1.4. ERMUSR 01-09-2018 Elk River
Municipal Utilities UTILITIES COMMISSION MEETING
TO: FROM:
ERMU Commission Eric Volk—Water Superintendent
MEETING DATE: AGENDA ITEM NUMBER:
January 9, 2018 1.4
SUBJECT:
Water Fluoridation Quality Award
ACTION REQUESTED:
None
DISCUSSION:
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Center for Disease Control has recognized
Elk River for achieving excellence in community water fluoridation by maintaining a consistent
level of fluoride in the drinking water throughout 2016.
For 2016, a total of 1,360 public water systems (PWS) in 29 states of the possible 155,693 in the
United States received the Water Fluoridation Quality Award. In Minnesota 104 of the possible
603 PWSs will receive the award.
The achievement of receiving this award is a testament of the attention to detail the water
operators demonstrate on a daily basis. It is a continual process of observing raw water qualities
and a persistent monitoring of chemical feed rates. The fluoride in the distribution system is
tested 25 times per month by the water operators, and validated four times per year by the
Minnesota Department of Health. We consistently maintained a satisfactory level of fluoride in
the system between .5 to .9 ppm with a target of.7 ppm.
ATTACHMENTS:
• Letter-Minnesota Department of Health
• Water Fluoridation Quality Award Certificate -U.S. Department of Health and Human
Services Center for Disease Control and Prevention
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mDEPARTMENT
OF HEALTH
PROTECTING, MAINTAINING & IMPROVING THE HEALTH OF ALL MINNESOTANS
December 1, 2017
Elk River Municipal Utilities
P.O.Box 430
Elk River, MN 55330-5600
Dear:
The Minnesota Department of Health Oral Health Program and Drinking Water Protection Section are
pleased to present you with the 2016 Water Fluoridation Quality Award.This award,created by the
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention(CDC), recognizes those public water systems(PWSs)that
adjust the fluoride concentration in drinking water and achieve a monthly average fluoride level that is
in the optimal range for 12 consecutive months in a calendar year,as documented in the CDC Water
Fluoridation Reporting System(WFRS).
CDC initiated the Water Fluoridation Quality Awards program to recognize outstanding performance in
fluoridation management by public water systems. In Minnesota, 104 of 603 possible fluoridating
community PWSs are receiving awards for 2016.
You can use your Quality Award to promote health through community water fluoridation. Receiving
this award provides you with an opportunity to highlight the excellent work being done by your water
system. To assist you in promoting this achievement we are enclosing a press release template that can
be tailored for your community.An electronic copy of the template is available upon request.
Congratulations on this outstanding effort and thank you for providing safe,dependable drinking water
for your community.If you have any questions about the award or the press release, please contact
either David Rindal at(651)201-4660 and david.rindal@state.mn.us or Clare Larkin at(651)201-4230
and clare.larkin@state.mn.us.
Sincerely,
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Prasida Khanal,MPH, BDS Randy Ellingboe
Director,Oral Health Program Manager, Drinking Water Protection Section
Minnesota Department of Health Minnesota Department of Health
An equal opportunity employer
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