6.1e ERMUSR 12-11-2018 Elk River
Municipal Utilities UTILITIES COMMISSION MEETING
TO: FROM:
ERMU Commission Eric Volk—Water Superintendent
MEETING DATE: AGENDA ITEM NUMBER:
December 11, 2018 6.1 e
SUBJECT:
Staff Update
ACTION REQUESTED:
None
DISCUSSION:
• Delivered 15 new water meters.
• Sealed the water meter, and took curb stop ties from 14 water services.
• Completed 15 BACTI/Total Chlorine Residual Samples
o All confirmed negative for Coliform Bacteria
o Bacteriological/Disinfectant Residual Monthly Report submitted to the MDH
• Completed 19 routine fluoride samples
o All samples met MDH standards
o Submitted MDH Fluoride Report
o Completed one MDH validation fluoride sample
• On November 16 there was a water main break on Main Street just east of US HWY 169
in front of the Salvation Army. The water main and road repairs were coordinated for the
following Tuesday at which time the water department, assisted by Valley-Rich
Contracting,repaired the break. The main was exposed and the excavation was paved all
in one day alleviating the need for a class 5 patch throughout the winter.
• The water operators have started the annual task of recharging all of our filters. This
process takes roughly one week per filter.
• For the first time ever,we drained the Freeport Water Tower for the winter. Throughout
the previous winters,the tower was subject to roughly 18" of ice buildup on top of the
water. As the ice is extremely damaging to the structure and paint, we made the decision
to drain the tower. We will wash and refill the tower sometime in the spring.
• As MNAWWA Section Chair I am responsible for submitting a Chair Report that goes
out in our quarterly magazine The Breeze. Attached is the article I wrote for the
December magazine.
• I have transitioned from Suburban Utilities Superintendent Association (SUSA)President
to Past-President. As Past-President I will be assisting the President and will be part of
the planning committee for the 2019 SUSA School
ATTACHMENTS:
• November 2018 Pumping by Well
• November 2018 Accumulated Precipitation Graph
• November 2018 Daily Temperature Graph
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Message from the Chair
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Improving our Future ..
by Building on the Past -,„,..
Eric Volk
he saying"standing on theT
water was without regulation.In the early we are,in some ways, preventing more
shoulders of giants"comes 1900s the U.S.Public Health Service set diseases than doctors do.
to mind when I think about several drinking water quality standards,but Here's something to remember when
some of the professionals who they were mostly just suggestions.Since you are out working in your distribution
have influenced our industry—and today the enactment of the SDWA the water system,designing a treatment plant,or
in the water industry we have the baby treatment process has evolved much further taking samples to ensure the quality of
boomers working alongside our newest than anyone could have expected in just our drinking water...You come from a
millennial generation employees.The thing over 40 wars.The evolution of this industry long and proud line of professionals who
to remember is that we are building on the didn't start a mere five decades ago;it has not only laid the groundwork, but have
successes of the hardworking and creative been nearly five millennia.Around 3,000 BC continuously strived to provide safe,
, professionals that came before us.They the Scottish had water-flushing toilets.The clean drinking water to our communities.
ilaid a strong foundation in our profession Romans developed extensive aqueducts As water professionals we are tied to
that started in the drinking water business over 2,000 years ago,which supplied the wisdom and efforts of our past and
before the Safe Drinking Water Act(SDWA) water to cities around the Roman Empire, present workforce,and together we can
of 1974 was developed and enacted.it I have heard it said that by supplying safe, assuredly continue our partnered pursuit
wasn't that long ago when our drinking , clean drinking water to our communities with guided ingenuity..
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