Three important changes addressed at Shoreline Water District’s Public Meeting

Shoreline Water District held a public meeting Tuesday night, where approximately a dozen ratepayers and other area residents met to discuss the following three changes.

1) Upgrading the North City reservoir and pump station

Our 3.7 million gallon storage tank is getting a new Pump Station to improve efficiency and reduce maintenance costs, some internal and external improvements, and a fresh coat of paint. The new pump station will be able to utilize nearly all of the volume in the reservoir while maximizing water pressure with highly energy efficient pumps. The project includes improvements to the system pressures at the intersection of 15th Ave NE and 24th Ave NE.  The project is expected to go out for bid in May and be completed in early 2014.  Funding is coming from 2011 bonds obtained at 3.04% interest along with a low 1.24% interest rate loan. 

2) Renaming the Water District

Shoreline Water District has never been affiliated with the City of Shoreline, but we keep getting their calls. To eliminate the confusion, we’d like to request your input and ideas for a new water district name. (We sent out ballots in the January / February bills.) The commissioners will review the names submitted later this spring in order to make a decision about a name change. 

3) A more amenable approach to inflationary-based rate increases.  

Our Board of Commissioners has voted to begin implementing smaller, inflationary level rate increases each year, rather than large intermittent increases which are more difficult for ratepayers.