Woodland Hills Sanitary District

March 2025 Minutes

 

Roll Call:  The March 12, 2025 meeting was called to order at 6:36pm.  In attendance at the meeting were board members Garry Colasardo and Jim Stewart.   Also attending was Lois Lund.

Adoption of Agenda: The agenda was read and approved.

Secretary’s Report:  The minutes for the February meeting were approved.

Income Report

February highlights:    

 

The big expense in February was $2,340 to Dakota Pump for our SCADA monitoring contract which includes online access with cell connectivity. 

 

Water Report: Dylan reported a quiet month for the system  The water loss was 11.9%.  Any loss rate below 15% is considered normal by the EPA.  "National studies indicate that, on average, 14 percent of the water treated by water systems is lost to leaks."  Back in 2010 our loss percentage was 39.1 for February and 59 percent for January.

 

Water Loss

Statistics

Gallons

Pumped

Gallons

Sold

Loss

Rate

February 2025

368,756

325,000

11.9%

February 2024

400,312

350,000

12.6%

February 2020

440,854

310,300

29.6%

February 2015

394,300

303,330

23.1%

February 2010

483,700

294,387

39.1%

 

Old Business:  None

 

New Business: None

 

Road Report: A tax deposit of 1,003.52 was received.   Snowplow expense on February 18 was $300.  Just prior to the meeting Jim got some info on what an opt-out election would entail and will share with the board.

 

Board member comments:  None.

Resident comments:  None.

The meeting was adjourned at 6:45pm   This report was prepared by Jim Stewart, Secretary WHSD.