TO THE MEMBERS OF THE PINEWOOD SPRINGS WATER DISTRICT

During the recent water emergency, the District hauled water to replenish the tanks: 109,800 gallons costing $21,997.50 for an average cost of $0.20/gal. Of that total, 75,000 gallons costing $16,108.00 were hauled before the effective date of September 1st stated in the hauling notice that went out to members on August 29th. Hauling costs before the effective date will be paid by the district from general funds. The remainder of $5,889.50 will be assessed to the members as emergency hauling costs. The District intends that extraordinary costs for hauling water be allocated in a way that is fair, encourages conservation, and complies with our Rules and Regulations (R&R).
The following resolution will be considered at our upcoming Board meeting September 24th:
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RESOLVED: That the Water Board allocate hauling costs for the recent emergency as follows:
 
1) The  $16,108.00  incurred before the effective date of the hauling notice shall be drawn from general funds and not billed.

2) Metered September usage shall be billed according to the normal (non-emergency) method.

3) A hauling surcharge shall be added modifying the method prescribed in the R&R, Appendix A 6 (C) as follows: 

Usage Range (gallons)          Charge (per 100 gallons)

0 to 2000                                 no surcharge 

2001 to 3000                           estimated cost
3001 to 6000                           1.5 X estimated cost
Greater than 6000                   2 X estimated cost

4) Estimated cost shall be that amount which returns the total emergency hauling cost of  $5,889.50 when the method above is applied to all taps.
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We will not know until we have the September readings what the individual costs will be, but they will be less than we had originally feared due to the fact that we resumed using reservoir water and stopped hauling after September 3rd.
We regret the burdens (including this one) imposed by the emergency on the membership. We are doing everything in our power to foresee and prevent another such situation, and deliver to all District members the reliable, high-quality water you deserve.
Pinewood Springs Water District Board of Directors.

Jim Easter, Kim Bologna, Patty Peritz, Evan Jones

TO ALL MEMBERS OF THE PINEWOOD SPRINGS WATER DISTRICT
The water emergency continues, with a general outage affecting everyone on the West side of Route 36.
The cause is that, although we are hauling water as rapidly as possible, we have been unable to keep up
with usage. As a result, water levels in the storage tanks on that side have dropped so low that there is
insufficient hydraulic head to maintain pressure. We presently expect the water outage will last all day today.
We delayed using reservoir water as long as possible due to the high manganese levels. Yesterday, we
started tapping the reservoir as an emergency measure, first flushing the line and diluting the water to
reduce the manganese concentration. It is still higher than the recommended level for health: 0.3 mg/L for
infants under 6 months and 0.5 mg/L for adults.
A complicating factor is that manganese reacts with chlorine, pulling down our disinfectant levels. We must
then add more chlorine to make up the shortage. We are standing by the pumps, restarting and adding
chlorine as needed.
These factors have prompted two health advisories: one to use bottled water for infants and formula, and
one to boil water for drinking due to loss of pressure in the lines.
With the help of the Fire Department, we are distributing these advisories to all members of the community.
Bottled water is available at the Fire House for anyone who needs it, and we will have more at the water
plant. Just let us know.
As soon as we can get the water levels in the tanks high enough, we will restart water to the affected area.
The health advisories will remain in effect until we can get the manganese levels down in our finished water.
We are doing everything to expedite installation of our Pilot Treatment Plant to address the manganese
problem directly.
We are receiving water from several haulers. We expect that the cost of hauled water will average out to at
least $0.20 per gallon.
Please, please do everything you can to CONSERVE WATER. We are working as hard as we can to get it
flowing again, and need your help.
Jim Easter
Kim Bologna
Evan Jones
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