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22 Water Distribution related appointments or emergency response throughout the year. • Water OFF/ON Contractors and property owners notify PW as the utility operator to shut city water service off to building, sites throughout the year. This can be for either emergency or scheduled repairs on the buildings plumbing or private watermain system within a larger campus. • Water meter service and new installations are the responsibility of PW and are generally scheduled by the contractor or property owner. As the city’s water meter reading equipment ages, so does the functionality of the equipment. PW works with Utility Billing to schedule service appointments with accounts that are intermittently or no longer sending a reading. Our vendor (Badger) has provided a solution to upgrade existing equipment on an as needed basis to cellular end points (meter reading equipment). The installation and programming of the updated equipment (located inside of the property or building) is performed by PW staff. • Flow testing is conducted by contractor or engineering firm onsite to take measurements of actual water flows. This is usually done for the purposes of fire suppression design within a building. PW coordinates this work and operates the appropriate hydrant, or hydrants, identified by the PW Superintendent and the project engineer. • Private water service inspections are completed by PW staff and are prompted by a utility repair permit. • Gopher State One Call (GSOC) Utility Locating is mandated by law and completed during the normal work week. There are cases where an “emergency” locate is needed, PW on-call staff respond outside of normal work hours. o PW staff are responsible for locating and marking city-owned watermain, sanitary sewer, storm sewer, irrigation, electric, and/or fiber optic lines. o In 2022, PW received 1,930 GSOC Utility Locate request tickets.