Customer Care and Billing) software conversion occurred on January 27`h. This call resulted in a timeline discussion for the plan of work throughout 2014 and into March of 2015. There is a lot to be done and staff is excited to begin the process. Our first on site visit from NISC will occur late March for the business practices analysis component related to the ABS conversion. This visit lays the groundwork for how data will be converted and what processes will change or be modified with the new software. NISC then will be working offsite on our data conversion and return in June for training and the start of implementation with a live date of August 18 projected. At the end of July we will have our first on site visit for the business practices analysis component related to the CC&B conversion. The CC&B live date is projected for February of 2015. In IIIEIEI It Page 1 of 1 NATURE Reliable Public Power P r o v i d e r P e W E R E D T o SERVE 191 Elk River Municipal Utilities UTILITIES COMMISSION MEETING TO: FROM: Elk River Municipal Utilities Commission Mark Fuchs—Electric Superintendent John Dietz—Chair Al Nadeau—Vice Chair Daryl Thompson—Trustee MEETING DATE: AGENDA ITEM NUMBER: February 11, 2014 6.1 SUBJECT: Staff Update DISCUSSION: • Had four new services. • Continue working on the Triple Deck Feeder rebuild. • Continue tree trimming. • Finished testing the overhead and underground protective grounds and finished testing the fiberglass hot sticks. Both of these are done annually. • Working on fixing problems that the infrared camera finds. We have found bad elbow arresters, overhead connections on a riser pole, elbows in a three phase transformer and a blade in the substation that needed to be replaced. • We started changing out 18 high pressure sodium light fixtures to LED fixtures on Freeport Avenue between Jackson Street and School Street. • Had to switch out the Otsego substation transformer to get the relay fixed that protects the transformer if a fault occurs. USG had a relay for us to use until ours gets fixed. . IIEIED I1 Page I of l � INATURE� Reliable Public Power Provider P OWENEe To SERVE 192 Elk River ^, Municipal Utilities UTILITIES COMMISSION MEETING TO: FROM: Elk River Municipal Utilities Commission Wade Lovelette—Superintendent of Technical John Dietz—Chair Services Al Nadeau—Vice Chair Daryl Thompson—Trustee MEETING DATE: AGENDA ITEM NUMBER: February 11, 2014 6.1d SUBJECT: Staff Update DISCUSSION: • The Locating department had a total of 75 locate tickets in January; one of them being an emergency ticket, one cancelation, two meets, 59 normal tickets, two non- excavation and 10 updated tickets. • In January, the Security Systems Department had a total of 91 phone contacts, six systems quoted, seven system sales made, 11 installs completed, 30 service calls and six personal visits. The monthly Security Department financials are attached. • Electric Technicians continue with the meter reading,power bill, substation checks, hanging red-tags, meter read-outs and off-peak issues. They continue to change out the three phase meters to radio read meters. Jeff Murray has been promoted into the meter shop as an apprentice Electrical Technician. • The power plant staff did the monthly engine run on January 14th. The engines ran well with no problems. • Staff continues to collect data with the GPS for our ArcView maps as time permits. • Jeff continues to conduct infrared tests on our electric system. He found some hot elbows in a three-phase transformer. The line crew did some switching to change out the elbows and while doing this they found a problem with one of the high side bushings. We will schedule an outage to change the transformer out. • ERMU has applied for the RP3 Award and the APPA Safety Award this year. They will present the awards at the 2014 E&O Conference in Oklahoma City. El IIIEIEI IV Page ! of 1 NAUR 1 RellaWe Public Power Plodder POWERED TO SERVE 193 16 00 00 00 a 0 0 0 ill CO N •d R 'O N N H7 m COO 1! r N ONO N. 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I 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 o in o Ln el I I I I Elk River Municipal Utilities UTILITIES COMMISSION MEETING TO: FROM: Elk River Municipal Utilities Commission Eric Volk - Water Superintendent John Dietz—Chair Al Nadeau—Vice Chair Daryl Thompson—Trustee _ MEETING DATE: AGENDA ITEM NUMBER: February 11, 2014 6.1E SUBJECT: Staff Update DISCUSSION: • Mike Langer has been hired as the new Lead Water Operator. Mike comes to us from the City of Blaine and has some very valuable field experience which will help the water department excel in the future. • Delivered 6 new residential water meters. • Sealed the water meter and took curb stop ties from 4 water services. • Shut off 5 water services and 5 electric services, also turned on 3 water services and 2 electric services. • Turned on 1 fire line. • Completed weekly inspections of all booster stations. • Completed 25 BACTUTotal Chlorine Residual Samples; all confirmed negative for Coliform Bacteria. • Completed 21 routine fluoride samples. All samples met MDH standards. • Completed 1 fluoride sample that was sent to the Minnesota Department of Health for testing validation. The validation was within 3/100 of one part per million. Our field test showed a reading of 1.17 parts per million and the MDH sample read 1.2 parts per million. • 43 of 78 Businesses have signed up for the private hydrant maintenance program. With those 43 businesses signing up that puts the total at 109 of 191 hydrants. • Angela and Pete have started our chemical upgrade project. The first 10 chemical dosing pumps have been delivered with 5 of those pumps being installed as fluoride pumps. The other 5 are going to be used as sodium permanganate pumps as soon as we receive the new tanks and make the switch. • Angela and Pete continue to perform well house and filter maintenance. 1111E110 1 ': Page 1 of 1 NATURE Reliable Public Power Provider P OWE Rfo To S EEve 196 Eltrifl'fiJ MINNESOTA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH MDHSECTION OF DRINKING WATER PROTECTION MUST OF SIAM Report of Analytical Results ter, 625 Robert St.N.St Paul MN 55155 tl P P.O.Box 64975 St Paul MN 55164.0975 Final Report-Client Copy The following are the results of your quarterly fluoride sample analysis required for compliance with Minnesota Rules, Chapter 4720, part 4720.0030. If you have any questions, call David Rindal at 651/201-4660. 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Fax: 763-441-9176 DRINKING WATER LABORATORY TEST REPORT MN LABORATORY CERTIFICATION #: 027-141-110 ELK RIVER MUNICIPAL UTILITIES FILE # 14A-054 #1710004 DATE IN LAB: 1/7/2014 TIME IN LAB: 1:13 PM 13069 Orono Parkway ELK RIVER MN 55330 LEGAL: ORDERED BY: ELK RIVER MUNICIPAL UTILITIES ANALYSIS DATE: 1/7/2014 SAMPLED BY: PETE ANALYSIS TIME: 1335 DATE SAMPLED: 1/7/2014 METHOD: COLISURE TIME SAMPLED TEMP: <4 deq C SAMPLE LOCATION DATE&TIME OF COLLECTION RESULTS ER PUBLIC WORKS 1/7/14; 0945 NEGATIVE ER POWER PLANT 1/7/14; 0930 NEGATIVE ADVANCED AUTO PARTS 1/7/14; 1000 NEGATIVE ARBYS 1/7/14; 1145 NEGATIVE CARIBOU(FREEPORT) 1/7/14; 1115 NEGATIVE NORTHBOUND LIQUOR 1/7/14; 1100 NEGATIVE ASHLY FURNITURE 1/7/14; 1235 NEGATIVE SHERWIN WILLIMAS 1/7/14; 1045 NEGATIVE PRECISION TUNE 1/7/14; 1030 NEGATIVE MIDAS 1/7/14; 1130 NEGATIVE DUNN BROTHERS 1/7/14; 1245 NEGATIVE PANERA BREADS 1/7/14; 1015 NEGATIVE To meet the State of Minnesota and EPA guidelines for safe drinking water Coliform Bacteria Must Be: NEGATIVE The test results are only indicative of the sample tested from the sample point on the date collected. Water Laboratories, Inc. is certified by the State of Minnesota under the Safe Drinking Water Program. SIGNATURE: '!"'"����"7"/'"'L AMOUNT BILLED: AMOUNT PAID: DATE COMPLETED: 1/8/2014 Received By DA Entered By DA Edited By KK DATE PAID: 201 333 Main Street NW Water P.O. Box 388 Elk River, MN 55330 Laboratories Phone: 763-441-7509 h C Fax: 763-441-9176 DRINKING WATER LABORATORY TEST REPORT MN LABORATORY CERTIFICATION #: 027-141-110 ELK RIVER MUNICIPAL UTILITIES FILE # 14A-232 #1710004 DATE IN LAB: 1/22/2014 13069 Orono Parkway TIME IN LAB: 1:23 PM ELK RIVER MN 55330 LEGAL: ORDERED BY: ELK RIVER MUNICIPAL UTILITIES ANALYSIS DATE: 1/22/2014 SAMPLED BY: PETE ANALYSIS TIME: 1335 DATE SAMPLED: 1/22/2014 METHOD: COLILERT TIME SAMPLED TEMP: <4 deq C SAMPLE LOCATION DATE &TIME OF COLLECTION RESULTS ER MEATS 1/22/14; 1000 NEGATIVE FLOWERS PLUS 1/22/14; 1115 NEGATIVE ER FIRE STATION 1/22/14; 1015 NEGATIVE ERMU PLANT 1/22/14; 0940 NEGATIVE DEPUTY REGESTRAR 1/22/14; 1045 NEGATIVE WASTEWATER PLANT 1/22/14; 1055 NEGATIVE CARIBOU(CARSON ST.) 1/22/14; 1105 NEGATIVE CRETEX 1/22/14; 1315 NEGATIVE WINNLECTRIC 1/22/14; 1300 NEGATIVE CENTRAL LUTHRAN 1/22/14; 1130 NEGATIVE BUFFALO WILD WINGS 1/22/14; 1120 NEGATIVE HANDKE SCHOOL 1/22/14; 0950 NEGATIVE ELK RIDGE HEALTH 1/22/14; 1250 NEGATIVE To meet the State of Minnesota and EPA guidelines for safe drinking water Coliform Bacteria Must Be: NEGATIVE The test results are only indicative of the sample tested from the sample point on the date collected. Water Laboratories, Inc. is certified by the State of Minnesota under the Safe Drinking Water Program. SIGNATURE: AMOUNT BILLED: DATE COMPLETED: 1/23/2014 AMOUNT PAID: Received By DA Entered By DA Edited By KK DATE PAID: 202 Elk River �. Municipal Utilities UTILITIES COMMISSION MEETING TO: FROM: Elk River Municipal Utilities Commission Tom Sagstetter- Conservation and Key Accounts John Dietz—Chair Manager Al Nadeau—Vice Chair Daryl Thompson—Trustee MEETING DATE: AGENDA ITEM NUMBER: February 11, 2014 6.1f SUBJECT: Staff Update DISCUSSION: • Completed the asset transfer of the 3 replacement engines at the gas to electric plant at the Elk River Landfill. • As part of the expansion of the landfill gas to electric plant, ERMU has had discussions with City Staff as well as Waste Management on ways to handle and dispose of leachate. Leachate is water that has come in contact with municipal solid waste. There are a number of options for handling the leachate, but if evaporation is determined to be the best option the existing excess methane that would be used to power additional electric generation would be used to evaporate water. If evaporation is the option there will not be enough excess methane to make the gas plant expansion feasible. • Attended the I-94 West State of The Cities Chamber of Commerce event and learned that many communities are starting to see consistent and significant growth. Rogers and Otsego both added over 130 new homes and are looking at the same if not more growth. Rogers is looking at adding between 500,000— 1,000,000 sq. ft. of industrial/distribution space in 2014. Otsego has a project where they will add approximately 300,000 of warehouse space. The other communities that were part of the presentation that are showing continuing signs of growth are St. Michael, Albertville, Dayton, Hanover, and Corcoran. • Participated in Hockey Day Minnesota representing ERMU in the Incident Command Center training exercise. It was a helpful experience that will be beneficial if and when we actually need to mobilize in the event of a true emergency. • There are many questions on rebates. Everyone has new budgets at the beginning of the year and the vendors are out knocking on doors for new business. LED lights are the hot item at this point. • Based on the very cold weather there are many customers calling about high use and high bills. The CSRs are doing a great job of explaining what causes high bills. With the price of propane and shortage there have been many calls about the benefits of the dual fuel program. In Page 1 of 1 'WIRED 11 NATURE Reliable rovider P OWfREO TO SfRVE 203 •