Transcript of Phone Notification: Minimize Water Use Tuesday and Wednesday June 16th and 17th

 Phone Message June 15, 2026, 06:35 PM

This is a message from the Kootenai County Water District No. 1 Board of Directors.

The District contractors will be installing and connecting the new raw water intake pumps on Wednesday, June 17^th.  This work will require the shutdown of raw water supplied to the sand filters for most of the day on Wednesday.

In order to assure that water service to the District is not interrupted during this installation, Patrons are asked to minimize water use over the next two days:  Tuesday and Wednesday, June 16^th and 17^th.  The minimal use on Tuesday will allow the water system to recover and fill all water system processing and storage elements, from the sand filters to the reservoirs, to maximum levels.  This is necessary to prepare for continued minimal water service during the shutdown on Wednesday, June 17^th.

Please monitor the KCWD#1 blog at www.kcwd1.blogspot.com for further updates, and let your neighbors know about minimizing water use over the next two days, as not all Patrons have subscribed to the blog.

 

Thank you.

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Lake Pumphouse Power Energization and Transfer Today, Thursday, June 11, 2026

Avista will be on site with the District Contractor this morning to energize the new intake Lake Pumphouse beginning around 9:00 AM and the Contractor will be connecting the temporary pump to utility power and taking it off generator power.  There is also some pipe work that will be performed today, so the raw water pump will be off until around 3:00 PM.  

The District reservoirs should adequately supply the demand during this work, but please conserve water use today from 9:00 AM until 3:00 PM.  Thank you.

WATER DISTRICT MEETING

The Board of Director's regular meeting is Wednesday May27, 2026 at 6:00 P.M. located at 6095 Mullan Trail Rd. The agenda is posted under the pages tab for agendas. 

Reminder: Please Conserve Water Use

REMINDER:  During the current rebuild of the supply water pumphouse, the Water System raw water source is being operated with a temporary single pump powered by a generator, so please conserve water use as much as possible as we do not have full pumping capability to replenish the sand filters for heavy demand.  The recent leak on Wagonwheel did cause sizeable loss to the water volume in the system and we are now in recovery mode.

IMPORTANT REQUEST:  Until the new pumphouse comes online, which may not be until the end of June or beginning of July, KCWD#1 is requesting that all property owners limit their landscape watering to odd or even days according to their address (e.g. if your address is an even number, water on even dates only).  Most automatic controllers have this option built into the scheduling software.  Also, limit the watering times to a minimum, and turn your rain delay feature on so that the sprinklers do not come on when it is raining.  Please monitor the blog for construction updates.

Please let your neighbors know about the water conservation measures request as not all Patrons subscribe to the blog.

Thank you for your cooperation! 

Wagonwheel Rd. Leak Repair Complete

The repair of the leak found yesterday on Wagonwheel Rd. is complete.

Reminder: Patrons who have had their water service interrupted, should open one inside tap slowly to vent any air that may have gotten into their plumbing, and then flush their lines until running water is clear, during first use. 

Saturday Evening May 16, 2026: Leak on Wagonwheel Rd.

A leak has been discovered on Wagonwheel Rd.  Locates have been requested and District personnel will begin repair work at 8:00 AM, Sunday, May 17, 2026.  Patrons on Wagonwheel Rd. may experience a temporary interruption of water service while the repair is being done.  Please monitor the blog for further updates.

Reminder: Patrons who have had their water service interrupted, should open one inside tap slowly to vent any air that may have gotten into their plumbing, and then flush their lines until running water is clear, during first use. 

Please Conserve Water Use

To All Patrons:

A reminder that we are still operating the water system with a temporary raw water pump, powered by a generator, while construction of the new raw water pump house is in progress.

Over the weekend, as the weather has warmed, we saw a fairly steep rise in water use, that strained the current capacity of the temporary pump.  Please keep your Spring water use to a minimum, as the temporary raw water pump will not be able to keep up with a very high demand.

Please monitor the blog for updates, and let your neighbors know to conserve water use, as not all Patrons subscribe to the blog.

Thank you for your patience!