The Madison Pipeline is back online as of Wednesday, April 27th!
The City of Gillette's Water Division announced that the existing Madison Pipeline is back online after a six-month rehabilitation project. Mayor Murphy & the City Council would like to thank the public for their conservation efforts during the project.
After a six-month closure for rehabilitation, the existing Madison Pipeline is back online and providing Gillette customers with water from the Madison aquifer. The thirty-year-old pipeline was shut down on November 1, 2010 to perform repairs and maintenance to extend the life of the pipeline at least another thirty years.
Remember: the Madison aquifer water is harder water than our in-town (Ft. Union aquifer) wells - so if you haven't been using your water softener the last six months - might be time to start. This would also be a good time to flush your water heater - please follow the manufacturer's instructions when doing so.
The return of the Madison Pipeline also means fluoride levels will return to normal over the course of the next two weeks.
While the pipeline is back online, the project isn't totally complete:
There will be some work at the Butler Spaeth/Boxelder intersection next week that will close north/south traffic on Butler Spaeth at the Boxelder intersection. Boxelder Road will open to through traffic, but traffic will be restricted. This closure will allow for the replacement of some faulty valves that were discovered after the rehab work at this intersection last fall. (another press release is forthcoming on this closure)
Also, on May 9th and 16th, the Water Division will be performing their spring flushing program by flushing out the water lines. The City of Gillette will post announcements about that as we get closer to those dates.
Again, many thanks to the community for your conservation efforts the past six months!
And kudos to Utilities Director Kendall Glover, Water Services Manager Diane Monahan, Utilities Project Manager Mike Cole, Utilities Project Manager Steve Peterson, the Water Division and the entire Utilities Department for their diligent efforts to keep the water running the past six months!
Your water division is:
Bryan Hendershot
Burl Coleman
Curtis Lehman
Dave Galles
Greg Bowman
Howard Jones
Matthew Jacobs
Mike Garner
Mike Jundt
Randy Wilson
Scott Green
Scott Sorenson
Tim Gales
And thank you to the Mayor & City Council for supporting the project;
the contractor, Garney Construction, for getting the project completed
on time and on budget; and to the Wyoming Water Development Commission
for funding the project.
For more information contact Public Information Officer Joe Lunne at
(307) 686-5393.
p.s. Don't forget to vote on the Capital Facilities Tax May 3rd!
he City of Gillette will be performing much needed maintenance to the inside of the 42 mile long Madison treated water transmission pipeline between the City’s existing Madison formation well field (located near milepost 170.3 on US Hwy. 14 in Crook County) and the City of Gillette.
During this time the existing Madison Water Pipeline will be shut down for internal repairs from Monday, November 1st through Monday, May 1st, and the city will be relying on in-town wells to produce all the water for city water customers. The City of Gillette asks all of its water customers to cut back on winter water usage - we need hold our water usage from November 1st through May 1st below 3 Million Gallons per Day (MGD).
Conserving water during this time will also help keep the fluoride levels in the city's water under 2.0 mg/L, which is an acceptable level. Please remember to conserve water like a camel!
Water Usage & Fluoride level weekly averages (most recent results on top)
April 15th - 21st
Water Usage - 2.74 Million Gallons/Day (MGD) (Target level is 3.0 MGD or below)
Fluoride Level - 2.32 mg/L (Target level is 2.0 mg/L or below)
April 8th - 14th
Water Usage - 2.85 Million Gallons/Day (MGD) (Target level is 3.0 MGD or below)
Fluoride Level - 2.4 mg/L (Target level is 2.0 mg/L or below)
April 1st - 7th
Water Usage - 2.8 Million Gallons/Day (MGD) (Target level is 3.0 MGD or below)
Fluoride Level - 2.4 mg/L (Target level is 2.0 mg/L or below)
March 25th - 31st
Water Usage - 2.93 Million Gallons/Day (MGD) (Target level is 3.0 MGD or below)
Fluoride Level - 2.34 mg/L (Target level is 2.0 mg/L or below)
March 18th - 24th
Water Usage - 2.99 Million Gallons/Day (MGD) (Target level is 3.0 MGD or below)
Fluoride Level - 2.47 mg/L (Target level is 2.0 mg/L or below)
March 11th - 17th
Water Usage - 2.84 Million Gallons/Day (MGD) (Target level is 3.0 MGD or below)
Fluoride Level - 2.40 mg/L (Target level is 2.0 mg/L or below)
March 4th - 10th
Water Usage - 2.79 Million Gallons/Day (MGD) (Target level is 3.0 MGD or below)
Fluoride Level - 2.42 mg/L (Target level is 2.0 mg/L or below)
February 25th - March 3rd
Water Usage - 2.59 Million Gallons/Day (MGD) (Target level is 3.0 MGD or below)
Fluoride Level - 2.27 mg/L (Target level is 2.0 mg/L or below)
February 18th - 24th
Water Usage - 2.87 Million Gallons/Day (MGD) (Target level is 3.0 MGD or below)
Fluoride Level - 2.32 mg/L (Target level is 2.0 mg/L or below)
February 11th - 17th
Water Usage - 3.0 Million Gallons/Day (MGD) (Target level is 3.0 MGD or below)
Fluoride Level - 2.3 mg/L (Target level is 2.0 mg/L or below)
February 4th - 10th
Water Usage - Information Unavailable (Target level is 3.0 MGD or below)
Fluoride Level - 2.3 mg/L (Target level is 2.0 mg/L or below)
January 28th - February 3rd
Water Usage - 2.54 MGD (Target level is 3.0 MGD or below)
Fluoride Level - 2.22 mg/L (Target level is 2.0 mg/L or below)
January 21st - 27th
Water Usage - 2.75 MGD (Target level is 3.0 MGD or below)
Fluoride Level - 2.45 mg/L (Target level is 2.0 mg/L or below)
January 14th - 20th
Water Usage - 2.9 MGD (Target level is 3.0 MGD or below)
Fluoride Level - 2.47 mg/L (Target level is 2.0 mg/L or below)
January 7th - 13th
Water Usage - 2.79 MGD (Target level is 3.0 MGD or below)
Fluoride Level - 2.2 mg/L (Target level is 2.0 mg/L or below)
December 31st - January 6th
Water Usage - 2.39 MGD (Target level is 3.0 MGD or below)
Fluoride Level - 2.1 mg/L (Target level is 2.0 mg/L or below)
December 24th - 30th
Water Usage - 2.76 MGD (Target level is 3.0 MGD or below)
Fluoride Level - 2.33 mg/L (Target level is 2.0 mg/L or below)
December 17th - 23rd
Water Usage - 2.68 MGD (Target level is 3.0 MGD or below)
Fluoride Level - 2.37 mg/L (Target level is 2.0 mg/L or below)
December 10th - 16th
Water Usage - 2.69 MGD (Target level is 3.0 MGD or below)
Fluoride Level - 2.44 mg/L (Target level is 2.0 mg/L or below) - EPA Fluoride info
December 3rd - 9th
Water Usage - 2.68 MGD (Target level is 3.0 MGD or below)
Fluoride Level - 2.33 mg/L (Target level is 2.0 mg/L or below)
November 25th - December 2nd
Water Usage - 2.62 MGD (Target level is 3.0 MGD or below)
Fluoride Level - 2.0 mg/L (Target level is 2.0 mg/L or below)
November 19th - 24th
Water Usage - 2.53 MGD (Target level is 3.0 MGD or below)
Fluoride Level - 2.1 mg/L (Target level is 2.0 mg/L or below) - EPA Fluoride info
November 12th - 18th
Water Usage - 2.80 MGD (Target level is 3.0 MGD or below)
Fluoride Level - 2.012 mg/L (Target level is 2.0 mg/L or below)
November 5th - 11th
Water Usage - 2.85 MGD (Target level is 3.0 MGD or below)
Fluoride Level - 2.075 mg/L (Target level is 2.0 mg/L or below)
October 29th - November 4th
Water Usage - 2.89 MGD (Target level is 3.0 MGD or below)
Fluoride Level - 1.972 mg/L (Target level is 2.0 mg/L or below)
October 22nd - 28th
Water Usage - 3.02 MGD (Target level is 3.0 MGD or below)
Fluoride Level - 1.4 mg/L (Target level is 2.0 mg/L or below)
October 15th - 21st
Water Usage - 3.427 MGD (Target level is 3.0 MGD or below)
Fluoride Level - 1.73 mg/L (Target level is 2.0 mg/L or below)
Project Progress Meetings
The City of Gillette will hold construction project progress meetings once per month beginning in September, 2010. Updates to the construction schedule will be provided during these monthly progress meetings.
These meetings are open to the public and will be held at Fire Station #12 in Rozet (20 Jack Smith Road) at 2:00 p.m. on the following dates:
Meeting # 1 – Wednesday, September 8th at 2:00 p.m.
Meeting # 2 – Wednesday, October 6th at 2:00 p.m.
Meeting # 3 - Wednesday, November 10th at 2:00 p.m.
Meeting # 4 – Wednesday, December 8th at 2:00 p.m.
Meeting # 5 - Wednesday, January 5th at 2:00 p.m.
Meeting # 6 – Wednesday, February 2nd at 2:00 p.m.
Meeting # 7 – Wednesday, March 2nd at 2:00 p.m.
Meeting # 8 – Wednesday, April 6th at 2:00 p.m.
Meeting # 9 – Wednesday, May 4th at 2:00 p.m.
For more information on this project contact Public Information Officer Joe Lunne at (307) 686-5393.