The water is treated to remove iron and manganese that is commonly found in ground water in this area. Kivley Well is used as a backup source.
Treated water is stored in a one million gallon reservoir.
An additional 2 million gallon water storage reservoir for the Tri-Area is currently under construction. In order to protect this groundwater source and to comply with Washington State Department of Health regulations we have developed a Wellhead Protection Program. As part of our Wellhead Protection Program, the most sensitive area contributing water to the well was mapped. This area is called the Wellhead Protection Area. Following the mapping an inventory of potential sources of groundwater contamination was conducted.