More Repairs on the Leak near the Reservoir

Update 2:45 PM:  Repair is complete and re-priming of system in process. 

Second, more permanent, repairs on the main near the reservoir are under way, and should be complete by 2:00 PM.  Patrons may see lower than normal pressures as the system is currently working off the smaller pump in the main pump house while the Reservoir main is isolated for the repair.

Special Board Meeting Monday June 5, 2023, 12:00 PM

The Board will be holding a special meeting with the District Engineers for a 30% design progress review of the Phase 2 Facility Project.  The meeting will be held at the pump house at 5866 E Sunnyside Rd. at 12 noon on Monday, June 5, 2023.  Please see agenda under the Board Meeting Agendas page.

Water System is Fully Recovered - Normal Water Use Can Resume

The KCWD#1 water system is fully recovered and is operating normally at this time.  Outside watering and normal water use can be resumed.

The repair of the leak on the main near the reservoir will be done sometime next week, but is not anticipated to cause any interruption of water production or service.  This repair will allow the system to operate as it has in the past, but the District will be incorporating improvements to this infrastructure during the build of the new reservoir in the Capital Improvements Phase 2 Project, now in the Engineering design stage.

Board Decision on Status of Resolution 2021-02 Temporary Suspension of Water Hook-ups

At the Wednesday, May 24th, Meeting, the Board voted to approve a summary document on the status of the Temporary Suspension of Water Hook-ups that was enacted by Resolution 2021-02.  The link to the document, that was read aloud at the Board Meeting, can be found on both the Resolution 2021-02 and the Board Resolutions pages listed in the upper right hand of the blog Home page.

Update on Water System Recovery

SSF Bay 1 was cleaned on Wednesday and is in the finishing stages of the flushing process before being brought back on line.  In the meantime, a significant leak was uncovered on the eight inch main up near the reservoirs.  Because the leak location cannot be completely isolated, it will need to be repaired under pressure.  The District is consulting with a contractor today to determine the best way to accomplish this, and are hopeful that it will be repaired today.  

There has been some recovery of the reservoir and system even with this new issue, and the District wishes to thank all of the Patrons that are conserving their water use, including turning off all outside watering during this time.

An update will be posted later this evening after more information becomes available.

Thank you.

Stop All outside Watering Until Further Notice!

Update 7:30 PM Monday Evening:

Over last week, the system has had several unrelated failures that all contributed to the loss of water production.  This has included a Cla-Val valve failure at the raw water intake, failure of the water level float in the upper clear well, and the water leaks that were repaired last week.  In addition, SSF#1 (Slow Sand Filter #1) requires cleaning to increase production of filtered water.  Although the failures have been fixed, the net result, with the increase in water use, is the system was not able to recover without taking additional measures.

The District trucked in potable water today to recover the lower clear well, and will do so as long as needed, in order to maintain and help recover the water system.

Please continue to turn off all outside watering, possibly until this weekend, and reduce water use to essentials, until the District indicates that the system has recovered.

Thank you for your cooperation. 

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Emergency Phone Message Transcript:

Phone Message May 22, 2023 7:45 AM

This message is from the Kootenai County Water District No. 1 Board of Directors.

Please stop all outside watering effective immediately until further notice, and reduce water use to bare essentials.  We are experiencing a system problem and have not been able to recover the reservoir which is now standing at five feet.

We are troubleshooting the system and have called in our controls engineer to try to discover what is not functioning correctly, but as of this morning we have not yet identified the problem and what it will take to recover and assure that the system is working as it should.

Thank you for your cooperation.  As not all Patrons may be reached by this emergency call, please let your neighbors know what is happening when you see them.

Please check the KCWD#1 blog at www.kcwd1.blogspot.com for updated information. 

Thank you.

BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEETING

The KCWD1meeting is Wednesday May 24, 2023 at 6:00 P.M. located at 6095 Mullan Trail Rd.  View the agenda under the pages tab.