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Winter months bring freezing temperatures that can cause seri-

ous damage to metal and plastic pipes. There are a few precau-

tionary steps that you can take to help avoid serious problems

with your plumbing during the winter months.

Before freezing temperatures hit, make sure that your

irrigation system has been properly winterized. Turn off

the system at the main control and open each valve until

the entire system drains of water. After the system is

drained, close each valve and leave the system shut off

until spring.

Disconnect garden hoses and insulate all outdoor faucets

(hose bibs).

If you are leaving your home for an extended period. Turn

off the water to the inside of your home and turn down the

temperature on the hot water heater. Leave the fire sprin-

kler system turned on. You may also want to disconnect

the ice maker in your refrigerator in case it leaks.

Heat tape can be used to wrap interior and exterior pipes.

Be sure to use products that are designed and approved for

the intended use (indoor or outdoor).

Insulate exposed water pipes in the basement, attic, and

crawl space. This adds protection against freezing and also

helps prevent water waste by keeping the water in the

pipes warmer.

Seal any leaks that allow cold air inside. Air leaks may be

found around electrical wiring, dryer vents, and pipes. Use

caulk or insulation to keep cold air out.

Open cabinet doors under sinks and appliances near exte-

rior walls to keep pipes warm.

Never set the thermostat in your house lower that 55⁰F in

order to prevent frozen pipes.

Know where your main water shutoff valve is located so

you can quickly turn it off is case of emergency.

Thaw frozen lines with a hair dryer, heater, or heat tape.

Never use a torch or open flame and never use electrical

appliances in areas of standing water.

PREVENT FROZEN WATER LINES

THIS WINTER When a Wolf Creek Water & Sewer Imp. Dist. Repre-

sentative comes to your home or business, he or she

will be carrying an official identification badge. This

badge included the representative’s photo, name and

Wolf Creek Water & Sewer Imp. Dist. ‘s name.

If someone claiming to be a Wolf Creek Water & Sew-

er Imp Dist. Representative comes to your home,

please feel free to ask to see his or her badge. If the

person claiming to represent us does not have a badge,

DO NOT allow that person to enter your home or

premises, and immediately report the incident to the

District office at 801-745-3435. If the person does have

a badge but you still have doubts, please call us at 801-

745-3435, and we can determine if any work is sched-

uled at your address.

METER SAFETY TIPS

Even though the culinary and secondary meters are the

responsibility of the District the care and maintenance

around the meter boxes are the responsibility of the home-

owners.

We ask that you please keep the meter boxes unobstructed

by debris, do not cover the boxes with landscape bark or

plant shrubs or trees around the boxes.

We need to have these areas clear so that emergency

responders and the District personnel can get to these

areas quickly in case of emergencies.

SEWER LATERAL’S ARE THE

RESPONSIBILITY OF THE HOMEOWNER

OR THE BUSINESS OWNER

A sewer lateral is the underground pipe that connects a resi-

dence or business to the sewer line. Most homeowners or

business owners don’t pay much attention to the sewer lateral

because it’s underground. OUT OF SIGHT OUT OF MIND!

If a problem does flare up it can’t be ignored.! Many

home warranties or insurance companies do not cover sewer

laterals because they are concealed and the problem has been

developing over time.

Signs that you may have a problem are: Musky or Unnatural

Odors, Lawn Indentations, Persistent Clogging, Damp Spots

Inside Your Home, Backed up Basement Drains or Plumbing.

If you notice any of the signs you may want to call a plumb-

ing professional to check it out.

Identifying a Wolf Creek Water & Sewer Improvement

FROM THE WATER & SEWER

UTILITY MANAGEMENT

WE WILL BEGIN DRAINING AND SHUTTING DOWN THE IRRIGATION SYSTEM

BETWEEN OCTOBER 17TH TO THE 21ST-WEATHER PERMITTING

THE ANNUAL OPEN BOARD MEETING AND BUDGET HEARING WILL BE HELD ON

DECEMBER 8, 2016, AT 6:00 P.M. AT THE EDEN PARK PAVILION LOCATED AT

5600 E. 2000 N. EDEN, UTAH

If you have been reading any newspapers or watched

news reports in Utah you have seen articles on water

conservation. On September 15, 2016 the Standard Ex-

aminer ran an article “Utah isn’t conserving water and

we’re in for trouble soon”, and on September 16, 2016

the front page read “Northern Utah’s summer was hot-

test, driest—and a preview of things to come”. These

articles include the Wolf Creek district. We seen many

of our customers use exorbitant amounts of water this

summer. The climate cycle is changing and Utah is not

receiving the winter snowpack or rain totals like it used

to. We are asking our customers to be more responsible

next summer and start conserving the water before its

gone.

Sincerely The Wolf Creek Water & Sewer Improvement District Board of Trustees & Management

THE HOT DAYS OF SUMMER

This summer was really hot and the climate trends are

continuing to indicate more record breaking heat to

come in the following years. Utah is the second driest

state in the country, it is classified as a desert.

Most of the District’s customers tried to offset the heat

this summer, by using more water for their lawns and

then they received really high water bills.

With cooler weather on the way, now is the perfect time

to consider xeriscaping your yard. THAT’S XERI-

SCAPING NOT ZERO-WATER LANDSCAPE. It

means finding the appropriate plants that need less water

in order to thrive in the area and look great in your land-

scape.

They say that 60% of outdoor water use is dedicated to

lawn maintenance and that half of that water runs off as

waste. Xeriscape doesn’t require that you get rid of all

your grass, using drought-tolerant grass can create a

lush, colorful yard while reducing your water bill.

Re-thinking the types of plants in your yard could also

help. Plant native plants that are indigenous to our cli-

mate. They adapt to the environment, they tolerate to

soils, they are more resistant to local pests and have low

water needs since they are used to living in the area.

This will take some planning and design for your yard.

Homeowners make the mistake of thinking that a yard

based on a xeriscaping philosophy is largely brown with

boring plants when, in fact, this isn’t the case as plenty

of color and flowering options liven up yards every-

where. Of course, you can implement a xeriscaping phi-

losophy at any stage your yard is in. But planning and

design is required, just plonking down a few water-wise

plants here and there isn’t going to do the trick.

Experts recommend drip or low-volume spray emitters,

which get water to the base of the plant without runoff

or water loss from evaporation. Apply mulch, such as

compost or manure, under and around plants to help the

soil retain moisture and keep cool. Control weeds,

which compete with your plants for water.

Xeriscaping your yard is a great way to have a beautiful

yard all summer long and at the same time keeping your

monthly water bills at the minimum. GIVE IT A TRY!

In 2015 the District completed the Culinary Water Master Plan

and in 2016 we have been working with Gardner Engineering

and have now completed a new Sewer Master Plan. This plan is

an overall assessment of our existing system. It will help us take

inventory of what we have, what we need to upgrade and lets us

take a look down the road to the future.

We will soon begin working on the Secondary (Irrigation) Mas-

ter Plan it will also provide us with the same type of infor -

mation on the needs for the existing system and will help us

determine the needs for secondary (irrigation) water in the fu-

ture.

These master plans help guide our District officials to determine

how to make needed changes to our systems and helps deter-

mine when the changes should be made, in order to be ready for

growth in our district.

At the sewage treatment plant, the new Muffin

Monster Grinder has been installed to protect

the treatment plant from the things that should-

n’t be flushed. This includes clothing, wood,

plastic bags and bottles, diapers, rocks of all

sizes and a huge amount of those not-so-

flushable wipes. It takes a lot of time to unravel these items out

of our system. The grinder allows these items to be ground

down into smaller bits that flow through the treatment plant.

Please still be careful what you flush, since these non-

flushable items also block sewer pipes and cause back-ups.

In 2016 the District purchased a Compact See Snake Camera

System. This camera travels through the water and sewer

lines and is controlled remotely. It can locate broken lines and

clogs that may have developed in the lines.

The See Snake was put to the test the day after

it was purchased on Elkridge Trail. It located a

broken sewer line that was allowing 50,000

gallons of infiltration per day. The District still

had to dig a big deep hole in the road, but it took the guess work

out of where to start digging to make the needed repairs.