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January 2016 North Kootenai Water and Sewer District TheWater Connection 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!
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Page 1: January 2016 - North Kootenai Water & Sewer DistrictThawing Frozen Pipes The American Red Cross website has the following ideas for thawing frozen water pipes: Keep the faucet open.

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!

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