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Special Service District

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Thompson Special Service District

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Thompson Special Service Water District

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Meeting

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Event Start Date & Time

January 14, 2026 06:30 PM

Event End Date & Time

January 14, 2026 08:04 PM

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Thompson Special Service District 2026 Monthly Meeting Minutes Approved February 10, 2026 Wednesday, January 14, 2026, 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: 6:30 p.m. Board Members Present: Les Thayn, Chairman; John Corkery, Trustee; Brenda Rogers, Trustee; Shelly Thayn, Trustee and Secretary; Bill Winfield, County Commissioner Liaison and Trustee. Ryan Bell, Water Operator, arrived at 7:20 pm. Citizens Present: Saina Carey Regular Monthly Meeting Agenda Welcome New Board Member: Shelly Thayn Citizens to Be Heard: ( 3-minute late signup session) None Citizens to be Heard: ( signed up for 15-minute session) None New Business: Discussion and Action Items: Approve monthly meeting minutes for December 10, 2025 Motion: John Corkery Second: Brenda Rogers Vote: 4-0 in favor with Shelly Thayn abstaining as she had not yet been approved by the Grand County Commissioners. Confirm or Change Wednesday, February 11, 2026, monthly meeting date Bill Winfield will be out to town on Wednesday, February 11, 2026 meeting with the state legislature. The February meeting was changed to Tuesday, February 10, 2026 Motion: John Corkery Second: Bill Winfield Vote: 5-0 in favor Water for Firehouse Project Cody McKinney with the Grand County Road Department contacted Les Thayn to see about getting water for the Fire Department Project here in Thompson. With the merger of Moab Valley Fire District and Thompson Springs Fire Service District and the additional funding that was received because of the merger, the motion was made for TSSD to bill them for the water. Motion: John Corkery Second: Brenda Rogers Vote: 5- 0 in favor Plan Agenda/Presentation for January 17 Community Meeting Welcome, Introduction, Presentation, Citizen Question/Comment 3-5 minutes This meeting will be to get community input on the possible merger of TSSD and GWSSA. Items to discuss at the meeting include: lack of personnel and resources to keep TSSD moving forward with all the requirements like a larger district; room for growth when the current water moratorium is lifted, if we have an emergency/disaster being under a larger umbrella would give us beneficial resources, continued maintenance of the current system. Probably the biggest con is higher base rates than currently projected. We will present what information we have and then open it up for questions and comments. Shelly will pick up snacks for the meeting: veggie and meat tray, water bottles and mini pop cans, plates, and napkins. DWSF Planning Grant Les Thayn dye testing Report from John Corkery and phone conversation with Parker of Jones & DeMille Parker and Jenna (BLM liaison officer) with Jones & DeMille joined us via the phone to discuss ways we could use the DWSF planning grant and the redevelopment of the lower historical springs. Les brought it to the group's attention that we have been advised to make sure that the historical lower spring's water is not just recaptured water from our current collection area. A dye test has been recommended and we have purchased the dye. Les will forward the recommended process from Ben Musselman of GWSSA. The discussion was then turned over to Parker and Jenna for ideas of using the $3,979 DWSF grant. They reviewed the history of the project and how things ended with the BLM. Board members that had knowledge added to the review. It was decided as a group that: John Corkery will forward the Botanical Study to Jenna that was completed a few years ago. Jenna will contact Lisa W. with the BLM and see what are next step needs to be moving forward. John Corkery will contact John Files, hydrologist, to get a quote from him on taking care of the dye test. Jones & DeMille will float the conversations until the February meeting when we have more information and then come up with a proposal/contract. After Parker & Jenna left the conversation, the motion was made for TSSD to contract with John Files for the dye test at the historical lower spring site, to determine the feasibility of moving forward in the redevelopment, using the DWSF Planning Grant funds that are still available to us. Motion: Brenda Rogers Second: Bill Winfield Vote: 5-0 in favor Rural Water Association Conference Attendance for Secretary Proposal for RWAU 2026 Conference February 25 - 26, 2026, in St. George, Utah $ 325.00 Registration includes Breakfasts and Lunches $ 200.00 Motel room at Red Roof Inn, 3 nights $ 454.00 Mileage round trip 626 miles @ 72.5 cents per mile $ 979.00 Total expenses Tuesday, February 24, 2026 Travel to St. George, Utah: 4.5 hours Wednesday, February 25, 2026 7:00 - 8:00 Registration, Breakfast, Exhibits open 8:15 - 9:15 Opening and Awards Session 9:45 - 10:45 Cybersecurity-It Can Happen to You! Case studies & Preventative Actions 11:00 - 12:00 Individual Consultations for Annual Consumer Confidence Report Tutorial, Compliance Issues, and Water Use Data Report (if these times are Booked, I could do Tuesday afternoon. 12:00 - 1:00 Lunch 1:30 - 2:30 Part 1: From Inventory to Action; New lead and copper rules, Service Line Verification etc. 3:00 - 4:00 Part 2: From Inventory to Action; New lead and copper rules, Service Line Verification etc. Thursday, February 26, 2026 7:00 - 9:00 Registration, Breakfast, Exhibits 9:00 - 10:00 SCADA Management & Modernizing Rural Water Systems 10:30 - 11:30 DDW Improvement Priority System 2025 - revisions and updates 11:30 - 1:00 Lunch 1:00 - 2:00 PFAS Rule is coming: Learn what's required and how DDW can help cover costs. 2:15 - 4:00 Voting Membership and Closing Session Friday, February 27, 2026 Travel home: 4.5 hours The motion was made to approve attendance at the RWAU Conference for Shelly Thayn. Motion: Bill Winfield Second: Brenda Rogers Vote: 4-0 in favor with Shelly Thayn abstaining. Balance in the checkbook after the previous year's invoices are paid Options: (1) put in PTIF General Fund, (2) put in PTIF Capital Facilities Replacement Fund, (3) set up with MACU Depreciation & Cash Reserve Fund, (4) add to our budget for 2026 After discussing the 4 proposed options for the $24,000 in the checking account after invoices for 2025 have been paid, the motion was made to move $20,000 to the PTIF General Fund and add $4,000 to the 2026 budget. Motion: Brenda Rogers Second: Bill Winfield Vote: 5-0 in favor Old Business: Reports and Updates Chairman Update and Report: Les Thayn Les has been in touch with Ben Musselman about the dye test from the collection area. The purpose of the dye test is to determine if the water at the Old Spring Site is new water or recaptured water. Les, Ryan, Ben and John Files (by phone) will get together to discuss the process further. Grand County Commission Update: Bill Winfield The CIB grant needs to be completed as soon as possible in order for us to prepare for an additional request for a grant. Currently, there is a hiring freeze at the County. Water Operator Update and Report: Ryan Bell Readings Report December 9, 2025 - January 14, 2026 36 days Meter Readings: Spring Meter Reading: 4,457,527 gallons at 99.39 gpm Main Meter Reading into the Tanks: Tank Reading Totalizer: 1,725,009 gallons at 89.17 gpm Chlorine Meter: 154,000 gallons Total Gallons: 1,879,009 gallons 42% usage of water collected Did a tank flush in December 2025. Chlorination Report: residual .42 80 # left in the tank Water flows coming out of the drops: -1 0 -2 10 -3 0 -4 0 -5 0 Helen Davis line Ryan has been in touch with her son Mike and the area has been Blue Staked. This is the next project to be done after Ryan is finished with the meter installs for Jaime. Jaime Roark meter installation One of them is completed. Working on the other. CIB grant/SCADA system The SCADA System involves tanks, tank levels, chlorine and loadout. They still need to calibrate the chlorinator analyzer, and fine tune pulling the meter readings so that they match what is showing on the meter. Items still to be ordered (Advanced Tool?) The link to the cart was empty when Shelly went in to order. Ryan will follow up with Shelly. Meters still to be installed There are 4 big ones: Exxon, UDOT loadout ( had to order a 1 1/4' meter), UDOT Welcome Center, and UDOT Crescent Junction. Radio reading and online access for billing - waiting to hear from Brad with Peterson Plumbing, when coming to meet with Ryan and Shelly Annual monitoring of the CIB Grant- see enclosed letter Other items Serviced the truck, fixed the leak at the loadout, and the chlorine leak. Secretary Report: Shelly Thayn December Revenue & Expenditures Report December A/R Summary Vacant Property Letters PTIF Accounts Secretary's Report December 2025 Deposits and Credits $ 138.90 12/4 Direct Deposit North Wind Portage Customer Accounts Receivable $ 679.85 12/12 Customer Accounts Receivable $ 2,462.85 12/22 Customer Accounts Receivable $ 129.60 12/30 Customer Accounts Receivable $ 100.00 12/31 Customer Accounts Receivable $ 3,511.20 Total Deposits and Credits Expenses $ 61.59 12/3 Transfer to Loadout Preventive Maintenance Savings 10% November sales $ 10.42 12/1 AP Microsoft (office supplies) $ 38.92 12/6 AP Verizon (monthly phone plan) $ 36.60 12/10 Bill Pay Rocky Mt. Power (utilities 001-2) $ 27.90 12/10 Bill Pay Rocky Mt. Power (utilities 001-0) $ 54.95 12/10 Bill Pay Emery Telcom (internet loadout building) $ 137.30 12/10 Bill Pay Frontier ( office internet) $ 62.24 12/10 Bill Pay Moab Auto Parts (truck repair parts) $ 30.00 12/10 Bill Pay Southeast Utah Health Dept ( Lab #3995) $ 4,000.00 12/10 Bill Pay UT State Div of Finance (Loan 3S148) $ 1,500.00 12/10 Check # 1907 Moab Valley Fire Dept ( Yearly Rent) $ 92.01 12/14 DC Exxon Thompson (fuel service truck, his card expired) $ 6.41 12/14 AP Microsoft (office supplies old account) $ 956.26 12/28 Check #1909 Ryan Bell ( December payroll) $ 137.30 12/30 Bill Pay Frontier (office internet) $ 633.37 12/30 Bill Pay Desert West Office (office supplies) $ 880.16 12/31 Check#1910 Shelly Thayn (December payroll base $686.80, $137.36 extra hours, $56.00 mileage reimbursement) $ 8,665.43 Total of above Expenses TSSD Gas Card $ 69.56 12/24 Exxon Thompson (fuel service truck) $8,734.99 Total Expenses for the Month MACU Account Balances 12/31/2025 $ 2,607.48 01 Primary Savings/backhoe $ 111.29 02 Secretary Savings/connections $ 976.70 03 Loadout Preventive Maintenance Savings $25,921.03 50 Checking (balance uncleared checks; $24,370.20 checkbook balance) $ 236.39 58 Gas Card Accounts Invoiced for Water used in December $ 3,963.20 Active Meter Customers $ 272.47 Dormant Meter Customers $ 18.16 Overages for December $ 800.22 Loadout Customers $ 5,054.05 Total Water Invoiced Late fees billed in December total $50.00 (Desert Moon, B. Holloway, K. Lange, T. Ryan). Since then, K. Lange has paid $100.00 bring his account to $46.90 on December 31, 2025. A motion to accept the December Revenues and Expenditures as submitted Motion: Brenda Rogers Second: John Corkery Vote: 5-0 in favor Adjourn 8:04 pm

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Contact Shelly Thayn tssd101@gmail.com

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Meeting Location

101 Firehouse Lane
Thompson Springs, UT 84540
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Shelly Thayn

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tssd101@gmail.com

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(435) 210-4470

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February 11, 2026 09:47 AM

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February 11, 2026 09:47 AM

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