Update Tuesday Evening - System Recovery

To All Patrons:

The Kitty Lane main replacement was completed this afternoon around 3:00 PM, with all services tied in.  By 4:30 PM water pressure was recovered to higher elevation properties in the Bonanza area that were affected by this main break.  Work remaining on this job includes the back fill and road resurfacing of Kitty Lane.

Hydrant flushing will continue tomorrow, and chlorine residual readings will continue to be taken. When we have readings of 0.1 on the chlorine residuals, we will begin collecting the water samples for lab testing as the next step to determine when the the system is producing water which meets all DEQ requirements.

Good news.  Ziply came through this afternoon and spliced in new communications cables, so the District was able to switch back to auto controls between the Raw Water Intake Pump House to the Main Pump House, auto controlling the demand to the sand filters from the lake.

EVENING REMINDER! DO NOT DRINK ANY WATER COMING FROM THE SYSTEM AT THIS TIME UNLESS YOU HAVE BOILED THE WATER FOR AT LEAST ONE MINUTE.

THE WATER, AS SUPPLIED, CAN BE USED FOR ALL NON-POTABLE USES INCLUDING TOILET FLUSHING, LAUNDRY, SHOWERS (DO NOT DRINK!), AND LIVESTOCK.

THE DISTRICT WILL NOTIFY PATRONS WHEN THE WATER PRODUCED BY THE SYSTEM HAS TESTED AS BEING SAFE FOR HUMAN CONSUMPTION.

Update Tuesday Midday - System Recovery

To all Patrons:

The District believes that all system pump houses are powered and working. The communication line is not yet repaired between the Raw Water Intake Pump House and the Main Pump House, so we are still manually managing the water flow from the lake to the sand filters.  No ETR from Spectrum for that line repair.

We also have our electrical contractor coming in to troubleshoot the 100K gallon reservoir  transducer as the Main Pump House is getting erroneous readings on the reservoir level that communicates to the Main Pump House.

The replacement of the large section of the Kitty Lane two inch main is close to completion, and the cut over to the new pipe is scheduled to be completed this afternoon.

Hydrants are being flushed and testing of the water being produced, starting with chlorine residuals, is under way.  The District is following a process outlined by our local DEQ Compliance officer, and guided by our interim Water Charge Operator, Paul Sifford, to determine when the the system is producing water which meets all DEQ requirements for potable water.

DAILY REMINDER! DO NOT DRINK ANY WATER COMING FROM THE SYSTEM AT THIS TIME UNLESS YOU HAVE BOILED THE WATER FOR AT LEAST ONE MINUTE.

THE WATER, AS SUPPLIED, CAN BE USED FOR ALL NON-POTABLE USES INCLUDING TOILET FLUSHING, LAUNDRY, SHOWERS (DO NOT DRINK!), AND LIVESTOCK.

THE DISTRICT WILL NOTIFY PATRONS WHEN THE WATER PRODUCED BY THE SYSTEM HAS TESTED AS BEING SAFE FOR HUMAN CONSUMPTION.

Update Monday Evening - System Recovery

To All Patrons:

At around 3:45 PM this afternoon, the Grouse Meadows Booster pumps were primed and pumping water with restored power from Avista.  The District believes that we now have power restored to all District pumping stations in the system, and the pumps are operating.

There are still water service outages in the Bonanza area, as Big Sky, our contractor, has been working since this morning on excavating and laying 450 feet of replacement main pipe along Kitty Lane.  The Board had convened an Emergency conference call meeting this morning at ~7:30 AM to approve replacing the large section of the two inch main pipe on Kitty Lane.  We opted for this strategy instead of a spot repair since the main along that stretch of road has been repaired numerous times and continues to be a chronic trouble spot, and will most probably continue to split in the coming months with the change in seasons.  This will not be the permanent fix, but should hold us until the upgraded replacement is done as part of the Bond Project scope which has to be approved by DEQ.

We began initial sample collecting for testing, today, to begin the process of qualifying the water we are producing as meeting all requirements for potable water.

Again, wanted to mention that we have received a generous donation from one of our Patrons of almost a whole pallet of cases of drinking water.  We would like Patrons to forward to us the addresses of Patrons who are home-bound, cannot drive, or may have difficulty getting to the Fire Station, as we have had some volunteers who will drive out to deliver a case to them.  Please email us this information to: custserv.kcwd1@gmail.com as soon as possible.

DAILY REMINDER! DO NOT DRINK ANY WATER COMING FROM THE SYSTEM AT THIS TIME UNLESS YOU HAVE BOILED THE WATER FOR AT LEAST ONE MINUTE.

THE WATER, AS SUPPLIED, CAN BE USED FOR ALL NON-POTABLE USES INCLUDING TOILET FLUSHING, LAUNDRY, SHOWERS (DO NOT DRINK!), AND LIVESTOCK.

THE DISTRICT WILL NOTIFY PATRONS WHEN THE WATER PRODUCED BY THE SYSTEM HAS TESTED AS BEING SAFE FOR HUMAN CONSUMPTION.

Bottled Drinking Water

To All Patrons:

We have received a generous donation from one of our Patrons of almost a whole pallet of cases of drinking water.  We would like Patrons to forward to us the addresses of Patrons who are home-bound, cannot drive, or may have difficulty getting to the Fire Station, as we have had some volunteers who will drive out to deliver a case to them.  Please email us this information to: custserv.kcwd1@gmail.com as soon as possible.

Thank you!

Update Monday Morning - System Recovery

Avista did not come through last night to restore the power to the Grouse Meadows Booster Pump Station, and we heard they will be back on the job this morning.  We have not received an ETR.

The Board convened an Emergency meeting this morning at ~7:30 AM to approve replacing a large section (475 feet) of the two inch main pipe on Kitty Lane.  We opted for this strategy instead of a spot repair since the main along that stretch of road has been repaired numerous times and continues to be a chronic trouble spot, and will most probably continue to split in the coming months with the change in seasons.  This will not be the permanent fix, but should hold us until the upgraded replacement is done as part of the Bond Project scope which has to be approved by DEQ.

REMINDER! DO NOT DRINK ANY WATER COMING FROM THE SYSTEM AT THIS TIME UNLESS YOU HAVE BOILED THE WATER FOR AT LEAST ONE MINUTE.

THE WATER, AS SUPPLIED, CAN BE USED FOR ALL NON-POTABLE USES INCLUDING TOILET FLUSHING, LAUNDRY, SHOWERS (DO NOT DRINK!), AND LIVESTOCK.

THE DISTRICT WILL NOTIFY PATRONS WHEN THE WATER PRODUCED BY THE SYSTEM HAS TESTED AS BEING SAFE FOR HUMAN CONSUMPTION.

Update Sunday Evening - System Recovery

To all Patrons:

If you have been monitoring the blog, you will know that District personnel have been responding to a major leak on Bonanza Rd. today that affected Patrons on Kitty Lane, Bonanza Rd. and Dillon Rd. 

However, as of 8:30 PM this evening, power is still not restored to the Grouse Meadows Booster Station.  Avista crews are still working in the area and have given a tentative ETR of 11:00 PM tonight.  If the power is restored, District personnel will have to prime the pump to get it operating.

The District has been considering moving the generator that was disconnected Saturday evening at the Main Pump House up to the Grouse Meadows Booster Station.  The assessment of the station has revealed that connecting to a generator at this station is not straight forward, as the electrical feed is under ground, and we would need to coordinate with Avista in order to make this connection.  It is definitely preferable to have power restored, but the District is monitoring the situation closely.

REMINDER! DO NOT DRINK ANY WATER COMING FROM THE SYSTEM AT THIS TIME UNLESS YOU HAVE BOILED THE WATER FOR AT LEAST ONE MINUTE.

THE WATER, AS SUPPLIED, CAN BE USED FOR ALL NON-POTABLE USES INCLUDING TOILET FLUSHING, LAUNDRY, SHOWERS (DO NOT DRINK!), AND LIVESTOCK.

THE DISTRICT WILL NOTIFY PATRONS WHEN THE WATER PRODUCED BY THE SYSTEM HAS TESTED AS BEING SAFE FOR HUMAN CONSUMPTION.

Major Leak on Bonanza Rd.

Update 8:30 PM:  Leak was repaired on Bonanza Rd., but another leak has been discovered on Kitty Lane.  The District intends to mobilize a contractor first thing in the morning to assess this latest break on Kitty Lane and have the contractor present to the Board some alternatives to consider and approve to address this latest development.

A major leak has occurred on Bonanza Rd,  District personnel are on the scene starting repair work.  Patrons on Kitty Lane, Bonanza Rd. and Dillon Rd. are all affected.