BRIGHTWATER SEWER TREATMENT LOCATION

The newest proposed route for the Brightwater sewer treatment effluent line is adjacent to the Well Head Protection Area (WHPA) for the District and at the same approximate depth as the District’s aquifer. The proposed line runs through the 10 mile recharge area for the District wells. To date King County has not performed any site studies on the potential impact of this line to the Districts WHPA, aquifer and wells.

The District is requesting that King County provide both geological and hydro-geological data showing that there will no adverse impact to the District WHPA, aquifer and wells which will result from the tunneling. The District is also requiring written assurance from King County that the tunneling will not damage the aquifer or otherwise interfere with the Districts deep and artesian wells.

The Draft Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) is due out in early November. It is important that as many customers of the District as possible review and comment on the potential impact of this project on the water quality and quantity of your District.

A copy of the Draft EIS will be available for review at the District offices once it is received.

STUDY OF POTENTIAL ASSUMPTION OF WATER DISTRICT BY THE CITY OF LAKE FOREST PARK

The City of Lake Forest Park (City) has sent out a Request For Proposal (RFP) to study the potential benefits and liabilities of proceeding with an assumption of all or a portion of the facilities of the water purveyors in Lake Forest Park.

One of the sections in the RFP states: "IDENTIFY THE ISSUES IF THE CITY WERE TO COMBINE THE LAKE FOREST PARK WATER DISTRICT GROUNDWATER SUPPLY WITH THE CITY OF SEATTLE WATER SOURCE USED BY THE OTHER THREE UTILTIES. DISCUSS THE ISSUES INVOLVED WITH AN ACQUISISTION OF A LONG-TERM WATER SUPPLY IF THE USE OF THE WELL FIELD OWNED BY THE LAKE FOREST PARK WATER DISTRICT HAD TO BE DISCONTINUED."

The schedule for the RFP is published as follows:

Proposals Due: October 10, 2002 @ 4:00 pm

Interview with Short-Listed Firms: week of October 14-18, 2002

Contract Negotiations: completed by October 31, 2002

Contract Presented to Council: November 14, 2002

Anyone interested may attend the Council meeting on November 14^th to obtain further information about the City’s consultant selection process. Interested persons may also contact the District for information regarding the District’s water supply and distribution system.

The District has a program of maintenance and repairs of District facilities to help ensure that we provide continued high quality water for our customers. As part of this program, we will be sandblasting, repairing and repainting the inside of the lower reservoir located in the WHPA. While the tank is being repaired and painted a standby tank has been installed to provided uninterrupted water service. The installation of this standby tank allows us to serve customers in the same manner as always, plus we will no longer have to purchase chlorinated water from an outside source during tank repairs and maintenance.

The project is expected to start in early November and take up to 40 days to complete.

Every three years the District is required by the federal Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the State Department of Health (DOH) to test for lead and copper concentrations within homes located in the District’s service area. The purpose is to review ten homes located within the District and test for the maximum contaminate levels (MCL) of lead solder and copper within the residences. The tests are preformed by an independent, outside laboratory. Results of these tests are reported directly to DOH as well as to the customers participating.

We are currently looking for volunteers to participate in this free testing. To be eligible you must have copper piping that was installed within the majority of your residence prior to 1986.

If you are interested in participating in this study please contact Tony Sexton at the District office.

During the summer months you may see District staff trimming blackberry bushes, ivy and other overgrown vegetation in the vicinity of your yards. We do this in order to be able to access and read the water meters. During the rainy and cloudy months reading meters becomes very difficult. Trees and bushes that hang over the meter block access and limit visibility. Plants located near the meter sometimes cover the meter and make for unsafe conditions.

Your help in keeping a clear path to and around the meter will help us control our costs and make for a safer working environment for the person reading the water meter. Failure to provide this could result in the District trimming the vegetation.

Thank you for helping provide a safe working environment.