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Special Service District

Entity

Thompson Special Service District

Public Body

Thompson Special Service Water District

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Meeting

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Special District, Public Meeting

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Meeting

Event Start Date & Time

October 8, 2025 06:32 PM

Event End Date & Time

October 8, 2025 07:15 PM

Description/Agenda

Thompson Special Service District October 2025 Monthly Meeting Minutes Approved November 12, 2025 Wednesday, October 8, 2025, at 6:30 p.m. Thompson Springs Firehouse 101 Firehouse Lane, Thompson Springs, Utah Members of the public are welcome to attend physically. If you wish to participate in the meeting online, please contact Shelly Thayn at least 48 hours before the meeting at tssd101@gmail.com or by phone at (435) 210-4470. Call to order: 6:32 p.m. Board Members Present: Les Thayn, Chairman; Brenda Rogers, Trustee; Ryan Bell, Water Operator; Shelly Thayn, Secretary. Jacques Hadler and Bill Winfield, County Commissioner liaisons out of town. John Corkery, trustee, unexcused. Citizens Present: Saina Carey, Jaime Roark, and Helen Davis Regular Monthly Meeting Agenda Citizens to Be Heard: ( 3-minute late signup session) Jaime Roark asked when his two meters at 1150 W Hwy 6 & 50 would be installed. We are still working on the SCADA system. Ryan told him he would plan to trench and tape on Saturday, October 11, depending on the rain. Citizens to be Heard: ( signed up for 15-minute session) NONE New Business: Discussion and Action Items: Approve monthly meeting minutes for September 10, 2025. The item was tabled until the next meeting because we did not have a quorum. Confirm or Change Wednesday, November 12, 2025, monthly meeting date. There was no change to the meeting date. Brenda may be out of town, but will call in. Mark Marcum, Fire Suppression Pond This item was tabled until the next meeting because Mark was out of town and we did not have a quorum. Ryan expressed support for the project, but the pond will need to be cleared and a layer of bentonite put down. It may be complex moving forward due to the previous lawsuit. CIB Grant/SCADA System -Items to be ordered: meters for drops, solenoid, control valve, 6-inch check valve, hot tap machine, and Metrotex underground water line locator. - meters that still need to be installed -Trenching and installation of the residual analyzer -Radio Reading and online access for billing -Vault installation by the tanks -Annual Monitoring of CIB Grant Ryan reported that Brad with Peterson Plumbing has a quote for us on the solenoid, control valve, and 6-inch check valve. He also has a quote for a hot tap machine from Pipeman products. Brad is also working on a quote for the meters for the drops. Ryan is still working on the Metrotex underground water line locator. Ryan has the pipe for the meter pit up by the tanks. On Friday, he will work on installing the meter pit and mounting the chlorine analyzer, and then he will just have to bury it. He's waiting for Tyler to get back to him when he can come program it. Brad will try to coordinate coming with Tyler and pull the output meter data. The trenching and installation of the residual analyzer are complete; we just need to mount the box and connect all the wires. The five small meters that still need to be installed in town are expected to be completed by Sunday. For the larger ones, we can contact Riverside Plumbing (Steven) for assistance. (Resort Retailers, Papa Joe's, and possibly the rest areas. Shelly will meet with Ryan to review the annual monitoring of the CIB grant and a couple of other items. Sanitary Survey -Email from Jennifer Yee DDW IPS -Follow-up Ryan has submitted all the necessary documentation, and deficiency points have been removed. Water Operator - Move from salary to hourly pay and rate per hour to begin now or in 2026 -Current Salary $1160 gross per month - $29.00 per hour This item was tabled until the next meeting due to a lack of quorum. Base Rate recommendation, Janell Braithwaite, RWAU We are waiting to hear back from her. Meter Connection Rate Increase -Need to determine new meter connection fees, plus parts (whatever parts are needed for the individual connection to be determined at the time of installation)for the different connection sizes, for our public hearing in December. Current rates: 3/4-inch $1,200 plus parts 1-inch $1,400 plus parts 1 1/2- inch $1,500 plus parts 2-inch $1,800 plus parts Larger than 2-inch meter fee to be determined by the board. This item was tabled until the next meeting due to a lack of quorum. Rules of Operation Approve -Change new meter connection fees per motion above -Per motion in the September meeting, remove the Impact Fee section This item was tabled until the next meeting due to a lack of quorum. By-Laws Update on County Commission Approval -Will be on the next County Commission meeting agenda -Need to send a red-line copy of the changes Shelly has sent a red-line copy of the changes, and now we are just waiting to hear if they have approved the Bylaws. Open Board Position Interview & Recommendation to County Commission -Stephen Stocks, County Attorney, email on the subject -Application from Shelly Thayn -Interview -Recommend the applicant to the Grand County Commission This item was tabled until the next meeting due to a lack of quorum. Old Business: Reports and Updates: Update phone meeting with Janell Braithwaite, Management Technician, RWAU Ben Musselman, GWSSA; Les Thayn, Board Chairman; and Shelly Thayn, Secretary, had a phone meeting with Janell Braithwaite, Management Technician of RWAU, on September 29, 2025. Shelly has supplied Janell with our (1) current rate structure, (2) Current budget report for the water district, and (3) 12 months of consecutive usage reports, month by month, with the usage for the month, the amount billed, and whether they are residential, commercial, institutional, or industrial. Janell will work on a rate analysis study. Helen Davis - moving of her water line -Mike Davis (son) (435) 242-6167 -Date -Materials needed Helen Davis was in attendance at the board meeting. Ryan will get in touch with Mike to coordinate the details of when this will happen. The water line will be moved to the south side of her driveway fence. This will ensure that her water line does not cross onto someone else's property. Ryan will need an air compressor to shoot across the road. Jaime Roark 2-meter installations During the 3-minute session for citizens to be heard, Jaime Roark inquired about the installation of his two meters at 1150 W Hwy 6 & 50. We are still working on the SCADA system. Ryan told him he would plan to trench and tape on Saturday, October 11, depending on the rain. Grand County Commission Update: Jacques Hadler or Bill Winfield No report was made as neither of them was in attendance. Bill Winfield is replacing Jacques Hadler as the Grand County Liaison/board member, effective immediately. Water Operator Update and Report: Ryan Bell Meter Readings: 9/11 - 10/7/25 Spring Meter Reading: 3,660,792 gallons Main Meter Reading into the tanks: Tank Reading Totalizer: 591,279 Chlorinator Meter: 179,660 Total Gallons: 770,939 Used 21% of what was collected at the Springs. Chlorination Report: Using 72 gpm We have to keep the residual up in order to get chlorine to the rest areas. We have a new scale for the chlorine cylinder. residual .47 Water flows coming out of the drops: -1 0 -2 20 -3 10 -4 0 -5 0 Other items reported: Nat Langston, RWAU Circuit Rider, worked with Ryan at the Spring Boxes to determine why the water was not flowing into the upper box. It was determined that the valve was not closing completely. Nat will be here again on Friday and they will camera the lines. The springs are still producing about 150 gallons per minute. Secretary Report: Shelly Thayn -September Revenue and Expenditures Report -Accounts Receivable Summary for August -3rd Quarter Budget Report -3rd quarter PTIF Accounts Secretary's Report September 2025 Deposits and Other Credits $ 569.07 9/3 Customer Accounts Receivable $ 2,696.62 9/16 Customer Accounts Receivable $ 138.90 9/26 Customer Accounts Receivable Direct Deposit Northwind Portage $ 39.43 9/29 Credit Amazon order canceled/refund not received $ 2,869.93 9/30 Customer Accounts Receivable $ 6,313.95 Total Deposits and Other Credits Expenses and Other Debits $ 78.00 9/2 DC United States Post Office (postage) $ 23.81 9/4 Transfer to Loadout Savings 10% of August sales $ 38.92 9/6 AP Verizon (monthly phone plan) $ 137.01 9/8 Bill Pay Frontier (office internet) $ 30.00 9/8 Bill Pay Southeastern UT Health Dept (Lab #3407) $ 9.79 9/8 Bill Pay Rocky MT. Power (001-0 utilities) $ 38.22 9/8 Bill Pay Rocky MT. Power (001-2 utilities) $ 54.95 9/8 Bill Pay Emery Telcom (internet SCADA) $ 112.95 9/8 Bill Pay Walker's True Value ( Inv.24134 Tanks Sanitary Survey) $ 86.00 9/8 Check #1895 UASD (membership ending 12/31/26) $ 6.41 9/14 AP Microsoft (office supplies old acct) $ 10.96 9/23 AP Microsoft (office supplies new account) $ 31.73 9/29 DC Quill ( office supplies time logs) $ 956.26 9/30 Check #1896 Ryan Bell (September payroll) $ 1,116.05 9/30 Check #1897 Shelly Thayn (September payroll 686.80 base, $171.70 10 extra hours, $257.55 15 hrs Special RWAU project used unused extra hours $ 5.00 9/30 MACU analysis fee ( called and credited 10/1 their error when extra deposit was made to our account on 9/3 $ 2,736.06 Total of Above Expenses TSSD Gas Card $ 108.57 9/7 Exxon Thompson (fuel truck) $ 65.56 9/14 Exxon Thompson (fuel truck) $ 174.13 Total Gas Card Expense $ 2,910.19 Total Expenses for the Month MACU Account Balances 9/30/2025 $ 2,607.13 01 Primary Savings $ 111.29 02 Secretary Savings/connections $ 777.13 03 Loadout Prev Maintenance Savings $30,729.22 50 Checking (balance uncleared checks; $28,625.18 checkbook balance) $ 316.74 58 Gas Card Accounts Invoiced for Water used in September $ 3,750.30 Active Meter Customers $ 231.50 Dormant Meter Customers $ 73.41 Overages for September $ 1,091.46 Loadout Customers $ 5,146.67 Total Water Invoiced Late Fees billed in September $75.00 ( Desert Moon, B. Holloway, K. Lange, Souci Pyper, T. Ryan, T. Velasquez) Board members received copies of the above reports. No motion was made to accept the September Revenues and Expenditures as submitted, as there was no quorum in attendance. Adjourn: The meeting adjourned at 7:15 p.m.

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Meeting Information

Meeting Location

101 Firehouse Lane
101 Firehouse Lane
Thompson, UT 84540
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Contact Name

Shelly Thayn

Contact Email

tssd101@gmail.com

Contact Phone

(435) 210-4470

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Notice Posted On

November 12, 2025 09:05 PM

Notice Last Edited On

November 12, 2025 09:05 PM

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