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Narrative
Description of Department
The Water Department has five (5) full-time employees and two (2) part-time employees. The full-time positions are made up of two (3) Grade III Water Treatment Certification Holders, two (1) Grade II Water Treatment Certification Holders and one (1) Grade I Water Treatment Certification Holder. The Water Department also has two (2) part-time Water Meter Readers who work 40 hours a month.
Statistic of Interest
Average Daily Pumpage:......2,500,000* Record
Elevated Storage:................1,000,000
Ground Storage:..................1,800,000
Stand By Power:................300 Kw South Plant
Number of Dakota Wells:.....5
Miles of Water Main:
Size...........Miles
4"...............17.7
6"...............16.9
8"...............13.8
10".............. .68
12"...............5.3
16"...............1.7
TOTAL .....56.08 Miles
Total Meters in Water System:......3,913
(Not Counting Private)
Number of Fire Hydrants:.................484
Number of Valves:...........................980
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January......................62,266,000*
February....................64,815,000*
March........................73,258,000*
April...........................82,015,000*
May...........................94,363,000*
June...........................93,321,000*
July..........................105,925,000*
August.......................94,750,000*
September..................78,182,000*
October......................69,857,000*
November....................57,282,000
December...................52,768,000
TOTAL......................928,802,000*
NOTE: * Equals Record Usage
Water Main Projects
6" Water Main Looping: 2nd Ave. NW from 2nd St. 3rd St. NW
8" Water Main Extension: "Meis Subdivision"
6" Water Main Looping: 2nd St. SW from 2nd Ave. to 3rd Ave. SW
6" Water Main Looping: Prospect St. SW from 3rd Ave. to 2nd Ave. SW
8" Water Main Extension: Prospect St. SE from 3rd Ave. to 2nd Ave. SW
12" Water Main Extension: Killeas Industrial Park Phase I
8" Relocate Water Line at Old Beef America Plant
12" Lower Main on Lake Ave. SW
Relocated Fire Hydrants at LeMars Ford and Bekin's Storage
Replaced Two (2) Fire Hydrants; Seven (7) Left To Do
• Inspected Tower Construction
• Sanitary Sewer Installed
• Concrete Floor Poured
• Controls Calibrated
• Antenna Installed
• Landscaping and Seeding Done
..(Special Thanks to Charlie and Bud )
• Cover on Vault Pit Installed Inside
South Pumping Station
• Replaced and Repaired Damaged Components From Lightning Strike
• Upgraded Controls for the New Tower
• Installed 55' Tall Antenna
• Installed New On-Line Chlorine Analyzer
• Installed New Effluent Flow Recorder
• Rebuilt #9 HSP Pump Motor
• Rebuilt and Calibrated Mag Meter
• Rebuilt and CO2 Cleaned Well #9
North Pumping Station
• Installed New High Service Check Valve
• Installed New On-Line Chlorine Analyzer
• Installed New Chlorine Scales
Old Water Tower
• Old Controls Removed
• Pipe to Tower disconnected
• Electrical Shut-Off
• Dedicated Control Lines Disconnected
• Completely Drained and Out of Service
OTHER ACCOMPLISHMENTS
1. Established and Started: Comprehensive leak detection program ....(Spring 2000).
2. Receive: Reducing monitoring for lead and copper from the IDNR.
....80 tests a year down to 20 tests a year.
3. Completed: Upgraded system mapping which has not been done
....in the last 20 years.
4. Completed: A computerized databases for water meters and ....hydrants for the purpose of tracking maintennance.
5. Finished: Aquifer study with Layne-Geo out by the West Branch River.
6. Setting Up: LeMars Fiber Optic on State Locate service, also we
....are doing all locates for city owned fiber lines.
7. Snow Removal: 19 site given to the water department to do.
8. Worked With: CD/Director on tower lease and protocol.
9. Finished: 2nd year of mandatory Consumer Confidence Reporting.
10. Repaired: 10 water main breaks in the year 2000.
11. Gayle Sitzmann received his Grade III Treatment Certificate
12. Roger Weishaar received his Grade I Treatment Certificate
13. Received: Draft Evaluation from McClures on Water Well Field
.....and Treatment Plant Study.
14. Do To: the Population of LeMars, we have moved from 9 bacteria
.....tests a month to doing 10 a month.
15. 583 Location utilities requests were done by the water department.
16. 50 Requests from customers fro residential leak survey.
17. 12 Water complaints (Low pressure and rusty water).
18. 321 Water meters upgraded and replaced.
19. 29 Phone read MIU installed.
20. 360 Work orders completed.
21. 1,000 Tests for water quality.
22. Numerous shut-off and collections.
SALES
Private Meter......................................53
Meter Connections............................187
Materials Sales....................................5
Bulk Water Uses..................................7
(Out of Town)
CHARGES
Meter Upgrades..................................17
Water Service Taps.............................20
Services Charges..................................6
Frozen Meter Charges...........................6
Outside Town Side Taps........................3
TOTAL BILLING....................$30,913.51
2001 GOALS AND PROJECTS
1. Finish Killeas Industrial Park
2. Finish Prospect St. SE
3. Hwy 75 CSS relocate
4. 8th St. SE looping
5. 11th St. SW looping
6. 2nd Ave. NE looping
7. Meter upgrade and phone installs
8. Complete a back-flow policy and education
9. Construct Well #10
10. Start work on a new water treatment plant
11. Complete an extensive Dakota Aquifer Study
12. Continue working on better "Customer Service"
SUPERINTENDENT'S STATEMENT
This report reflects just some of the duties and responsibilities that are performed by the water department. The water department staff should be commended for their excellent work in completing so many projects this year. The department provides courteous professional service by a highly skilled and knowledgeable staff.