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.
