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CITY OF ST. ANTHONY • 1981 WATER REPORT The City of St. Anthony experienced 23 watermain breaks during 1981 , the majority of them occurring during. the fall and winter months . In January .of 1981 the City began experiencing rusty water. This was due to the accumulation of iron manganese particles breaking loose from the insides of .the water pipes (both City mains and domestic services.), . To prevent this from happening in the future , the City has gone back to the use of polyphosphates . This is a chemical which leaves a coating on the pipes that the iron manganese particles cannot adhere to. The State Health Department was notified of the use of polyphosphate during the winter of 1981. Because of the numerous calls from residents concerned by their rusty water, the City Water Department embarked on a comprehensive flushing program. Consequently , by the fall of 1981 the City ' s water system was sufficiently cleaned to have almost eliminated these calls . The majority of calls of this nature we have recently encountered have resulted from problems occurring with hot water heaters and water softeners . When this occurs , the Water Department responds by advising the resident the problem may be in his appli- ances and if so, how to correct it. Since an article on this problem was included in the Newsletter, we have received two calls , both residents ' problems were found to be with their water softeners.. • The second major problem during 1981 arose when water contamination was discovered in the Jordan strata in a neighboring community. St. Anthony immediately had its wells tested and the results were negative - no contamination. We will continue to closely monitor the wells until the problem diminishes . The City has pumped 327 , 329 , 800 gallons of water during 1981 compared to 363 , 867 , 900 gallons in 1980 (a reduction of 10% in total gallons pumped) . This variation is due largely to population decline. Sur- „prisingly, even with the extnesive flushing program during 1981 , less water was pumped than in 1980 . During 1981 we also had one well meter which malfunctioned. It took several months to receive the parts to repair the malfunction resulting in a bogus record for this well. We monitor two meters to establish water usage , and should one fail, we would still be able to figure the amount. Water Department revenues on consumption for 1981 total $144 ,751. 23 . In comparison, we collected .$161 , 605 . 00 in 1980 . The total amount of expenditures for the Water Department -in 1981 came to $163 ,411. 87 (-$30 ,441. 50 of that was for utilities) . The City has been participating in a meter exchange program for its residents for the past seven years . This winter, commercial , industrial , and multi-dwelling units have been included. The latter, of course , • are larger meters and are owned by the property owners , who are obli- gated to pay for the repairs themselves . The majority of these