July 23, 2026 District Taking Old Reservoir Offline

The planned shutting down of the District's original 100 kGal Reservoir is in process today.  After evaluating the original proposed process for draining the reservoir, a field decision has been made to continue to send the stored water into the distribution system for patron use rather than drain the water into the ground.  As a result, Patrons may see some water pressure fluctuations throughout the day as this process is managed.  The level in the older reservoir will be sufficiently low by the end of the day to completely disconnect it from the system, per the plan approved by DEQ.

The longer term plan for the older reservoir is to evaluate the overall condition, make repairs, and recondition it to increase its useful life, and to finally bring it back online to add to our total reservoir capacity.  This project will take place over the next year. 

BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEETING

The KCWD1 regular Board of Directors meeting is Wednesday July 22, 2026 at 6:00 P.M. located at 6095 Mullan Trail Rd.  The agenda is posted under the pages tab agendas.

Pressure Drop: Vista Booster July 17, 2026 6:20 PM

Update 7:30 PM:  Motor fault has been resolved, and distribution mains have been repressurized.

The District is aware of the pressure drop from the Vista Booster and will have personnel on site shortly to investigate the problem and troubleshoot the issue.  Please monitor the blog for updates.

Status of Drop in Pressure Vista Booster Friday, 9:30 AM

The District is aware of the drop in pressure to households serviced by the Vista Booster Station.  This was due to a backflow preventer failure and is being repaired.  Water Pressure should return to normal within a half hour.

BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEETING

The KCWD1 Board of Directors regular meeting is Wednesday June24, 2026 at 6:00 P.M. located at 6095 Mullan Trail Rd.  The agenda is available on the agendas tab listed under pages. 

UPDATE ON LAKE PUMPS

THE SECOND PUMP WAS SUCCESSFULLY INSTALLED AND IS FULLY OPERATIONAL.  PATRONS CAN RESUME NORMAL WATER USE.  THANK YOU FOR YOUR PATIENCE AND SEEING THE DISTRICT THROUGH THESE IMPROVEMENTS.  

Raw Water Pumphouse Construction Update Thursday Evening, June 18, 2026

Construction Update 8:00 PM:  The pumps were successfully connected to piping and power today, and initial pump start-up and testing was performed.   A special thank you to a Patron that texted a reminder this morning that tomorrow, Friday, June 19th, is a Federal Holiday, and Idaho State government offices would also be closed.  The District Engineers, Contractor, and District Personnel were able to satisfactorily document an interim operational plan needing approval by the local DEQ engineer, which was received this afternoon.

At this time, one of the new pumps is operating, in manual mode, and moving water to the sand filters.  The District system operator will be monitoring the water levels in the various processing and storage elements, throughout the system, and manually operating the new raw water pump overnight and into the morning to optimize system recovery.   The contractor and subcontractors will be working tomorrow to get the other pumps running and testing the controls.  It is anticipated that controls will need adjustments and fine tuning during the next few weeks of this initial period of operation to optimize system performance.

As the work tomorrow will necessitate some shutdown periods, the District asks that Patrons continue to use water conservatively on Friday.

Please monitor the blog for updates.  Thank you.