BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEETING

 The Board of Directors meeting is Wednesday, February 23 at 6:00 P.M. The meeting is held at 6095 Mullan Trail Rd.  The agenda can be viewed on the agendas pages tab.

Sunday, February 6, 2022: Reservoir Full

Good Morning,

As of this morning, the reservoir was fully recovered.  We are still having to operate the system in a partial manual mode as there are still some automatic control issues, but there is more than enough pumping capacity to meet normal demand.

Please resume normal water use if you have not already done so.

Status Update: 6:30 PM Friday, February 3, 2022

Transcript of CallMultiplier Phone Message:

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

On Friday morning, February 3^rd, 2022, the problem with the new pump was identified and a plan for resolution was determined.  Prior to doing the final fixes to the piping and valves, a bypass scheme was put in place so that the new pump could begin filling the reservoir until we have sufficient water to be able to take the pumps off line to implement the corrections.

The reservoir is now standing at approximately 7 feet as of 6:00 PM this evening.  There are still some control issues that will need to be worked out over this weekend and the coming weeks, but the system will be monitored and operated in a manual mode as appropriate, to assure that the system continues to meet demand.

Over the next few days, we are asking Patrons to use water as needed, and wisely, with minimal waste so that the system can fully recover more quickly.

The Board of Directors would like to officially recognize and extend a very heartfelt thank you to Patron Brent Regan, who not only volunteered and machined a critical adaptor bushing Wednesday evening, but also identified and solved the issue that was preventing the new pump from coming on line.  If you see him, please extend a sincere thank you to him for lending his extensive engineering expertise to our District through this very serious failure event.

Check the District blog at www.kcwd1.blogspot.com for more information and further updates.

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Thank you.

Status Update: 6:30 PM

Pump was started up but is not producing the necessary pressure to open the CLA valve to push water to the reservoir, so we are still operating on the 20 HP pump only.

Work crew will be working again tomorrow morning with the Pump Distributor and Engineering, and others, to figure out why this pump is not operating as it should.

Please continue to minimize water use.

Status Update: Thursday, 4:45 PM

Last night a Patron of the District was able to machine a part to get the motor coupled with the pump stack.  Work crew has been working all day trying to troubleshoot in order to get the pump working.  They have not been successful yet, and work is continuing.

The reservoir is at 1.7 feet.

Please minimize water use!  We are doing everything we possibly can do to get the system back online.

Status Update: 6:00 PM

After getting the parts to mount the new 40 HP pump today, Wednesday, February 2nd, work commenced this afternoon.  Unfortunately, towards the end of the job, it was discovered that there was an incompatibility between the coupler on the motor and pump stack shaft, so the installation had to be halted.  Parts are now being sought to remedy this incompatibility so that the install can be completed.  We do not at this time have a new schedule for completed pump installation.

The reservoir was standing around two feet this evening, down from about two and half feet this morning. 

We must ask you to please continue to minimize all water use immediately until further notice.

 

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Thank you.

Status Update: 2:00 PM

Parts received.  All trades on site installing 40 HP pump.  Will post updates when received from work crew.

Status Update: 8:00 AM Wednesday

Reservoir is at 2.5 feet (for reference:  full reservoir is ~13-14 feet)

Standing by at plant awaiting call from service provider that they are on the way with the parts that were shipped overnight.

Please do everything you can to minimize your water use for today until we can get the 40 HP pump installed.

Update 8:30 PM Tuesday Evening

 To All Patrons:

The reservoir level has dropped to two (2) feet as of this evening.  

Please do everything you can to minimize your water use for another day until we can get the 40 HP pump installed.

Update 3:00 PM Tuesday: Pump Installation Delayed One Day

Service Provider located the necessary parts and is having them shipped overnight.  Scheduled to be on site tomorrow to install the new 40 HP pump.  Installation will most likely take the full day, so not anticipating having the pump back on line until late Wednesday.

Please continue to minimize water use until District notification of full system recovery mode.

Continue to Minimize Water Use!

The reservoir had dropped back down to three feet this morning, so please minimize water use so that we can do a repeat of yesterday!

Our service provider had some bad news this morning, as they were unable to get some of the critical parts from their sources as expected.  They believe they have located the right parts in the Tri-Cities area and are pursuing getting those picked up. Work to install the new pump that was planned to start this morning is delayed.

Please make every effort to minimize water use until further notice.

Check the blog for further updates.

Thank you.