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Board News

Regular Board Meeting Agenda

May 15, 2025 @ 6 PM

Location: Remote Video Meeting

(Microsoft Teams instructions below)

PURSUANT TO A.R.S. 38-431; Rim Trail DWID Board will hold a Regular Board Meeting at 6:00 pm on May 15, 2025. Pursuant to A.R.S. 38-431.03(A)(3). Persons with disabilities needing accommodation or alternative formats should contact District 72 hrs in advance. PURSUANT TO A.R.S. 38-431.02, Notice is hereby given, the public will have access to the meeting at 5:59pm. The following is a list of items that may or may not be discussed at the meeting. Action or decisions may or may not be taken on any or all items. Executive Session: 38-431.03; The public body may hold an executive session.

I. Agenda

1. Call to order

2. Roll call & Confirm quorum.

II. Regular Business

3. Action Item: Meeting Minutes

4. Accept: Financial reporting

5. Operators Report

6. District Manager Report

III. Old Business

7. Action Item: Notices posting location update

8. Action Item: WIFA Funds Management Update

9. Action Item: Water Treatment Plant update

10. Action Item: Gila County Account access, signer and authorization for administrative functions of Rim Trail DWID for board and/or staff.

IV. New Business

11. Discuss/Approve or Deny: Possible action regarding District Water rights.

12. Discuss/Approve or Deny: Summer Water Restriction guidelines and effective date notice to customers.

13. Discuss/Approve or Deny: Bluestake Account contact updates

14. Discuss/Approve or Deny: Late fee updates to remove 2.5% calculation or flat rate of $5; Effective 7/1/25.

15. Discuss: Tentative Budget 2025/2026 & set Budget Work Session & Public Hearing date and time

16. Call to Public: For non-agenda items, members of the public may address the Board on any issue within the Board's jurisdiction.

V. Adjournment

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Paperless Automatic Billing

Rim Trail Domestic Water Improvement District has implemented Automatic Billing for water bills. Several of you have already enrolled and will begin making direct payments to the District. This saves time, checks, stamps and the possibility of being late in making a payment on your water bill.

Click here for the application for Automatic Billing. You can also call Dan Utz at his office and he will walk you through the process of completing the application. Either way you can enjoy the convenience of having your water bill taken care of automatically each month. If you would like to know more about this program, give Dan a call at (928) 595-0290

811 - ARIZONA BLUE STAKE

IF YOU ARE DOING ANY TYPE OF DIGGING ON YOUR PROPERTY OR IN THE DISTRICT, YOU MUST CALL 811, ARIZONA BLUE STAKE.

Recently, we had two water line breaks that were man-caused. One break was due to someone driving their vehicle too close to one of our Blue Water Line Markers for a water valve box and consequently broke the main water line. The second break was due to digging without first calling 811.

We realize most of us who have other homes in the valley or moved from the city, expect the water lines to be in the street utility easements. That is not the case in the Rim Trail Domestic Water Improvement District. The original water lines were installed in the 1950’s and they did not necessarily follow along our roads in Rim Trail. In fact about 25% of our water lines run thru private property. The water line still has an utility easement, but it goes through some of the properties in our community, instead of along the roads. We will be installing more Blue Water Line Markers in Rim Trail. Then you can see where the water line goes through the properties and avoid hitting any water lines. Until we can complete this project, the only way to know where the water line is before you dig is to call 811, Arizona Blue Stake. It is also the LAW.

WATER SHUTOFF VALVE

In our District Rules and Regulations document (on our web site) dated January 1, 2007, we require all home owners to have a private shut-off valve on their side of the meter (Paragraph 5.4.B). Customers are not to use the District’s meter as a “turn-on/turn-off device except in the case of emergency” (paragraph 5.2.I).

We realize that many of our homes were built years ago before the idea of having a personal shut-off valve was instituted. However, the need for this is real; on many occasions if a homeowner had such a valve and used it, it would have prevented major water leaks. Using our district meter valve to turn on and off your water wears it out and if it fails, we have to shut down the main line to replace it. In addition, there is the issue of backflow, of water either being drained or siphoned from your home if there is a break or leak on the main line.

So to help our homeowners who do not have such a private shut-off valve, please contact Dan Utz, District Manager, (928) 595-0290 so we can work together to get one installed along with a backflow check valve.

Public Notices and Meeting Minutes

All meeting notices, agendas, and minutes for the Rim Trail Domestic Water Improvement District are posted on this website: www.rimtrailwater.org, in accordance with A.R.S. § 38-431.01 and § 38-431.02.

Notices and agendas are posted at least 24 hours in advance.

Minutes of meetings are available for public inspection within three working days after each meeting.