2/28/17. 8:15am

We have an active leak on Little Joe Road this will be repaired today it'll be affecting Little Joe, Cartwright ,Hoss and Allen Road also there are micro bubbles in the water system that will appear as a foggy or cloudy water the water is fine still we are boiling for one minute before drinking that will probably go on throughout the week, please flush the line out by running cold water preferably from my bathtub and that will help get rid of the microbubbles, Mike.

Gold rush

Very shortly I will be investigating a water outage in the gold rush Captain John MULLAN area I am sure we have a leak

2/27/17. 7:25 am

I am still working through some issues at the plant so the water boil request is still in place may very likely be throughout the entire week, we're having multiple leaks show up after the depressurization and re-pressurization mainly in bonanza Ranch area. I will continue to update the blog. Mike.

Line Break Gold Rush Road

I have a Web food water main on Gold Rush Road crews are on the way waiting for emergency locates. This affects gold Rush Road primarily on the southside of Captain John MULLAN if you're in that area you'll be without water until approximately 2 o'clock this afternoon if everything goes well, Mike

2/25/17. 1:15

Also water samples will not be taken today they're being postponed until tomorrow Sunday I will have them at the lab tomorrow at 4 PM so we will get the results back on Monday please continue to boil your water for one minute or used drinking water from another source, Mike.

2/25/17. 1:00 pm

Water has been restored districtwide just working through some minor glitches a few water breaks here and there be working a water line break later this afternoon in the bonanza Ranch area that is going to affect Cartwright, Little Joe, Hoss and Allen roads . Work will begin at approximately 2:30 PM those affected areas shall expect to be without water service until about 6 PM hopefully it will be shorter than that, Mike

3:15 pm 2/24/17

Water service has been restored most of the patrons in the district now I begin pumping water out of the Vista booster station about a half an hour ago the customers that live on Burnell Road Vista Loop, Highview in the Kingswood area shall be getting water soon we need to fill the pipes in all the lanes to those roads switch will take a short time as the flow to the Vista booster increases I will turn on another pump to increase the flow I'm hopeful that everyone in the district will have water service by tonight

Update 9:20. 2/24/19

The water system is recovering nicely we are currently pumping 370 gallons a minute out of the plant with lots of water patrons of the highest elevation have yet to receive water please be patient it's on its way my hope is that everyone has water by 12 noon today the 24th please continue to conserve when you do get water so the rest of the patrons can also recover.

8:12 2/23/17

I have both pumps running now and we are putting out 445 gallons per minute.

Update 7:20 pm 2/23/17

Repairs to the water system are completed as of 6:15 PM I'm letting the filter plant recover and I will begin pumping with the big pump within the hour please continue to conserve for several days remembering drink the water if you boil it for one minute otherwise you can get it from water from me at the office, when you do get water at your home please remember that anyone with a higher elevation the new still does not have water and be considerate of your neighbor and conserve conserve conserve thanks Mike.

Update 4:45 2/23/17

The crews are making the final connections on the raw water line, The signal to turn the pumps on so we can filter and pump water. Remember to boil water one minute before drinking or get water from the office. When you get water please continue to conserve for several days. Mike.

Update 3:403/23/17

The crews are making good progress with the replacement of the supply line pipe outside of the filter plant this should be completed this evening and we should be able to start both of our pumps to pump water throughout the district later this evening, i'm sorry but I cannot give an exact timeline, Mike

Update 2/23/17 10:55

Workers are continuing the repair process to reestablish the lake water feed to my filter plant. As soon as this process is completed we will begin filtering water and will be able to increase The volume of water that were able to flow to the patrons. Thank you for your patience.

12:45 am 2/23/17

I invite any and all patrons who have concerns about the progress being made on the repair to the slow sand filter plant to come down between the hours of 7 AM and 11 PM and I will personally take you on a tour and show you the extent of the damage that happened to our facility. I am confident that once you see what has happened will probably give you a different perspective on the scope of what has happened and the amount of work that has taken place. Please seek me out and I will show you firsthand what has transpired.Mike.

11:40 pm 2/22/17

I had Crews cleaning in the filter bays  today to increase production we should be able to  run the big pump wide-open possibly adding the smaller pump to it as well tomorrow should be a changing point in Water Dist. also it is estimated that the repair crews will have the Raw water inlet repaired by noon tomorrow. Mike

5:00 pm 2/22/17

I am running alternating pumps the small pump for about two hours then the large pump for books out two hours to maintain a consistent level here at the Pump station.you may notice at times that you have water then you lose water and that is the explanation why.

Update 3:50 pm 2/22/17

I just got off the phone with Suzanne at DEQ she's advising me to notify the patrons of Kootenai County water number one do not drink the water until our system is fully pressurized and I am able to take bacteria samples from multiple locations and submit them to the lab. She referred to this as an extra safety precaution but it does follow the rules and rags set forth by Idaho DEQ.

2:40 pm 2/22/17

I apologize for not updating the blog but my phone decided to go for a swim at the dig site last night and I just got it repaired and returned to me. We are currently making water pumping it up hill but with the mains being empty it's taking a long time to recover if you do get water please use it sparingly and continue to conserve for the next several days at least possibly into and through the weekend. Construction crews are still on site repairing the raw water feed to our plant making good progress. Again please confirm and we have water available here at the plaid 5866 E. Sunnyside so come here and we will fill your water jugs up. Mike

Update 6:30 2/21/17

The crews have begun the rebuild project now putting new parts together hopefully I will be able to start pumping water around eight or 830 this evening if everything goes right.  When I start the pumps I will send out another update do not be worried if the water should be discolored some orange-ish color to it will be normal we just need to flush the lines out. Run  a small stream of cold water until the water runs clear do not drink it if there is any color to it. The office is still manned if anyone would like to stop by and refill their water jugs.

Update 1:40 pm 2/21/17

Repairs are still underway the crews have dug 11 feet deep at the filter plant and are just about to expose the coupling that we believe is the problem.

Update 9:50. 2/21/17

I was able to pump approximately 25,000 gallons of water last evening and do not be alarmed by the color of the water it is a biofilm which is naturally occurring and it is not dangerous we just need to get the lines flushed out before you drink it it's a little ugly but it is not harmful. Mike

Update 2/21/17

Construction crews are back on site with shoring to prevent cave-ins we lost some ground overnight as the hole  caved in and put about three more feet of material on top of the previous excavation we're optimistic that they should dig down to the joint that we suspect is the broken connection hopefully within several hours. I have clean drinking water here at the office so please bring your water jugs down and I would be glad to fill them. Mike.

Water available

I have water available at the office at 5866 E. Sunnyside please bring your water jugs down and I'll be glad to fill them. I will be there generally from 8 AM to 5 PM, Mike.

8:45

I purchased nine truckloads of water today and was able to run the pumps for a short time the water situation has not changed but some of you may have had some water for a short period of time the pumps are now all shut off and we have pump the water that we had purchased today more updates in the morning I'm sorry if this was confusing, Mike

8pm update

The crews have dug a 10 foot hole in the filter plant and are just at the point to get to what we believe is the problem connection but they have run into a problem the hole is so deep that the banks are now caving in and we have determined that is unsafe for anybody to be in that hole so we will be without water for tonight the crews will be back out in the morning by 7or 8 AM with shoring and hopefully will be able to have this fixed possibly in the morning I will update the blog regularly. Mike

Update

The construction crews have a 4 foot diameter hole in the concrete and have dug down following the pipe about 6 feet getting close to where we think the break is I will update you when I know more,  Mike

Water line repairs

Crews are on site hauling in equipment, repair is underway.

Water emergency

We are still in a water emergency situation the raw water feed and the treated water feed at the filter plant are both broken under the building I have crews coming in early in the morning to cut concrete and fix the problem we are optimistic that we should have water flowing by late afternoon or early evening but that would be in a perfect situation, so please prepare to be without water for several days and maybe we will get lucky and it will be sooner than that thanks Mike

Emergency!!!

If you can,PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE men and boys " go outside " every flush counts 😬

Line breaks at filter plant

Today I discovered that the main feeding the filter plant had broken. This break is under the filter plant. We made a temporary fix for this, only to discover that the filterd treated water line is also broken. I have construction crews coming out in the morning. PLEASE CONSERVE WATER!!!!! We may get the lines repaired tomorrow, but nothing is certain. I am asking you to refrain from doing laundry etc. if there is anything you can do to help is very much appreciated. We do not want the reservoir or the system to run out of water. Please do anything you can to conserve water until further notice. I will update this  blog regularly. Thank you for your help, Mike.