Line down temporally

Timing has been great for a broken riser. There is a broken riser on 12920 S. We have shut that line down for a few days. It should be back up soon. The good news is no one should be in need of water with all the rain that we have been receiving. We have finished the blow lines at the end of 12974 S. This will improve the pressure for the entire system as we will be blowing all of the lines two times a year now.

Once again this irrigation association is made up of 120 homes. Everyone is an owner of the water. It is 100% volunteer. We do this and help keep the water running because we know it is a wonderful deal. Ask your friends and family in Riverton that are not on the system how much they have to pay and you will be amazed at the great deal we have here. With that being said, it is all of our jobs to help keep the water flowing. If you have a problem, try and fix it. If you do not have the knowledge or skills to do so ask a neighbor. If you need the water temporally shut down please contact the block captain that lives closest to you.

Thanks again for all of those volunteers that have helped thus far.

A few bumps

As the watering season begins there are always a few bumps. This year has not been an exception. We have had many times that for no reason we loose our siphon in the main line. This causes the entire system to shut down. Jeff Dahle has had to re-siphon the system 4 times just this week. It takes just short of an hour to do this. Thank you Jeff for doing this. With all of the problems that we have had we are going to look into a better way to get the water to our lines. We as a board have a few ideas that should work out well.

In the mean time we are adjusting the times that the pumps will be on. The pumps will run from 12:30 AM until 11:30 PM. That means that there is only one hour in the day that there will not be water. We hope that this will accommodate everyone and we are certain that it will be easy to correct YOUR system if there is a conflict.

Thanks for your patience.

Ready ... Set ... Go

The work projects that have been scheduled have all completed to date. This means that we will fill the system and we will have water next Saturday pending everything goes well. Once again please make sure that your personal lines are turned off until Saturday mid morning. If you have any problems once the water is on please contact your block captain. We look forward to a smooth year of watering!

Thanks

MGIA

Water in the Canal

As most of you have noticed there is water in the canal. This means that there will be water in our lines soon! If you would please prepare for this by making sure that your main valve is turned off. This will help when we turn the water on to ensure that we do not have any breaks or leaks in the system. Once the water is on, feel free to turn on your systems to test for leaks and breaks. Each year at the beginning of watering season there are several houses that have issues to kink out. We understand that there will be times that we need to turn off the water for repairs. Please be patient with these times.

Before the water is turned on this year we need to repair a cleaning/blow out station at the end of 12974 S. (East end, Hendersons yard). By doing this we all should have more pressure. This work is done on a volunteer basis and we are looking help. This work will start April 23rd and hopefully end the next day the 24th. If you are able to help please contact Jeff Dahle at 801-254-1838 home or 801-231-4367 cell for times and more information. Once this is complete we should be able to have water flowing.

As an FYI during heavy rainstorms we will periodically be turning off the pumps. On average it costs us $20 a day to run the pumps. These days that we can turn the pumps off will reflect savings to you in the long run. We appreciate your patience in this. We look forward to a great summer and watering season! If you have any questions or concerns feel free to call a member of the board or your block captain.

Thanks

MGIA

Welcome

Welcome to Morning Glory Irrigation Association. This blog should help all of us stay in touch with what is going on with the system. This will also be a place for reference if you are having a problem with your water.

We are going to be very organized. We have volunteers through out the association that are block captains. These block captains have agreed to help if there are problems with your system. They are also your contact person if there is no water and the Board is unaware of it. We ask that before you call to inform your block captain about no water you please check to see if we are already aware of the problem. You may do this by driving by the pump house (located at approx 12990 S 2200 W). If we are aware of the problem you will see either someone there or there will be an Orange signal in the vent to the right (South) of the door. We will update the blog as often as we can to let you aware of any problems that we may be experiencing and an approximate time when the pumps will be back up and running.

In most cases it will be isolated to your line and not the entire system. A map will be posted that will tell you who your block caption is and contact information for them. There will also be a map telling you which line you are on.

Once again this is a volunteer based, non-profit organization. Please be patient with us. If you do not like how something is being done we encourage you to become involved and help with input.