KCWD1 BOARD MEETING

The district board meeting is Wednesday October 25, 2023 at 6:00 P.M. located at 6095 Mullan Trail Rd.  The agenda can be viewed under the pages tab for agendas.

Planned Road Closure Monday, October 23, 2023

The intersection at Goldrush Rd. and Captain John Mullan will be closed to all through traffic from 11:00 AM to 3:00 PM on Monday, October 23, 2023, for construction work to replace more of the water main on Goldrush Rd.  Please use alternate routes.  Thank you for your cooperation.

Goldrush Rd. Main Replacement - What to Expect

During the last few days, there have been some unexpected water service interruptions as construction continues to replace the main on Goldrush Rd. as part of the Phase 1 District Infrastructure Replacement Project.  This is primarily due to two factors:

1. In parts of the District, and especially in the older parts of the Bonanza District, there are undocumented service lines that are routed across the road.  While the District and Contractor do their best to locate and mark where the existing water lines are, these undocumented lines are difficult to locate, and can be damaged when excavation is done to construct the new water main.  These breaks need to be repaired on an emergency basis so that construction can continue, and will require water service outages during those repairs.

2. The old mains are very old and brittle, and existing leaks, and failures of these old pipes (possibly due to the construction vehicle traffic), will need to be repaired on an emergency basis if it is determined that not doing so will impede construction of the new mains.  These emergency repairs will require water service outages to the Patrons that are serviced by these old mains.

 

KCWD#1 will do its best to give advanced notice of these water service outages, but this is not always possible, as the repairs are having to be done as they occur.  Please refer to the KCWD#1 blog for specific information and updates during these events.  Thank you for your patience and understanding. 

Water Service Interruption on Goldrush Rd./Wagon Wheel Rd. 7:45 Thursday AM

Update 8:30 AM:  Leak has been repaired.  Water Service has been restored.  Patrons who have had their water service interrupted, should open one inside tap slowly to vent any air that may have gotten into their plumbing, and then flush their lines until running water is clear during first use

KCWD#1 crew will need to make an emergency repair to a leak on the old main on Goldrush this morning as it is affecting the construction of the new mains.  Patrons on Goldrush Rd. and Wagon Wheel Rd. will experience water service interruptions with ETR (Estimated Time of Restoration) of 11:00 AM.  The District advises those Patrons who have had their water service interrupted, to open one inside tap slowly to vent any air that may have gotten into their plumbing, and then flush their lines until running water is clear during first use after water service is restored.

Water Outage on Goldrush

Update 12:00 PM:  Fortunately, repair took much less time than originally estimated.  Water service has been restored.  All Patrons who had their water service interrupted should open one inside tap slowly to vent any air that may have gotten into their plumbing, and then flush their lines until running water is clear during first use.

Construction crews have hit an unmarked two inch line on Goldrush Rd.  Water service will be interrupted on Goldrush with an ETR (Estimated Time of Restoration) of 3:00 PM this afternoon when repairs can be completed.   As always, we advise those Patrons who have had their water service interrupted, to open one inside tap slowly to vent any air that may have gotten into their plumbing, and then flush their lines until running water is clear during first use after water service is restored.

Water Service Interruption Tuesday AM

Update 5:50 PM:  Mains are being re-pressurized now.  To Patrons who have had their water service interrupted, open one inside tap slowly to vent any air that may have gotten into their plumbing, and then flush the lines until running water is clear during first use.

Update 1:15 PM:  Issues with tie in. ETR (Estimated Time of Restoration) 5:00 PM.  Thank you for your patience.

Patrons on Buckboard, Cody, and Goldrush will experience water service interruption from 9:30-10:30 AM while Project Crew ties Goldrush line into new mains.   As always, we advise those Patrons who have had their water service interrupted to open one inside tap slowly to vent any air that may have gotten into their plumbing, and then flush their lines until running water is clear during first use.

Planned Water Service Interruption Friday, October 13, 2023

There will be a planned water service interruption for Patrons on Bonanza and Dillon Roads, from 9:00 AM until an ETR (Estimated Time of Restoration) of 3:00 PM, Friday October 13, 2023.  The shut down of these old mains are to enable Big Sky Construction to transfer those affected District Patrons to the new water mains that were installed over the last few weeks as part of the Phase 1 Capital Improvements Project. Thank you for your patience.

Water Service Interruption Wagon Wheel Road

Update 3:10 PM:  Break is repaired, and main is being re-pressurized.  As always, we advise those Patrons who have had their water service interrupted to open one inside tap slowly to vent any air that may have gotten into their plumbing, and then flush their lines until running water is clear during first use.

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District Contractor has hit a two inch main on Wagon Wheel Rd. that requires emergency repair.  Patrons on Wagon Wheel Rd., and any other Patrons fed from this two inch main, will experience water service interruption until the line is repaired.  ETR (Estimated Time of Restoration) is 5:30 PM.

As District documentation is not always accurate, some water lines are not shown in any available plans, and although the District and the Contractor are doing their best to do locates to minimize accidental breaks, some unknown water lines may be discovered (and hit) during this first phase of the capital improvements work to the KCWD#1 distribution network.

Thank you for your understanding and patience.