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Elk River
Municipal Utilities UTILITIES COMMISSION MEETING
TO:
FROM:
ERMU Commission
Chris Sumstad — Electric Superintendent
MEETING DATE:
AGENDA ITEM NUMBER:
November 12, 2024
6.01f
SUBJECT:
Staff Update
ACTION REQUESTED:
None
DISCUSSION:
• Installed 24 new residential services, which involves the connection of a secondary line
once the customer requests service.
• Joe Schmidt, Safety Instructor from Minnesota Municipal Utilities Association (MMUA),
was here September 25-26 and held safety meetings for all staff on fire safety and fire
extinguishers.
• New three-phase services were installed at Heritage Millwork and Collins Towing.
• The bore crew assisted with soil prep at the new East substation location. Over 3,200
tons of Class 5 gravel was brought in to build the substation pad and driveway.
• We have started work extending Feeder 42 as well as installing new service to Great
River Energy's old refuse -derived fuel site. These are directly south of the new East
substation.
• Jay Reading, MMUA Assistant Director of Technical Services, was here on October 2 and
held a Job Training & Safety session on accidents and safety culture.
• Crews finished the rebuild jobs at the 1851" Avenue and Pinewood Golf Course areas.
We replaced both open concentric primary and overhead primary with new
underground cable.
• Replaced the three regulators going into Dayton. These devices maintain voltage levels
and require maintenance after a set amount of operations. We also lowered the
controls to the ground for future ease of operation.
• Crews are taking care of map auditing tasks when they get a chance, aiding in the
construction of the GIS mapping system.
• We will be starting some maintenance and upgrades at West Substation, Bank 1 in
November.
• We are planning winter work which involves an overhead rebuild on Feeder 65 from the
North substation towards the landfill, and lining up tree trimming locations.
• Inventory & procurement staff have been busy cleaning up the yards and buildings with
the construction season winding down and winter coming.
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