December Board Meeting will be held on December 28, 2022

The Board of Directors usually holds the December monthly Board meeting on the third Wednesday of the month instead of the usual fourth Wednesday to accommodate the Christmas holidays.  However, this year Christmas falls in the middle of the third and fourth Wednesday, so the regular Board meeting will be held on December 28, 2022, instead of December 21, 2022.

Notice of the Board Meeting and the Agenda will be posted prior to December 28th in compliance with the Open Meeting Laws requirements.

Special Executive Session Board Meeting Thursday, December 8, 2022

The KCWD#1 Board of Directors will hold a special Executive Session meeting on Thursday evening, December 8, 2022, at 6:00 PM to further discuss the Water System Operator position.  The Agenda can be found on the Board Meeting Agendas page.

Templin Trail Leak #5 Repaired

Templin Trail Leak #5 has been repaired, and the isolation valve opened this afternoon.  The valve will remain partially closed to lower the risk of another blow out on this main.  Templin Trail Patrons will experience lower than normal water pressures.  For those affected Patrons on the Templin Trail main, please use the following guidelines for low pressure:

What should you do if your water pressure drops below 20 PSI?

•     Continue to use your water for showering, clothes washing, dish washing, cooking, etc.
•     Continue to use water to wash your hands using soap and water for at least 20 seconds.
•     Flush your water lines if discoloration occurs.

The District Board is awaiting estimates by outside contractors to replace several hundred feet of the two inch main where numerous breaks have been occurring over the past days and years.  The current plan is to get this work done next week.  

     Although this replacement will not be the final work required to bring this main up to current codes, the goal is to stabilize this part of the Distribution system until the Facility Engineering Plan work is scheduled.

Templin Trail Emergency Repairs Required Again

Late last night, the Templin Trail main ruptured in a new location (not the small leak that was seen after re-pressurizing yesterday).  Crews are back out this morning to make emergency repairs on this new Leak #5, with the goal of restoring water service this afternoon to the Templin Trail Patrons.

The Board will be holding an emergency phone meeting as soon as possible today to approve more extensive work to shore up this section to stabilize this area in advance of the scheduled Engineering Facility Plan replacement of the failing, and undersized, mains in the KCWD#1 Distribution system. 

Templin Trail Leak #3 Repaired

The third leak that surfaced on Wednesday was repaired and the Templin Trail main was re-pressurized beginning around 1:00 PM this afternoon.  Water Service has been restored to all Patrons this afternoon.

There is a small leak that was located after re-pressurizing, but the system can handle this loss.  The leak will be monitored over the weekend, and repair will be done next week, as long as the leak remains small.  If the main should rupture more seriously, emergency repairs will need to be started immediately. 

Thank you to all the affected Patrons for your patience during this ordeal.

Templin Trail Down Again!

About an hour after re-pressurizing, another break surfaced on the same main on Templin Trail further up the line.  The second leak that was repaired today was a failure of an old splice, and unfortunately, the crew believes that another of the old splices on the line may have failed during re-pressurizing today.  A large section of the two inch main was replaced today around the old splice, but there are numerous splices that have been done over many years on this line, and some of the oldest are now failing.  The crew will begin repairs of this new break tomorrow, and also assess if there is some more extensive work required to shore up this main until it is replaced per the Engineering Facility Plan schedule.

Unfortunately, this new break requires that Patrons on Templin Trail are once again without water service.

Will update when there is any new information.

Templin Trail Leaks Repaired

At approximately 2:00 PM this afternoon, the District completed repairs of the second leak on Templin Trail and began re-pressurizing and flushing the mains in the isolated section to restore water service to the Patrons that were affected.   Some additional restoration of the area that was excavated to make these repairs may still need to be done, but the crew will wait for more favorable conditions to complete this work.  We apologized for the inconvenience, but trust that Patrons understand the difficulty due to the extreme weather.

Patrons that have had their water service restored should flush their lines for a few minutes in order to assure that any sediments, which may have gotten into their lines, are cleared.

Thank you for your patience during this emergency repair.