ISDs recycled water helps resident bring back her dying grass

ISD received this email from one of our regular customers today after regularly using ISDs Residential Recycled Water Fill Station since opening on June 20.

Dear Ironhouse,

I wanted to share with you some pictures of my lawn before and after my husband and I started coming in every Monday, Wednesday and Saturday with our 275 gallon water tank to get your water. 

As you can see in the first picture my lawn had several brown spots because of lack of water during the dry winter and spring. When you opened your fill station we became regular visitors, sometimes several times a day. 

My husband, John, set up a motor on the big tank and then set up a sprinkler and we continued to water and fertilize. 

Now the lawn is looking great. we still have some places where it is still thin, but if we didn't take the time to keep up the water, especially during the hot days this summer, it would be completely gone by now. We couldn't have done it if Ironhouse didn't supply us with the water.

As a really nice added benefit our water bill is half what it was last summer. 

Keep up the good work.

Jenny Wainwright 

If you'd like. share your success stories with us by sending them to: isdoutreach@isd.us.com.

Residential Recycled Fill Station Extends Hours

It has taken a little time, but the new pipeline from ISDs Water Recycling Facility to the Residential Recycled Water Fill Station is now installed and is currently pumping water straight into the Fill Station storage tanks. This process will allow for quicker water distribution to tanks and be more cost effective then the previous method of filling the tanks. 

What it means to the users is an increase in hours for the Residential Recycled Water Fill Station. The District has decided to open the fill station six days a week, rather than the three days a week we are currently open. 

The new hours are:

Monday through Thursday: 12 pm to 7 pm

Friday: 10 am to 3 pm

Saturday: 8 am to 2 pm*

Remember the Residential Recycled Water Fill Station is open to Oakley and Bethel Island residents only. New sign ups are taken one-hour after opening until closing each day. Residents can take up to 300 gallons of water per trip, and make as many trips a day as they wish. 

For more information on our Residential Recycled Water Fill Station, see ISDs website at www.ISDP2.org.

*Because of staffing restrictions there may be a possibility of running out of water before 2 pm on Saturdays, so the Fill Station will stay open until water runs out on Saturdays.

KTVU report on ISD's Recycle Water Programs

ISD's Residential Fill Station gets busier by the day...

Since opening on July 20, Ironhouse Sanitary District's Residential Recycled Water Fill Station has given away more than 1 Million gallons of water to Oakley and Bethel Island residents interested in keeping their grass and plants green over the summer during the drought.

Here are the total number of gallons given away by day to the residents during the month of August:

New sign ups to receive free recycled water are taken on hour after open business hours:

Monday and Wednesday: 1 pm to 7 pm  (regular hours noon to 7 pm)

Saturday: 9 am to noon (regular hours 8 am to noon)

In the next couple of weeks the Residential Recycled Water Fill Station hours will change to be open six days per week. Keep an eye out for more information.

Update for Residential Recycled Water Fill Station

Work has started on the new pipeline that will send water directly from a storage hold at ISD Water Recycling Facility to the Residential Recycled Water Fill Station. Once the pipeline is installed it will be much easier for ISD staff to make sure water is available at the fill station all day long.

Many of you have been waiting for the pipeline to be installed in hopes of increased hours and days at the fill station and that is still being planned. Hopefully we will have more news on that front in the days to come.

In the meantime thank you for being patient with us. We are a small district and still learning all the ins and outs of keeping a program like this running with the increasing demand for the recycled water.

Here is a chart of the water usage since opening on June 20.

Busy Days at the Fill Station last week

Don't forget to stop by ISD's Residential Recycled Water Fill Station this week and get your stamp for the "Showcase Oakley" event. We're giving out information on our recycled water and you'll also receive a free grocery tote.

Here are the totals so far since we opened the facility.

Training sessions begin one hour after opening

New users of the Recycled Water Fill Station must register and take a five minute training session before getting any recycled water. The process is usually very quick but with the rush of users at first opening at the fill station, new users sometimes experience longer wait times. For this reason we are going to hold off on offering training sessions until one hour after opening the fill station each day.

This means training sessions will take place during the hours of:
Monday — 1 p.m. to 6:45 p.m.
Wednesday — 1 p.m. to 6:45 p.m.
Saturday — 9 a.m. to 11:45 p.m.

If you would like to fill out the paperwork in advanced the forms are located on ISD's website at:
http://isdp2.org/ on our Recycled Water page.

Once you are registered you are welcome to come in as many times as you like by just showing your registration card.

Remember you must be an Oakley or Bethel Island resident.