SUMMER REVIEW

June 2018

Cedar River Water & Sewer District produces an annual Water Quality Water Report that provides an overview of your water sources and quality. To save money and resources, the report will no longer be mailed Quality automatically to each customer. You may access the report directly, Report including all monitoring results, at http://www.crwsd.com/download/ water_quality/2017/WATER-QUALITY-2017.pdf If you are unable to access the report online or would like to receive a copy by mail, please call the District office at 425-255-6370 or e-mail [email protected].

Cedar River Water Supply The Cedar River Watershed is located 35 miles southeast of Seattle. The 90,638-acre watershed supports a diverse ecosystem and provides about 70% of the drinking water to 1.4 million people in the greater Seattle area. From the Cedar River Watershed, melting snow and rain are gathered and stored in the Chester Morse Lake and the Masonry Pool reservoirs created by the Masonry Dam. The dam diverts the water into two large penstocks which drop water 620 feet to the hydroelectric power plant at Cedar Falls, the birthplace of Seattle City Light. After the water generates electricity at Cedar Falls, it is released back into the river and continues to flow downstream for 12 more miles to the Landsburg diversion dam. At Landsburg, an average of 18% of the river is diverted for drinking water. It is screened to remove debris, chlo- rinated to remove microbial contaminants and fluoridated before being sent to Lake Youngs. At Lake Youngs it is ozonated for odor and taste improvements and ex- posed to ultraviolet light to disable microbial contaminants such as chlorine- resistant Cryptosporidium. Lime and additional chlorine are also added. The remaining 82% of the Cedar River's annual flow continues downstream past Landsburg, through Maple Valley and Renton, flowing into Lake Washington, Lake Union, and out the Chittenden Locks in Ballard to Puget Sound.

Commissioner Stephen Puryear

The staff of Cedar River Water & Sewer District, would like to welcome Stephen Puryear as a newly elected commissioner of the District. Both he and his wife are longtime residents of the Fairwood and Maple Valley area. Although Steve is cur- rently enjoying his retirement, after a long career in the commercial banking industry, he wanted to continue to serve his local community. He chose to accomplish that goal by running for commissioner of his local water district.

Congratulations Steve on your election and welcome aboard! Watershed Tours

This 2.5 hour bus tour includes driving through the historic townsite of Cedar Falls, walking across the Masonry Dam, seeing Chester Morse Lake and expe- riencing Cedar Falls Waterfall. Along the way, your guide will share stories and pictures.

Register online at www.seattle.gov/util/cedarriverwatershed or call the Cedar River Watershed Education Center at 206-733-9421 for more information.

Backflow Assembly Testing Required Annually

The District’s Premise Isolation Cross Connection Control Program is intended to protect the public water supply from non-potable water. A cross connection which results in a backflow incident, al- lows potentially unsafe, non-potable water to enter the water supply, which could then be served to other customers. The District takes water quality seriously. If you have a potential source of cross connection, such as an irrigation system not currently protected by a backflow device, or know of others who may, please contact the District and we will assist those customers in bringing their systems into compliance. Devices required for these systems are a Double Check Valve or a Reduced Pressure Backflow Assembly, depending on the level of potential hazard and they must be on the Washington State list of approved devices. In addition, because they are mechanical devices and are not impervious to failure, they must be tested by a certified Backflow Assembly Tester upon installation and annually thereafter. Installation and annual test results are required to be sent to the District for record. If you are considering installing an irrigation system, please contact the District’s Cross Connection Control Specialist for our installation procedure and policies.

Water Meters SHUT OFF VALVE Cedar River staff often receive questions from customers concerning District -owned equipment. Shown is an example of the District-owned equipment contained within the meter box. If you are planning a water service line replacement, please call the District for guidance and remember to call for utility locates, free of charge and required by law. The phone number is 811.

Should you have a plumber or contractor suggest replacement or repair of equipment shown, avoid a potential tamper fee and call the District imme- diately. It is the District’s responsibility and jurisdiction to repair or replace the equipment if necessary.

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Direct Payment Withdraw

Cedar River Water & Sewer District offers direct payment withdrawal – payments may be electronically transferred from your account directly to the District. All customers interested in this option should complete the attached form and return it, along with a blank voided check, to the District. If you have any further questions regarding this feature, please contact the District office.

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