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.

Board of Directors Meeting, Wednesday, July 27, 2022

The KCWD1 Board of Directors regular meeting is Wednesday, July 27, 2022 at 6:00 P.M., held at 6095 Mullan Trail Rd. (Eastside Highway District Building).  The agenda can be viewed under the Board Meeting Agendas page.

Water Service Interruption: Repair on Highview

Update 5:00 PM:  Valves are being turned on again.  Water Service is being restored to E Highview Dr. and Kingswood.

A repair of a leak on E Highview Dr. has turned out to be more extensive than expected and, unfortunately, is going to require isolating the section of main that services Patrons on Highview Rd. and Kingswood.  The water valve will be closed off at 1:30 p.m., interrupting service to all E Highview and Kingswood Patrons. The Estimated Time of Restoration (ETR) is 6:00 PM this evening.