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Elk River
Municipal Utilities UTILITIES COMMISSION MEETING
TO:
FROM:
ERMU Commission
Dave Ninow —Water Superintendent
MEETING DATE:
AGENDA ITEM NUMBER:
January 14, 2025
6.1h
SUBJECT:
Staff Update
ACTION REQUESTED:
None
DISCUSSION:
• Delivered a water meter, installed a Smart Point module, and took curb stop ties for 15
new water services
• 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 20 routine fluoride samples
o All samples met MDH standards
o Submitted MDH Fluoride Report
• Submitted Discharge Monitoring Report for the Diesel Generation Plant to the
Minnesota Pollution Control Agency.
• Work continues switching the water Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA)
system from radio communication to fiber optic communication utilizing our fiber ring.
The controls for wells #5 and 7, Auburn Street Water Tower, and Johnson Street Water
Tower are now switched over to fiber communications.
• The National Weather Service plans to deliver an award to recognize ERMU for
partnering with them for the past 75 years. Since August 1, 1949, we have supported
NWS on the COOP Weather Station by reporting daily weather observations in Elk River.
• The water operators have started annual maintenance of the water treatment plants.
This process includes inspecting and recharging the iron and manganese removal
pressure filters.
ATTACHMENTS:
• December 2024 Pumping by Well
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