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Parkville Water District outlines water‑rights portfolio and aging pipeline repairs
Summary
Greg Teeter described Parkville Water District’s sources, senior water rights and a program of main replacements and reservoir work, and warned that while the district has water supply, much of the distribution system is aged and will require multimillion‑dollar replacements and grant funding.
Greg Teeter, speaking for Parkville Water District, gave Lake County commissioners a broad briefing on the district’s water supplies, system condition and planned projects during the Jan. 20 work session.
Teeter said Parkville maintains a portfolio of senior surface‑water rights — some dating to the 1860s — and several groundwater sources including a Canterbury mine‑tunnel well that the district drilled in 2012 to stabilize winter supply. The district reports roughly 2,727 service connections and about 30 miles of mains and service lines in its system.
Infrastructure needs: Teeter said much of the distribution network is old — including an 1879 cast‑iron main and multiple galvanized and copper service lines — and that the district has significant losses to address. He described…
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