CONSERVE WATER USE MONDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 29-31!

To All Patrons:

Turn off all landscape watering from noon, Monday, August 29^th through midnight Wednesday, August 31^st.

Watering food plants is allowed, but please practice general water use conservation during this time.

Due to the weather pattern this year, the sand filters are more quickly accumulating the surface layer that impedes water flow through the filters.  Although we have used remedial measures to try to keep the flow rates up to meet the high demand during this season of prolonged hot weather, we have reached the point that we must take a bay offline to have it thoroughly cleaned. 

This process takes approximately three days: 1) draining the bay; 2) scraping and disposing of the surface layer (schmutzdecke); and then 3) refilling and flushing the bay for 24 hours before putting it back online to produce filtered water.

Because of the high demand, and the maximum flow rates that can currently be achieved with all three bays, taking a bay offline will significantly reduce the amount of water that the system can produce, which will not be able to meet the current peak demands.  We need all Patrons to conserve water use during this process.    

We will begin to drain the sand bay at noon, Monday, August 29^th, and we have a crew scheduled to clean the bay on Tuesday, August 30^th.  We anticipate being able to bring the sand bay back online sometime after midnight, August 31^st.

Thank you for your cooperation. 

Wagon Wheel/Last Chance Leak Fixed!

District Crew was able to fix the leak at Wagon Wheel and Last Chance much sooner than expected.  Lines are being flushed and re-pressurized as of 4:20 PM.  If your water is discolored when you turn on the faucet, please flush your plumbing until clear.  Thank you for your patience.

Loss of Water Service - Leak on Wagon Wheel and Last Chance

Avista crew working in the area of Wagon Wheel and Last Chance hit one of the District Mains causing a water leak emergency.  In order to isolate the break, a main valve on Buckboard was closed to allow District personnel to repair the main.  Valve was shut at approximately 2:00 PM to stop the water flow.

Patrons on Buckboard east of Ponderosa, all of Goldrush from Buckboard to Wagon Wheel, and all of Cody Road will experience Water Service interruptions.  ETR (estimated Time of Restoration) is 8:00 PM.

BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEETING

The regular Board meeting is this Wednesday August 24, 2022 at 6:00 P.M.  Please note, the meeting location has been changed and will be held at the KCWD #1 Pump House located at: 

5866 E. Sunnyside Rd.  The agenda is available on the Agendas tab of the blog.

August 24th, 2022 Budget Approval/District Board Meeting Venue Change

The Board was notified on Friday, August 19th, that the Eastside Highway District Office Conference Room will not be available for the Wednesday, August 24th, monthly Board Meeting due to maintenance work.  The meeting will instead be held at the KCWD#1 Pump House located at 5866 E Sunnyside Rd.  Of special importance, this meeting includes the invitation to Patrons for comment prior to the Board voting to approve the proposed District's FY 2022-23 Budget.

Planned Water Service Interruption Postponed

The planned work on the Vista Loop property leak that was scheduled for today has been postponed, and no water service interruption will occur today, Friday, August 19th.

The work will be rescheduled, so please monitor the blog for updates.  Thank you.

Planned Water Service Interruption, Friday, August 19th

The District is working on a project on Vista Loop to remedy a longstanding deterioration of water lines to two Patrons.  As part of that project, this Friday, August 19th, a contractor will be capping off an old 6" main and temporarily rerouting the water supply to these two Patrons in order to stop the active water leak from these old pipes, until the new lines are installed beginning next mid-week.

The District is anticipating that the valves that will need to be closed, in order to perform this work, will affect water customers on East Bonnell Rd. and the bottom of Vista Loop.  The planned shutdown will be approximately four hours beginning around 2:00 PM.

Please monitor the blog for updates to this schedule, and Patrons affected.

Thank you.

FY2022-2023 KCWD#1 Budget Hearing Notice

 

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING

PROPOSED BUDGET FOR FISCAL YEAR 2022-2023

KOOTENAI COUNTY WATER DISTRICT No. 1

 

Notice is hereby given that Kootenai County Water District No. 1 (KCWD#1), Kootenai County, Idaho, will hold a public hearing for the consideration of the proposed budget for the fiscal period December 1, 2022 to November 30, 2023, pursuant to the applicable section(s) of Idaho Code.  The hearing will be held at the Eastside Highway District Building, 6095 Mullan Trail Rd., Coeur d’Alene, ID at 6:00 P.M. on Wednesday, August 24, 2022.  All interested resident patrons and tax payers are invited to appear and show cause, if any, why such budget should or should not be adopted.

 The proposed revenues and expenditures for fiscal year 2023 have been tentatively approved by the Kootenai County Water District No. 1 Board of Directors (the “Board”) at a public meeting held July 27, 2022.   www.kcwd1.blogspot.com

Water Use Restrictions Lifted

To all Patrons,

Although the reservoir did not fill completely, it is close enough to normal summer time levels to lift the water restrictions that were in place the last 24-36 hours after repairing the break in the 6 inch main on Sunnyside Rd.

Please let your neighbors know that restrictions have been lifted if they do not monitor the blog.

Thank you.

System Recovery Update 10:00 PM, Thursday

To All Patrons,

After starting the morning with a very low reservoir level below one foot, the system made progress through the day with some draw down beginning in the late afternoon and evening.  The reservoir at 10:00 PM is standing at around three quarters full.

The District is asking Patrons to hold off, for one more morning cycle, any automated landscaping sprinklers so that we reach full recovery.

Thank you to all Patrons who scaled back to essential water use only, today.  It made all the difference.

Please check the blog for further updates in the morning. 

Reduce Non-Essential Water Use Immediately!

To All Patrons:

As of 9:00 AM this morning, we are still not seeing any recovery of the reservoir, and have a net loss on the level.

Either the Water Emergency Notification did not get received by enough Patrons, or there are Patrons who are ignoring the request to turn off non-essential water use, e.g. landscape sprinkling systems, and reduce their water use to a minimum over the next 24 hours.

In order to avoid depressurizing the system and having to issue a boil order, it is absolutely necessary for all Patrons to reduce water use for the next 24 hours.  Essential use includes the flushing of toilets (and we are asking that you minimize that as well!), but not much else.

If you can, please walk your neighborhoods, or call, and let your neighbors know about the Water Emergency.  If you see sprinklers on, please ask your neighbors to turn them off and to monitor the blog for updates on when they can turn their timers back on.

We need everyone's cooperation!

Update on Sunnyside Leak Repair

As of around 2:30 AM, system was being slowly brought back online, but will take approximately a day to fully recover.

Make sure that sprinkler systems, and any other automated water systems, are in manual mode and are turned off until we can fully recover the reservoir.

Please continue to conserve water use for essential purposes only until further notice.

If you see watering systems on in your neighborhood, notify your neighbors of the water emergency, as they may not have received the Water Emergency Notification if they have not provided a phone number to be reached by the CallMultiplier system.

Thank you for your cooperation!

Water Emergency Notification 7:10 PM,

 Phone Message August 10, 2022 7:10 PM

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

This is a Water Emergency Notification.

A Contractor has hit the District’s 6” main on Sunnyside just south of Captain John Mullan around 6:30 this evening.  The District crew is locating the valve to isolate it so that it can be repaired.  This main is part of the path to get water from the plant to the reservoir, so when the valve shuts the water off, we will not be able to refill the reservoir until the main is repaired, which is not expected until very late tonight, if all goes well, or not until sometime tomorrow.

Effective immediately, please turn off all non-essential water use, including, but not limited to landscape sprinkler systems, until further notice, so that the potable water in the system can be used for essential water use only.

The District expects that there will be a draw down of water in the reservoir with essential use, so any conservation of water use until further notice is required to allow for the repair of this main, and to not compromise the water system.  You may also experience lower water pressures.

At this time, KCWD#1 is asking Patrons to minimize all water use until further notice of full system recovery.

Please check the KCWD#1 blog at www.kcwd1.blogspot.com for any further updates. 

Thank you.

Update on Goldrush Leak Repair: 7:50 PM

Leak repair on Goldrush was completed earlier this evening, and water service restoration began around 6:00 PM.  Due to the age of the mains in this area, water pressure was brought up slowly so that hammering was minimized to avoid creating more breaks in these lines.  Full pressure was restored around 7:00 PM.  Thank you all for your patience.

Leak Repair on Goldrush August 4, 2:00 PM

A sizeable leak is being repaired on Goldrush.  In order to access the portion of pipe to be repaired, water service will be interrupted at approximately 2:00 PM on E Buckboard, Goldrush, S Cody Rd.  and Wagon Wheel.  Estimated Time of Restoration (ETR) is 8:00 PM.  Thank you for your patience.