ELVD News Archives - September 2022
Road Closure Notice
Posted 9/28/22
During the week of 10/3/2022, Hummingbird road near the well pump site will be closed to thru-way traffic due to road construction and culvert replacement. Please use alternate route of Hemlock to travel around this area. The repairs are expected to cause the road to be closed for up to the full week as a precaution.
Thank you for your patience,
ELVD Board Of Commissioners
American Leak Detection Company
Posted 9/28/22
We have the" American Leak detection company" in the District today and possibly through the remainder of this week performing leak detection analysis as a grant through the State. The crew will be checking roadways and properties searching for leaks as part of our distribution system.
If anyone has questions they should reach out to the Board and refrain from challenging the contract company when possible. They are here doing a job for the District.
Please email us at: info@elvdnh.com
ELVD Board Of Commissioners
MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 26, 2022 INTERMITTENT WATER SHUT-OFFS FOR TEMPORARY WATER CONNECTIONS ON AUTUMN RD.
Posted 9/26/22
Please plan accordingly.
If you would like to send your email address for inclusion in the District’s notification database, please send it to: info@elvdnh.com
ELVD Board Of Commissioners
*** Leak Detection Starting 9/23/22 ***
Posted 9/23/22
The district has been experiencing significant water loss in multiple zones. It is imperative that these leaks are found and repaired. Therefore, Aquamen will be performing leak detection and zone isolation starting September 23rd. During leak detection and zone isolation residents may experience water interruptions. We apologize for any inconvenience and thank you for your patience.
Also, if you see a leak or a suspected leak, please report it. This truly helps conserve water and thank you for all the extra sets of eyes that do report them.
Please email info@elvdnh.com with any questions or concerns.
ELVD Board Of Commissioners
Trunk Or Treat!
Posted 9/23/22
WINTER ROAD RESIDENTS
Posted 9/22/22
The installation of temporary lines will begin Thursday, Sept. 22. You will experience water outages during the next few days as the process continues. First: temporary pipes are put down. They are then sanitized, tested for contamination, and when tests show clean lines, the next step is to hook each home to the temporary line. It is at this time your water will be turned off. Thank you for you understanding and patience throughout the process.
If you have any questions, please contact a Board member at info@elvdnh.com.
ELVD Board
LAKE DRAW DOWN NOTICE and WINTER PREPARATIONS
Posted 9/22/22
The time is nearing that the ELVD board of Commissioners will be working to prepare Gould Pond for the winter months. This includes various activities such as removal of swim rafts from the swimming areas, lake draw down to its winter operational level. Over the next 25-30 days, these tasks will be completed with a final lake draw down date of 10/20/22.
Usually, most residents take care of their docks, boat removals, etc. during this period.
We look forward to next year when the ponds operating level comes back to time levels.
Thank you,
ELVD Board of Commissioners
MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 19, 2022
WATER TO BE SHUT-OFF FOR
SHUT-OFF VALVE REPLACEMENT
Posted 9/19/22
EMERALD DRIVE FROM RED FOX CROSSING TO MIDNITE WALK
RED FOX CROSSING, RACCOON ALLEY, FIREFLY LANE, BEAVER GLEN, OLD LANTERN RD., RAINBOW’S END, MIDNITE WALK
Please make appropriate preparations.
Thank you for your understanding and patience.
If you would like to send your email address for inclusion in the District’s notification database, please send it to info@elvdnh.com.
If you have any questions, please contact a Board member at info@elvdnh.com.
ELVD Board
TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 20, 2022
WATER TO BE SHUT-OFF FOR
ZONE METER INSTALLATION
Posted 9/19/22
AUTUMN ROAD and PINE GLEN
Please make appropriate preparations.
Thank you for your understanding and patience.
If you would like to send your email address for inclusion in the District’s notification database, please send it to info@elvdnh.com.
If you have any questions, please contact a Board member at info@elvdnh.com.
ELVD Board
UPDATED - September 15, 2022
VIOLATION NOTICE ABOUT YOUR DRINKING WATER
Arsenic Maximum Contaminant Level (MCL) Exceedance
Updated 9/15/22
Please Follow This Link For UPDATED Information Concerning Our Drinking Water
If you have questions/concerns please contact the board: info@elvdnh.com.
ELVD Board of Commissioners
THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 15, 2022
UPDATED MAILING HEADING YOUR WAY!
Posted 9/15/22
IN OUR HASTE TO SEND THE PREVIOUS MAILING REGARDING THE NOTICE OF VIOLATION / ARSENIC LEVEL, WE INADVERTENTLY MISSED SENDING SOME VITAL INFORMATION. WE APOLOGIZE FOR THE CONFUSION.
PLEASE DO NOT CALL THE STATE — THEY ARE AWARE OF THE ISSUE AND HAVE APPROVED THE SECOND MAILING.
If you would like to send your email address for inclusion in the District’s notification database, please send it to info@elvdnh.com.
If you have any questions, please contact a Board member at info@elvdnh.com.
ELVD Board of Commissioners
ELVD UPDATES
Posted 9/14/22
CLICK HERE to view and read the ELVD UPDATES Part 1 for September 2022
CLICK HERE to view and read the ELVD UPDATES Part 2 for September 2022
WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 14, 2022
INTERMITTENT WATER SHUT OFF FOR CONNECTION OF TEMPORARY HOOK-UPS AT BOBOLINK LANE
Posted 9/13/22
BOBOLINK LANE
Please make appropriate preparations.
Thank you for your understanding and patience.
PLEASE PASS THIS INFORMATION ALONG TO YOUR FRIENDS AND NEIGHBORS WHO MAY NOT HAVE A COMPUTER OR MAY NOT SEE THIS NOTIFICATION. TEXT THEM. EMAIL THEM. CALL THEM. SPREAD THE WORD.
If you would like to send your email address for inclusion in the District’s notification database, please send it to info@elvdnh.com.
If you have any questions, please contact a Board member at info@elvdnh.com.
ELVD Board of Directors
VIOLATION NOTICE ABOUT YOUR DRINKING WATER
Arsenic Maximum Contaminant Level (MCL) Exceedance
Posted 9/12/22
Please Follow This Link For Information Concerning Our Drinking Water.
If you have questions/concerns please contact the board: info@elvdnh.com.
ELVD Board of Directors
WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 7, 2022 WATER SHUT OFF FOR LEAK REPAIR
Posted 9/7/22
THROUGH THE MORNING: RED FOX CROSSING
PLEASE PASS THIS INFORMATION ALONG TO YOUR FRIENDS AND NEIGHBORS WHO MAY NOT HAVE A COMPUTER OR MAY NOT SEE THIS NOTIFICATION. TEXT THEM. EMAIL THEM. CALL THEM. SPREAD THE WORD.
Please make appropriate preparations. Thank you for your understanding and patience.
If you have questions/concerns please contact the board: info@elvdnh.com.
ELVD Board of Directors
TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 6, 2022 INTERMITTENT WATER SHUT OFF FOR PRESSURE TESTING
Posted 9/6/22
THROUGH THE MORNING: OLD LANTERN
Please make appropriate preparations.
Thank you for your understanding and patience.
If you have questions/concerns please contact the board: info@elvdnh.com.
ELVD Board of Directors
Water quality update from incident on 8/31/22
Posted 9/2/22
On August 31, 2022 members of the ELVD Board of Commissioners received various communications from residents in the areas of Ellenbrook, Seminole, Deerpoint Drive, Greenfield drive and Winter Road of their water supply presenting with a yellow color, an odor and a metallic taste. Our water operators were notified immediately and asked to respond to investigate the issue. While on their way to the District, the Board issued some communications via our website and official FB page suggesting residents to not drink the water while we investigated what type of contaminant could possibly be present in the water.
Prior to this date, on August 30, 2022, one of the districts wells that had recently experienced a pump failure and had its well pump replaced. This well pump was located at the Mary Rowe well site. The team worked all day to replace the pump and to work on getting the well back in service to provide water to the system. Information about what was done prior to placing the well back in service was that the well pump line was chlorinated and flushed as part of the process. Based on feedback there were no signs of any issues at that time prior to placing the well in service. Over night the pump was able to pump over 7,000 gallons of water in support of the districts water main. At some time overnight, the sediment/ contamination that was disturbed in the well/ casing from the well pump replacement was introduced into the system.
Prior to Aquamen arriving on site the power to the pump was shutoff at the Mary Row well site until it was investigated further. Once Aquamen arrived on site they isolated the well from the rest of the district supply. Testing of the water supply from the well testing point showed no further chlorination in the line, PH was about 7.6 and a low hardness was present. The well line was flushed for some additional time and then Aquamen went to the roads that had reported concerns with their water. Some additional flushing and sampling was performed in those areas as well. Values for iron presented with a low value of .3 (not sure of the measurement type value)? Chlorine was slightly up with a value of .6 to .7.
Aquamen advised that the yellow appearance in the water was the escape of Iron in the water. They advised that this appearance would subside with more movement in the lines, egular use, and flushing of the lines. They advised if a single location/ residence still showed signs of the discoloration, then running the cold water in the tub for a short period of time would aid in flushing those lines.
Aquamen advised the water was safe to drink and this issue should resolve itself with a short period of time and the normal water flow.
The board has asked Aquamen to continue to monitor the water quality levels by performing some added tests outside of the standard timeline. If any values are found not to be acceptable, the board will communicate further with residents through our normal media forums, such as our Website and our Official FB page.
The Board wishes to thank all the residents for their patience and to those specifically that reported the water quality concerns so quickly. It aided at improving the response time for this situation.
Brett Taber
ELVD Board of Commissioner Chairman
WATER SYSTEM UPDATE 8-31-22 @ 1:03 p.m.
Posted 8/31/22
It has been determined that the problems with the water that occurred this morning were a result of the recent replacement of the pump at the Mary Rowe Well.
The water will clear itself soon.
The Mary Rowe Well pump’s replacement will ease the need for trucked in water as that pump has not been operating properly for a while.
Thank you for your cooperation and understanding.
ELVD Board of Directors
8/31/22 DO NOT DRINK OR USE WATER UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE
Posted 8/31/22
Residents have complained of yellowish water with a metallic taste and smell.
Until we can determine the cause, please DO NOT DRINK OR USE THE WATER.
We will post updates as soon as they are available.
Please share this with your neighbors as they may not have access to the internet.
Thank you for your cooperation and understanding.
ELVD Board of Directors
(8-31-22 @ 7:23 a.m.)