General Manager Paul H. Ashton , J.D. Board of Trustees Paulina Flint, Chair Arthur L. Kimball, Vice Chair James C. Ha

1. April 2009 General Manager’s Report Legislative Update The Utah Legislature finished its work for the 2009 General Session late in the evening on March 12, 2009. A number of us were fairly busy this year as we sought to protect the District’s interests with regard to new bills being introduced. In that regard, there were numerous bills dealing with water this year. Also, a number of bills were introduced directly impacting how the District conducts its business and its relationship to the public. Each bill had to be carefully reviewed and a determination had to be made on whether to support or oppose passage of the bill. In addition to the water and local district bills, other bills were introduced that impacted many of our customers. For example, a number of residents of the White City community were very involved in supporting bills to lift the “sunset date” for townships and to allow creation of a Sheriff’s District. The township bill, sponsored by Senator Mayne, passed overwhelmingly, and, as a consequence the future existence of the White City Township is enhanced. Overall, I can honestly say, we had a very successful Legislative Session and most of our comments were positively received by the Legislators. Special thanks and appreciation is owed to Arthur L. Kimball, who sits not only on White City Water Improvement District’s Board of Trustees but is also this year the Chair of the Utah Association of Special District. Also, Paulina Flint, Chair of the WCWID Board, was instrumental as Chair of Association of Community Councils Together, in coordinating and lobbying for passage of the Township Bill. Finally, thank all of you for your continued support for the District. If you have any questions about the Legislative session, please feel free to ask. Back Flow Prevention Spring is here and everyone starts thinking about gardens, lawns and other outdoor activities. What this means to WCWID is that the demand for water greatly increases and customer sprinkler systems are turning on. With the commencement of sprinkling, the District’s “Cross Connection” requirements kick in and many of you, especially in the newer subdivisions, but also including those that have modified or upgraded your sprinklers, will need to provide to the District evidence that your “Backflow Prevention” asse,mblies are functioning correctly. The prevention of “back flow” into the District’s culinary water is essential for the public’s health. This is why those with back flow assemblies on their sprinkling systems must have them inspected PRIOR to putting the systems into use for the summer season. This inspection must also be done by a certified back flow technician (a list is available at the District Office). Those property owners which we know to be subject to WCWID’s Cross Connection requirements will be receiving letters from the District informing them of their obligations. Back flow is defined as: “The undesirable reversal of flow of water or mixtures of water and other liquids, gases or other substances into the drinking water system. Occurs due to a pressure differential between two points within a continuous fluid system.” Back flow can occur where there is a cross connection between the public drinking water system and other pipes (like a sprinkler system), or other source of water, industrial fluid, gas or other substance, that can flow into the drinking water system as a result of pressure changes. (As a simple illustration, think of a siphon hose.) The dangers of back flow is such that the State Division of Drinking Water has approved the following Rule to apply to Public Water Systems: Rule 309-105-12: “[A] water supplier shall not allow a connection to his system which may jeopardize its quality and integrity. Cross connections are not allowed unless controlled by an approved and properly operating backflow assembly. White City Water Improvement District999 E. Galena DriveSandy, UT. Office: 801-571-3991 Fax: 801-571-2688E-mail: info@wcwid.OrgWebsite: www.wcwid.org General Manager Paul H. Ashton , J.D. Board of Trustees Paulina Flint, Chair Arthur L. Kimball, Vice Chair James C. Hadlock, Clerk Garry True, Treasurer Dortha M. Robinson Inside this issue: General Manager’s Report 1 & 2

2. White City Water Improvement DistrictPage 2 Back Flow Prevention Continued Electronic Payments & WCWID Change of Internet Payment Provider The requirements of Chapter 6 of the 2000 International Plumbing Code and its amendments as adopted by the Department of Commerce under R156-56 shall be met with respect to cross connection control and backflow prevention.” The Division Rules go on to require Public Water Systems to adopt enforcement regulations, train their staff on backflow prevention, and make the public aware of its dangers.Pursuant to the Rules, the District has a Cross Connection Program in place which requires us to do an inventory of existing backflow prevention assemblies in our system and have them available for review by the State. As new sprinkling systems installed, or existing systems being modified, must have an backflow prevention devise and the devise must be noted on the inventory. Consequently, if you have a backflow prevention devise/assembly, but do not receive a letter from the District, please contact us to let us know of its location. Thank you. In the February 2009 Newsletter, I noted the District was changing our “internet payment provider” to “Xpress Bill Pay” for purposes of handling accounts paid electronically. The newsletter stated any customer who desired to pay their bills on line should log on to the Xpress Bill Pay web site and create a new account and password. Most customers did so and the transition to the new service provider for them was fairly smooth. However, a few customers failed to create a new Xpress Bill Pay account and continued to rely on the old service provider, who did not take action. As a consequence of this, when those customers thought their water bills were being paid, the money remained in their banks and no payment was sent. The District discovered this situation in March when it was noted that some customers, that have never had difficulty paying their water bills, were on the “shut off” list for non-payment. Indeed, some of the customers had their water shut off for a few hours until the situation was discovered. When discovered the water was turned back on. The whole situation was unfortunate and WCWID would like to avoid any future occurrence. Consequently, if you pay your bills electronically, please check to ensure the money to pay those bills has, in fact, been transferred from your bank to the District. Neither you nor the District wants to end up with a situation where you think your water bills have been paid, but there is no record of it at the District. If the District has no record of payment, the account is flagged as being in arrears and a shut off of water service could be the result. Thank you for your cooperation!!!