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DATECATEGORYPERSONNELTimeJOB DESCRIPTIONMITIGATION OPPORTUNITIES
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12/19/2025Jim Eckstine18 hoursDirector of Operations
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FridayTami Eckstine18 hoursWater District Employee -
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Day 1 of Event - recieved alert that water plant was not working - goes into STANDBY. Drove to water plant. Upper Plant water basins were below the wiers and not feeding the plant the volume of water to meet demand. Water pressure in the system was dropping - we realized we would lose water.
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Jim, Tami Eckstine and Benzel Excavation10+10=20 HOURSTROUBLESHOOTING: Clean all intake screens (dam and river intake). Look at all systems for malfunctions. Investigated the mixing chambers, basins, and intake areas. Preventative Maintenance - inspect and clean screens every September
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Calls around to find a pump large enough to pump from river to basins. Found one in Portland and was delivered at midnight. A secondary location for providing water to the water plant and clear well.
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Orwarn was called - no response. We had to move forward so rented the pump from Portland.
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D: Water Control FacilitiesJim, Tami Eckstine and Benzel Excavation10+10=20 HOURSEmergency repairs (temporary repairs). Contacted pervious operators to find their ideas and locations of past problems with the intake pipe. Their experience lead us to clearing a path to Prather Creek to be able to pump water and get the system back up and running while we worked on finding the plug. that allowed us to have water suppling water to the plant to get back up and running asap. annual clearing of road to Prather Creek (landscape and gravel) - new gate in fence to Prather Creek - secondary location for pumping water from creek to basins (plug and play) -
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District Previous operators - VOLUNTEER HOURS (people you called)
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Jim, Tami Eckstine 10+10=20 HOURSContacting all agencies, other water districts, government officials to get help.
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bathroom
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B: emergency Protective measuresJackie Gawaltney4 hours● Emergency Operations Center activation - Phoning all customers to alert of upcoming water disruption and if loss of pressure we would be on Boil Water Notice.
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Cindy Igou4 hoursorganizing/tracking information/calling customers and answering questions
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2 hoursLUNCH
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Nicholas -Alviani - OHA REHS Techical Services1/2 hourDaily Contact with Nick
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Tami Eckstine1/2 hourCommunity Outreach - End of Day Facebook update Twilight Bark Group
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12/20/2025Jim Eckstine12 hoursBegan the process of clearing the trees and shrubs to get to Prather Creek. Cleared 100 ft of trees and brush to get to the Prather Creek intake. annual upkeep - landscaping and fresh gravel
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SaturdayTami Eckstine12 hours Locate the intake line, and look for any obvious obstructions - none foundmap intake line and review for repairs
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Drained the mixing chambers, then inspected the shut off valve for the mixing chambers and emtptied the line from the dam to the mixing stationprocedure to exercise all valves 2x per year -- SOP for cleaning mixing chambers
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Used decommissioned pipe (still had a valve) to flush from mixing chambers back to the blow-off.SAFETY - walkway grates - many have been stolen and we need to replace them to walk safely around the basins to complete needed procedures
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Reopened intake for mixing chambers and tried to refill - could not fill as there was still a plug. Tried this several time.
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(closed and reopened several times trying to dislodge any debris)new screens with a protective cover
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Pump is set up and feeding water from Prather Creek to the basins.
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vac truckRun 700 ft of high pressure jet hose from basins up the intake line. Nothing changed.
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Water is trickling in but not enough to make the system work.
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After dark - home at 9 pmlighting
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Nicholas -Alviani - OHA REHS Techical Services1/2 hourDaily Contact with Nick
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Cindy Igou2 hoursLUNCH
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B: emergency Protective measures
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Jackie Gawaltney4 hoursFielding calls and preparing for Boil Water Notification - Making calls for Boil Water Notification
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Cindy Igou2 hourPrinting Boil Water Notice - Make calls for Boil Water Notification
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Dennis Igou2 hourPosted Boil Water Notification at Post office, parks and Baker Bay
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B: emergency Protective measuresTami Eckstine1/2 hourCommunity Outreach - End of Day Facebook update Twilight Bark Group
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12/21/2025Jim EckstineDam intake to use the Vacumme Truck - (1/2 mike upriver from basins) Walk the line every day to look for clues. 90% of water pipe is undergroundOutside lighting - safety and no rental lights or using inadequate flashlights
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SundayTami EckstineVac truck hit something but nothing broke free.
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Called for inflatable plug and camera.Inflatable plug - no calling around and waiting - we could get right to the job at hand
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Benzel Excavation
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Cindy Igou2 hoursLUNCH
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B: emergency Protective measures
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Jackie Gwaltney2 hoursnotices/financials/documents
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Cindy Igou4 hoursWork on time line of events
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Tami Eckstine1/2 hourCommunity Outreach - End of Day Facebook update Twilight Bark Group
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12/22/2025Jim Eckstine12 hoursReceived inflatable and inserted into pipe. This blocks water so the camera can go into and find any blockage.Our own camera to be able to look into pipes for any concerns
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MondayTami Eckstine12 hoursFound an obstruction and removed. Removed plug and start process of getting water down to the basins. This would be considered "normal operations:
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Benzel ExcavationDue to other obstructions and air locks we wereare still not receiving enough water to run the plant
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Harold Burris4 hoursobserve and recommendations for next steps
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Rented pump continued to run to fill the basins so we can give adequate water to operate the plant. Water is being sent down the line to fill - this takes many hours before it will be full.
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Cindy Igou2 hoursLUNCH
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We operated rented pump until December 26th
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Jackie Gwaltney4 hoursfinancials
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Cindy Igou4 hoursWork on time line of events
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LUNCH
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Nicholas -Alviani - OHA REHS Techical Services1/2 hourDaily Contact with Nick
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B: emergency Protective measuresTami Eckstine1/2 hourCommunity Outreach - End of Day Facebook update Twilight Bark Group
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12/23/2025Jim EckstineFuel pump and watch overflow in mixing chambers. With the pump he volume was not keeping up without the demand.
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TuesdayJim & Tami Eckstine6 hoursreading meters
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Benzel Excavation
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B: emergency Protective measures
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Jackie Gwaltney4 hoursBilling
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Cindy Igou4 hoursWork on time line of events
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Cindy Igou2 hoursLUNCH
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B: emergency Protective measuresTami Eckstine1/2 hourCommunity Outreach - End of Day Facebook update Twilight Bark Group
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12/18 -12/23Cindy Igou2 hours x 6 =12 hoursMade lunch and snacks for team at home - delivered to plantnoted as Lunch
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