By close of business on March 3rd there were not more candidates than seats subject to election.

The District’s board is a five-member board. All terms are for four years. This year there were two 4-year seats and one 2-year seat subject to election. After call for nominations, three incumbents submitted the required self-nomination petitions and are therefore elected by acclamation.

The number of taps allocated for sale each year since 2005 is 32, or 8 per quarter. The 2008 allocation will be reviewed in January.

Tap fees are $12,000 and $12,500 in some outlying areas. Customers should call the District office (372-3289) to check which rate applies to their location. There are  taps for sale as of this writing, but availability is guaranteed only with a fully executed water tap agreement with the Penrose Water District.

Costs for this adventure are considerable. That considered, at the March 2005 Regular Meeting, the board adjusted the fee for water taps to $12,000 per equivelant residentail unit (eru) for property that was annexed prior to 1976.

The District has a total of 1,705 taps on system equaling 1,842 erus. The average monthly count of active taps (taps having a monthly usage greater than zero) was 1,480. The average annual monthly usage per active tap was 8,383 gallons/eru. Peak demand was the month of July at 11,834 gallons/eru/active tap.

The 2007 Consumer Confidence Report was completed and mailed to every tap holder of the district last year. We are pleased with the results of our 2007 testing and monitoring which will be reported in the 2008 report. In addition to direct mailing, the 2008 report will be posted on our webpage when completed.

The 2007 Consumer Confidence Report can be viewed at this link:

2007 CCR

• $24.50 Base Charge: allowing usage up to 2,000 gallons
• $3.90/thousand gallons: used over the first 2,000 gallons

Charges are the same for all types of usage, i.e., residential, business or dual purpose