System: Ranchview Estates Water District.

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Date: 11/18/2024
Water usage:

The total domestic water usage for the month of October was 407,536 total gallons for an average daily flow rate of 13,146. This is another slight decrease from last month by 2,500 gallons per day but is still consistent with previous flow rates.

The total flow through the irrigation system for the October was 1,076,989 gallons for an average daily flow rate of 34,741. This is a significant decrease in usage from last month by 141,000 gallons per day which is a very welcome sight. For the DNRC reporting year the total flow through the irrigation system was 29,643,536 gallons or 90.97 Acre Feet which would be 1,500,000 gallons more than last year.
Sampling:

All monthly samples completed.

Date: 09/04/2024

Mapping Shutoff Valves

The Board of Directors of the Ranchview County Water District recently contracted with our water manager, Duncan Quigley, to conduct a mapping project of the shutoff valves for each property in the subdivision.  Each household has two shutoff valves – one for domestic water and the other for irrigation water.  The subdivision’s developer did not leave a map for these valves.  Some of the valves are visible above ground and others, we have discovered, are buried a foot or more underground.  The mapping project is a proactive effort by the Board to make sure we know where every shutoff valve is located so that we can shutoff water in the event of an emergency.  So, if you see Duncan in your yard trying to locate your shutoff valves, the Board wants everyone to know what’s going on.  If you have questions, please call Bob Bennett ((406) 422-9247) or Jim Oppedahl ((406) 431-6623) to discuss any concerns.  

Projects: via Duncan (well management) 09/16/2024

I have been locating the curb stops and main valves around the subdivision and have gotten the North side of Lariat and along winter wheat. I have switched the maps to a google file that seems to be easier to map and can give everyone access without having to keep track of a folder of maps.

Projects:
The lead and copper inventory report was reluctantly completed and submitted to DEQ.

Water usage: History
Date: 10/17/2024
The total domestic water usage for the month of September was 466,742 gallons for an average flow rate of 15,558 gallons. This is a slight decrease in usage from August but is very consistent with previous years.
The total flow through the irrigation system for the Month was 5,281,714 gallons for an average daily flow of 176,057 gallons. This is a decrease in usage from last month by 31,000 gallons per day with a sharp drop around the middle of the month which is very good to see after the hot summer.

Date: 9/16/2024
The total domestic water usage for the month of August was 521,419 gallons for an average daily flow rate of 16,819 gallons.
The total flow of the irrigation system for the month of August was 6,439,245 gallons for an average daily flow rate of 207,717 gallons.
For the year as a whole the total flow through the irrigation system has been 24,372,134 total gallons which is 4,000,000 gallons more than last year.

Date: 7/15/2024
The total domestic water usage for the month of June was 529,724 gallons for an average daily flow of 17,657 gallons. 
The total flow for the irrigation side of the system was 6,253,137 gallons for an average daily flow of 208,437 gallons. 

Date: 6/16/2024
The total domestic water usage for the month of May was 432,555 gallons for an average daily flow of 13,953 gallons. 
The total usage for the irrigation system is 3,877,354 gallons for an average daily flow of 125,075 gallons.

 *******WATER RIGHTS ISSUES*******

I have been in contact with Jim about some additional water rights that he was able to dig up. We have been going off of one water right (41I 88721-00) that allows for 25 Acre Ft of use for domestic and 85 Acre Ft for irrigation use. This was causing us to go right up to our allotment but the other right Jim was able to find (41I 89787-00) which allows for 83.75 Acre Ft for irrigation use only. I have never been able to find this right because it is assigned to two different names. But after looking into the paperwork Jim sent it was a concern that each right went to each set of wells. The way it reads is the 130 Acre Ft goes to the domestic wells and the 83.75 Acre Ft goes to the irrigation wells, however later on in the paragraph it says they can be used together. I did call DNRC to see how they would interpret how they were split up and was told since they are going to the same allotment they can be used together. Which is good news about bumping up against the water rights.