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January 2016
North Kootenai Water and Sewer District
TheWaterConnection
Six Reasons to Drink Water
It’s January and a lot of people are looking to get into better
shape as their New Year’s Resolution. Did you know that
drinking water is excellent for your health?
The following six reasons to drink water were taken from an article written by Kathleen M. Zelman, MPH, RD, LD, and
published on www.webmd.com.
1. Drinking water helps maintain the balance of body fluids.
2. Water can help control calories.
3. Water helps energize muscles.
4. Water helps keep skin looking good.
5. Water helps your kidneys.
6. Water helps maintain normal bowel function.
To read the complete article go to www.webmd.com/diet/6-
reasons-to-drink-water.
Mother Nature Our number one goal is to keep our customers in service
with quality water. Sometimes the weather makes this a challenge. Snow storms create additional work for the
crew. We have 27 well-house and reservoir sites, the shop, and the office to keep clear of snow. The picture
above shows one of our well houses that is getting ready
to be plowed. Thanks to mother nature, a tree had to be removed, as well.
With snow on the ground, checking a customer’s meter or
shutting it off for a leak repair means the meter has to be
found under the snow and dug out. If you dig the meter out yourself, remember to cover it back up when you are
finished. Snow is a great insulator and will keep your me-ter from freezing.
We have a great crew that will respond to customer’s needs as soon as possible. We thank you for your pa-
tience and understanding for delays that are out of our control. A special thanks to those very nice customers that
were out of service on Christmas Day.
Conservation Tip
When washing dishes by hand, don’t leave the
water running the whole time. If your sink has
two basins, fill one with water for washing and another with water for rinsing. If you only have one basin, lather
up and scrub several dishes, then turn the water on to rinse them all at once.
Thawing Frozen Pipes
The American Red Cross website has the following ideas for
thawing frozen water pipes:
Keep the faucet open. As you treat the frozen pipe and the water begins to melt, water will begin to flow through
the frozen area. Running water will help melt ice in the
pipe. Apply heat to the section of pipe using an electric heating
pad wrapped around the pipe, an electric hair dryer or a portable space heater (kept away from flammable materi-
als). Do not use an open flame device.
If the frozen area is not accessible or you can not thaw the pipe, call a licensed plumber.
Check all other faucets. If one pipe freezes, others may freeze, too.
For more information, go to www.redcross.org/prepare/
disaster/winter-storm/preventing-thawing-frozen-pipes.
Clear Snow from Fire Hydrants
Please keep the snow removed around fire
hydrants near your home. During a fire, the fire department will need access to fire hy-
drants as fast as possible. Digging out the fire hydrant at that time can use up valuable time
that could be used in putting out a house fire.
The home that is saved could be yours.
We Will be closed on
Monday, February 15, 2016
In honor of presIdent’s day!