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Engineers, Consolidation, Policies Top Heights Water District Agenda

The Board for the County Water District in the Heights dealt with numerous issues dealing with policies and operations at a business work session on September 4.

The water district needs a plan to deal with the district- wide maintenance of the system, which means having a schedule to replace aging pipeline and other equipment. They hope to engage ECHOLOGICS technology to evaluate the status of the system, but ECHOLOGICS needs data to do so. That data will come from a GIS (Geographic Information System) study, from which to develop maps and locations, etc.

The district has a GIS study which is almost complete, but they need to have it completed. GIS data includes such information as the kind of pipe, installation date, material, diameter, status, spacing, historical failure, date abandoned, etc.

The Board discussed moving forward to complete the read more

Water Board Grants 4.95% Wage Increase, Report says Water Sales Up, Expenses Down

The numbers show that the County Water District in the Heights is doing well, according to the District Manager, Bo Andersson, at the district’s monthly meeting. At the Wednesday evening meeting the board also approved a wage increase for district … read more