Implementing new rules at the Residential Recycled Water Fill Station

ISD staff is working on making the Residential Recycled Water Fill Station run smoother for all the residents who are taking advantage of the FREE recycled water to irrigate their lawns, plants, gardens and trees. 

Consider waiting a half hour before coming at start time

For the most part the Residential Recycled Water Fill Station line runs fairly quickly. The long wait seems to occur during opening when residents line up about an hour early to make sure they are first on line to receive water. When we open we work to make sure everyone gets in to get their water as soon as possible. Already we are seeing that some water users are waiting until about a half hour after opening to come in and with the shorter lines we are running a lot faster. We don't generally see long line during the rest of the day.

Use only one hose

We want everyone to get in and out as quick as possible. With our new pump the water comes out very fast, however when all the water hoses are on it slows down the process. Please be considerate of your neighbors and use only one hose at a time. This is proven to speed up the process for everyone. 

Big tanks use lanes 2 and 3

Those with 55 gallon tanks or more should only use the green hoses and use only lanes 2 and 3. We ran some trials and found that if the bigger tanks stay to those lanes and the 50 gallon or less users use the red hoses in lane 1 everything runs quicker. Again use only one hose at a time.

We'll be putting up some new signs in the next week to create two lanes to make everything run smoother. 

New Pipeline

Over the past few weeks we've been working to make sure that there is enough stored water so everyone gets to have their share. To that end the ISD Board of Directors approved the construction of a pipeline that would run from the Water Recycling Facility to the Residential Recycled Water Fill Station. This will help increase storage capacity of the recycled water and reduce staff time in filling the three water tanks onsite at the fill station. That line should take about two weeks to build.

Thanks for being so patient. We've learned a lot in the past month and we are working everyday to make sure this program is a success for everyone.