Tag: emergency repairs

Emergency Notice – Please Stop All Unnecessary Watering Until Further Notice!

We are having an issue with our surface water intake. As a result, our wells are now our only source of water. These wells cannot keep up with the summertime demand in our community.

Please stop all unnecessary use of water including outdoor landscape watering until the surface water issue is resolved.

We hope to have this fixed by the weekend, but the timeline may change.

We will post another notice once the problem is resolved and landscape watering can resume.

Thank you for your assistance and understanding.

Upcoming Board Meeting This Saturday – at the Fire Station

We’ll be meeting in-person this Saturday, August, 21, 2021, starting at 8:30 a.m., at Station 92, 799 Hot Springs Road, in Markleeville.

On the agenda are many items, including the election of one (1) director, with substantial time set aside for the following:

  • Operations Report
  • Systems Condition Report (clean-up, MWC’s plant infrastructure, collection gallery status, and more)
  • Status of MWC’s insurance claim
  • Status of the CA Dept. of Emergency Services claim
  • NRCS Emergency Watershed Restoration Program
  • Water-use restrictions

That’s not a complete list, by the way. Go to our Important Documents Page, and scroll down to “Board Meeting Agendas (current year),” to view the entire agenda.

We’ve got a lot to cover and members and qualified persons are strongly encouraged to attend.

Masks are required.

We hope to see you Saturday and please feel free to spread the word.

Emergency Repairs on Transmission Line Tonight!

Posted at approx. 7:20 p.m.

Unfortunately, there’s been a break in our 6″ transmission line. This break occurred at/on the Robinson property when a contractor hit the line.

We will be turning off water at the plant about 7:30 p.m. for approxmately 3 hours.

Members along Hot Springs Road, including all of town, could be affected! Marklee Village, however, should not see an impact as that tank is full.

Please be patient, and don’t head to the repair area, as you may get in the way.

If all goes well we’ll have the water back on in the next 3-4 hours. We’ll post another update later tonight or tomorrow morning.