6.1j ERMUSR 06-14-2022UTILITIES COMMISSION MEETING
TO: FROM:
ERMU Commission Dave Ninow – Water Superintendent
MEETING DATE: AGENDA ITEM NUMBER:
June 14, 20226.1j
SUBJECT:
Staff Update
ACTION REQUESTED:
None
DISCUSSION:
Delivered 13 new water meters, sealed the meters, installed an encoder receiver
transmitter, and took curb stop ties.
Completed 15 BACTI/Total Chlorine Residual Samples
o All confirmed negative for coliform bacteria
o Bacteriological/Disinfectant Residual Monthly Reportsubmitted to the MDH
Completed21routine fluoride samples
o All samples met MDH standards
o Submitted MDH Fluoride Report
o Completed one MDH validation fluoride sample
Submitted Discharge Monitoring Report (DMR) for the Diesel Generation Plant to the
Minnesota Pollution Control Agency.
Hydrant flushing went well the week of May 9. With the help of technical services staff,
most of the flushing was competed that week, the remainder of the hydrants were
flushed the following week.
At the preconstruction meeting for Evergreen Townhomes the developer asked what
alternative water main pipe materials would be accepted for this projectdue to material
supply shortages. The City of Elk River Design Standards require that water main pipe
shall be ductile iron in accordance with American Water Works Association standards.
Fused high density polyethylene (HDPE) would also be accepted. Exceptions to the
design standards are not being allowed. The developer and the engineering firm for the
project have been informed.
MnDOT’s contactor started work on relocating the water main crossing Highway169
th
Avenue. 85 feet of new casing pipe has been installed, the remaining
south of 197
casing and water main pipe will be installed when road work switches to the other side
of the highway.
We have received sampling results from the statewide Per- and Polyfluorinated
Substances (PFAS) monitoring project conducted by MDH last fall. All sampling results
were below the available health-based guidance values for PFAS. Since PFAS sampling is
not required by the EPA, we are not required to include these results in the Consumer
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Confidence Report(CCR). However, MDH recommends that we include them in our next
CCR and provide resources to help give context about what these results mean.Utilities
staff will send out communicationsto our customers on testing results and information
on PFAS resourcesbefore next years CCR.
On May 25 there was a meeting with ERMU staff, Sherburne County, their consultant,
and the contractor for the County Road13water main relocation work to discuss cost
sharing for the project. The County requested justification for ERMU’s position on the
costs we are responsible for. A future meeting will be held to discuss further.
ATTACHMENTS:
May 2022 Pumping by Well
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UTILITIES COMMISSION MEETING
TO:FROM:
ERMU CommissionChris Kerzman– Engineering Manager
MEETING DATE: AGENDA ITEM NUMBER:
June 14, 20226.1k
SUBJECT:
Staff Update
ACTION REQUESTED:
None
DISCUSSION:
We finished one of our trials for a cloud phone system in May and are working on a
second trial with another provider. A cloud phone system will give staff additional
flexibility and features compared to the current phone system.
With the Advanced Metering Infrastructure proposals and their proposed networking
layoutstudiesin hand, we are starting to plan for the futureinstallation of
communications equipment.
We are working with City IT staff on budgets for upcoming years and the shared costs
between ERMU and City of Elk River.
Staff is planning for the yearly Information Security Committee meeting and are looking
at the second half of July.
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