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Rathdrum staff outlines water‑pressure monitoring plan; council delays moratorium while collecting more data
Summary
After a detailed staff briefing on water‑system monitoring, master planning and targeted pressure tests, Rathdrum council agreed there is insufficient evidence to declare an emergency moratorium citywide and voted to table any imminent‑peril findings until the second meeting in July to allow more monitoring and master‑plan modeling.
Rathdrum city staff presented an extended briefing on efforts to investigate resident complaints about low water pressure and the actions the city is taking to find, quantify and — if necessary — fix any distribution issues.
What staff presented: Public works and utility staff described the city’s multi‑pronged program. Items under way include a contracted water master plan by JUB Engineers (contracted March 2025, study due September 2026), a SCADA upgrade to capture higher‑resolution operational data, placement of continuous pressure recorders in neighborhoods of concern, targeted leak detection, meter accuracy checks, and prioritized hydraulic “looping” projects (the Lancaster Road water‑main extension approved the same night was cited as one example of a gap‑filling…
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