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Municipal Utilities UTILITIES COMMISSION MEETING
TO:
FROM:
ERMU Commission
Dave Ninow —Water Superintendent
MEETING DATE:
AGENDA ITEM NUMBER:
August 13, 2024
6.1h
SUBJECT:
Staff Update
ACTION REQUESTED:
None
DISCUSSION:
• Delivered nine new water meters, installed a Smart Point radio transceiver module, and
took curb stop ties.
• Completed 20 BACTI/Total Chlorine Residual Samples
o All confirmed negative for Coliform Bacteria.
o Bacteriological/Disinfectant Residual Monthly Report submitted to the MDH
• Completed 22 routine fluoride samples
o All samples met MDH standards
o Submitted MDH Fluoride Report
• Submitted Discharge Monitoring Report (DMR) for the Water Treatment Plants to the
Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA).
• Submitted DMR for the Diesel Generation Plant to the MPCA.
• Lead and Copper Rule Revisions require public water systems to identify the service line
materials of all service connections in their distribution system regardless of ownership
status. All community water systems must prepare an inventory of ALL service lines
(including those not in use) connected to the distribution system. Utilizing available
assistance from MDH, engineering firm Short Elliot Hendrickson (S.E.H.) reviewed
ERMU, City, and County records to develop and submit the initial service line inventory
before the October 2024 deadline.
• A water distribution system improvement identified during planning for the Highway
169 Redefine project was connecting existing water main at the intersection of Main
Street and Zane Street. Connecting these mains will improve water service redundancy
and water flow in that area. Ames has installed about 200 feet of new water main pipe
to connect the existing mains in that area. Water department staff worked with Ames
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for water main shutdowns, inspections, and testing of the new pipe. Projected costs for
planned water system work to be done within MnDOT's Highway 169 Redefine project
were paid in 2022, true up costs for any additional work needed during the project will
be included in the 2025 budget.
Work on the annual water system leak detection survey has begun. The initial part of
the survey should take a couple of weeks. The next step will be to investigate any
potential leaks identified.
Representatives of AT&T have requested more structural information on Freeport
Water Tower to decide if they want to pursue entering into a lease agreement with
ERMU to have telecommunication equipment on that tower. The representative said It
is difficult to know how long their decision will take.
The water operators have also been exercising and repairing distribution system gate
valves as part of the annual gate valve exercising program.
ATTACHMENTS:
• July 2024 Pumping by Well
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