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Message February 11, 2025, 7:15 PM
This message is
from the Kootenai County Water District No. 1 Board of Directors.
Stop all water use until further notice.
At around 5 AM this morning, the reservoir was out of water and all
Patrons should assume that their water service has been interrupted, so that
any lines that are still pressurized will stay pressurized.
Water trucks will be arriving around 7:00 AM, and the District
will slowly pump water to the reservoir to repressurize lines. The
contractors will also be arriving around that time to resume work on the broken
raw water inlet pipe. The District will
notify all Patrons when the repair is complete and the system has recovered
sufficiently for resuming normal water use.
Patrons should assume at this time that when the water service
is restored, that a BOIL ORDER is in effect until tests confirm that no
contamination of the water due to depressurization occurred. This will
take several days after water service is restored.
Updates will be posted to the blog.
Note: If you see evidence of any suspected leaks in the
District, please report them immediately. Although the Water System
Manager is driving through the District to look for leaks, the District is of
sufficient size that he will not necessarily know if there is an unusual amount
of water surfacing in areas during these winter months. The District is
thankful to the Patrons in the last few days who notified us of the leaks we
are now addressing.
Please check the KCWD#1 blog at www.kcwd1.blogspot.com for updates, and let your neighbors know about this water system emergency,
as not all Patrons have subscribed to the emergency notification system or blog.
Thank you.
