PCWD update

The Pine Cove Water District held its first board of directors meeting via Zoom this month.
The district is still looking into and researching options for upgrading its meters. General Manager Jerry Holldber presented future plans for district improvements and the cost associated with those improvements. The document is included with the story.
The board voted to purchase a New Holland L234 T4B-C Skid Steer Loader. Holldber stated that the district should receive $20,000 for the current skid steer if it is traded-in, bringing the purchase price down to $44,000 from $64,111.20. Tax is included in the amount. Holldber stated that the district can afford to pay for the piece of equipment out of its reserves. He will try to sell the current skid steer first, hoping to get $25,000 for it.
The district is selling more water due to an increase in residents, according to Holldber.
The board voted to keep its board officers the same and unanimously approved the following: Robert Hewitt as president, Diana Luther as vice president and Vicki Jakubac as secretary/treasurer.
Holldber provided a three-year water production comparison for the months of October, November, December and January in the operations report.
October: 2018 (3,251,540 gallons), 2019 (3,094,850 gallons) and 2020 (3,736,910 gallons)
November: 2018 (2,319,630 gallons), 2019 (2,014,660 gallons) and 2020 (3,026,176 gallons)
December: 2018 (2,134,910 gallons), 2019 (2,542,750 gallons) and 2020 (2,277,810 gallons)
January: 2019 (2,802,340 gallons), 2020 (2,532,400 gallons) and 2021 (3,012,150 gallons)
The district reported it produced 38,710,306 gallons of water, accounted for 34,461,798 gallons with an 11% water loss for the year 2020.