6.1f ERMUSR 06-13-2023Elk River
Municipal Utilities UTILITIES COMMISSION MEETING
TO:
FROM:
ERMU Commission
Chris Sumstad — Electric Superintendent
MEETING DATE:
AGENDA ITEM NUMBER:
June 13, 2023
6.1f
SUBJECT:
Staff Update
ACTION REQUESTED:
None
DISCUSSION:
• Installed 8 new residential services, which involves the connection of a secondary line
once the customer requests service.
• Crews are currently working on the Pullar Prairie housing development. Michels
installed joint trench utilities. Our crews are setting the transformers and terminating
the wire. This development is 13 buildable lots on the northwest side of Elk River near
the gun club.
• Dan Plude and Curt Arndt from the inventory department along with a few other field
employees have been periodically assisting the contractors finishing outstanding work
on the field services building.
• Crews are currently working at the landfill retiring line and equipment related to the
decommissioned generation facility. We also installed a new transformer to feed the
building going forward.
• Crews have been working in the School View housing development, relocating a few
transformers, pedestals, and street lights in preparation for the city street project
coming in July.
• Work continued on the new Feeder 44 project. We have installed two of our new type
switchgear boxes and are working on a third. The new 500 MCM underground wire is
installed from Station 14 Sub to the Otsego destination except at the railroad crossing.
• Crews are working on older underground primary wire replacement in the Ironton and
Gary Street area west of County Road 1 and the Elk River golf course.
• Minnesota Municipal Utilities Association (MMUA) held Underground School in
Marshall, May 9-12, with ERMU employees Josh Shoutz and Alex Bernier attending.
• MMUA held Competent Person and Excavation Safety Workshop in Marshall, May 23-
24, with ERMU employees Luke Hafften and Jeremy Lindberg attending.
• Joe Schmidt, MMUA Safety Coordinator, was here May 24-25 and held companywide
safety meetings on walking/working protocols.
• Scott Thoreson celebrated 30 years of employment with ERMU on May 26!
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