By now, many of you may have heard about the two new laws passed by the Legislature and signed by the Governor related to water use efficiency.   Assembly Bill 1668 and Senate Bill 606 work in concert to establish a new regulatory structure that seek to increase water use efficiency in the State.   While the details of the bills would take up more space than we have here, they generally mandate…

A key part of our water distribution system are the water tanks that store water to meet daily peak demands.   We monitor our tanks continuously via our computer control systems and inspect our tanks every week.  Most of our tanks are made out of thick steel with special epoxy coatings.   On a regular basis all tanks are inspected internally either by a complete drain and washout or using a…

The last two winters have been about as different as they could be.   The winter of 2016/2017 started wet in November and stayed that way through March.   We got steady light rain events punctuated by a couple of huge deluges in our area.   The new pipeline bridge that is visible across Moosa Creek along Camino Del Rey near I-15 was installed when one of these storms blew out our pipeline that…

In January, our newsletter described the process the District is using to identify pipelines with a higher risk for failure than others.   This comprehensive Condition Assessment evaluated a variety of factors including age, system pressure, pipe material, and break history to give us a forecast of which pipelines are at highest risk.   Since the completion of that report just a few months ago, we…

At Rainbow MWD we have a staff of people that work hard every day to bring you the services you expect at the lowest cost we can.  As part of that process, we regularly try out different ways to do things to see if we can improve service and/or lower cost.  

As we discussed in the August newsletter, the oldest pipes in the RMWD service area are over 60 years old and about half of the system of 325 miles of pipe is 50 years or older.   Since pipelines are generally designed to last 50 years we are at a point where action is needed.   Many of our customers have experienced water outages and traffic inconveniences due to water main breaks, and as the…