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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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Event Start Date & Time

March 11, 2026 06:31 PM

Event End Date & Time

March 11, 2026 07:57 PM

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Thompson Special Service District 2026 Monthly Meeting Minutes Approved April 8, 2026 Wednesday, March 11, 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: 6:31 pm Board Members Present: Les Thayn, Chairman; John Corkery, Trustee; Brenda Rogers, Trustee; Bill Winfield, County Commission Liaison and Trustee; Shelly Thayn, Trustee and Secretary; Ryan Bell, Water Operator. Citizens Present: Saina Carey Regular Monthly Meeting Agenda 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 February 10, 2026 monthly meeting minutes Motion: Brenda Rogers Second: Bill Winfield Vote: 5-0 in favor Confirm or Change Wednesday, the April 8, 2026 monthly meeting date No Change DWSF Planning Grant and Proposal with Jones & DeMille Parker Vercimak of Jones and DeMille Engineering Inc. joined us via phone for this portion of the meeting. John Corkery has been in contact with Parker since our last meeting and he has developed a game plan to move forward with the Old Spring Site Redevelopment. Parker went over the steps that need to be taken as we move forward with it. Coordinate with the BLM for a site visit that includes Jenna Jorgensen, NEPA specialist with Jones & DeMille who is best suited to coordinate with the BLM, Parker, and board members. Parker's hours will attend Pro Bono and float his hours till the next phase. Draft/Submit BLM Application to begin formal discussions for ROW access to redevelop the Old Spring Site. Coordinate metering efforts for flows coming out of the historic spring. Begin monitoring and recording of spring flows. The Scope of the Work will be billed on an hourly contract up to $4,000. If after the site visit we feel like we need to pivot and go in a different direction we can do that. Brenda asked if the BLM was still requiring 2 years of flow data. Parker is hoping that we can move forward without 2 full years. They are our water rights so he doesn't see how the BLM can determine whether it is feasible or not. Even with a flow of 10 to 15 gallons per minute adds up to an additional 14,400 to 21,600 gallons per day is a considerable increase. He suspects as we work with the BLM these things can be worked out. The important thing is the development of a sustainable water source. From the site visit, we will be better able to determine the best way to meter the flow of the spring. The discussion then turned to funding to cover what comes after the scope of work listed above. We need to get on the improvement list with the CIB. The first step would be for a Planning and NEPA Study Grant which typically runs $20 to 40,000. We decided to begin asking for $25 to 30,000 and then adjust it as needed as the time draws closer. The next year add the Design and Construction request. The motion was made to move forward with the Scope of Work presented by Jones and DeMille above. Motion: Bill Winfield Second: Brenda Rogers Vote: 5- 0 in favor With that approval, Parker Vercimak will execute the agreement and schedule the site visit. He will also send us a copy of the proposal so that we can send it to DWSF. Approve Purchases -8 inch pinch valve for the Spring Box -Waders for working in Spring Boxes -Generator for working with tools where power is not available. Les presented the need for the above items and the motion was made to purchase the above items. Motion: Bill Winfield Second: John Corkery Vote: 5-0 in favor Old Business: Reports and Updates Chairman Updates and Report: Les Thayn -Spring Collection Area -dye test -cap for pipe with faulty valve -Grand Co. Road Dept. -GWSSA assistance with meter installations -meters for drops -UDOT meter changes -7/11 -Schedule Ryan off a weekend Les felt that we have had a good productive month for TSSD since the last meeting. The dye test results showed no dye in the old spring. It took 43 minutes from the upper spring to drop #4 for the dye to show up. Due to the end of the pipe being so close to the spring box wall we were unable to cap the pipe with the faulty valve. We will use the pinch valve we approved the purchase of earlier in the meeting. Grand Co. Road Dept. have filed for a permit to improve the Thompson Canyon Road up in the canyon for improvements and to help protect our water line. They are just waiting for approval. We have purchased the crushed concrete from Kilgore Companies (LeGrande) and the road department will haul it when they come out to work on the road. Les had called Ben about assistance to get the meters installed, but hasn't heard back. Ryan has scheduled this weekend to get the meters changed out at the Exxon-7/11, and the 2 UDOT meters. He has help lined up which will be paid through the CIB grant. With Ryan's full-time position we can't expect him to work every single weekend. Les thinks it is really important that we schedule Ryan off from TSSD once a month. He will not work this weekend unless there is an emergency. It was left up to Ryan which weekend he would prefer to take off. He chose the 3rd weekend of each month. The board then discussed if we are not able to move forward with the redevelopment of the historic springs then maybe our course of action should be another storage tank. We will need two planning grants: one for the redevelopment of the springs and one for the storage tank. Grand County Commission Update: Bill Winfield We need to get the two planning grants on the CIB lists and work with Jones & DeMille. He will email Shelly the information needed for the planning grants. Bill then updated the board on his trip to Washington, D.C. and the Umtra pipeline and property in Moab DOE site. Things are looking very positive that Grand County will be receiving all the assets, easements, etc., with our senators and representatives of Utah in support of this. Water Operator Update and Report: Ryan Bell -Readings Report: February 7 - March 10, 2026 33 days Meter Readings: On March 10 producing 119 gpm Spring Meter Reading: 5,233,658 gallons Main Meter Reading into the Tanks: Tank Reading Totalizer: 2,130,565 gallons into tank 92 gpm Chlorine Meter: 167,358 gallons Total Gallons: 2,297,923 gallons 43% usage of water collected Chlorination Report: residual .47 72# left in the tank Water Flows coming out of the drops: -1 0 -2 27 gpm -3 0 -4 0 -5 0 Reports -Jaime Roark meter installations Complete -Helen Davis line Will start after the rest of the SCADA system and meters installed -CIB Grant/SCADA System Update and items still to be ordered Meters still to be installed Radio repeaters to Crescent Jct. Items that still need to be ordered: 6' meters for the drops, underground water locator, plastic lids for radios Meters to be installed on Saturday March 14 (Shelly will post notices) 7-11, UDOT for the Rest Areas; then UDOT is moving their washplant and the 2 meters at the yard will need to be moved off private property. For the radio repeaters to Crescent Jct., the best solution is a cell tower and Ryan will get that ordered with Peterson Plumbing. -Other items There is a water leak by 7-11 which Ryan will dig up Friday in preparation for the meter installs on Saturday. UDOT also has a leak by the highway. John brought up the need for an additional PRV. Ryan explained that there wasn't a need for an additional PRV. The PRV above drop #3 pushed the water to Holloways at drop #4 and JK Allred at drop #5. This gives us 40,000 gallons of storage in the line above the tanks. Secretary Report: Shelly Thayn -Board training -February Revenue & Expenditures Report -February A/R Report Brenda has completed her board training for this year and has turned in her certificates. Bill has completed his training and it is on file at the County office. Secretary's Report February 2026 Deposits and Credits $ 900.00 2/9 Direct Deposit Desert Moon Customer Accounts Receivable $ 628.53 2/11 Customer Accounts Receivable $ 950.00 2/20 Direct Deposit Desert Moon Customer Accounts Receivable $2,150.16 2/24 Customer Accounts Receivable $ 148.62 2/26 Direct Deposit North Wind Portage Customer Accounts Receivable $4,777.31 Total Deposits and Credits Expenses $ 10.42 2/1 AP Microsoft (office supplies) $ 119.38 2/3 Transfer to Loadout Preventative Maintenance Savings 10% January sales $ 156.00 2/3 DC United States Post Office ( 2 rolls of stamps postage) $ 38.92 2/6 AP Verizon (monthly phone plan) $ 30.00 2/9 Bill Pay Southeast Utah Health (water sample #4154) $ 137.23 2/9 Bill Pay Frontier ( internet office) $ 54.95 2/9 Bill Pay Emery Telcom ( internet loadout building) $ 412.00 2/9 Bill Pay Smuin, Rich & Marsing (Inv#54148 quarterly tax prep & review $ 53.28 2/9 Bill Pay Rocky Mt. Power ( 001-0 utilities) $ 34.23 2/9 Bill Pay Rocky Mt. Power ( 001-2 utilities) $20,000.00 2/10 Transferred to PTIF 745 General Fund (25 Budget surplus) $ 1,529.45 2/10 Check #1913 Ryan Bell ( January payroll 53 hours) $ 1,500.00 2/12 Check #1914 Kilgore Companies ( crushed concrete source protection) $ 1,587.16 2/23 Check #1915 Ryan Bell (February payroll 55 hours) $ 1,312.50 2/23 Check #1916 Shelly Thayn (February payroll $858.50 50 hrs. $454.00 mileage RWAU conference) $ 6,975.52 Total of above Expenses (Does Not include transfer to PTIF General Fund TSSD Gas Card $ 71.14 2/11 DC Exxon Thompson (fuel service truck) $ 67.71 2/21 DC Exxon Thompson (fuel service truck) $ 138.85 Total Expense on Gas Card $ 7,114.37 Total Expenses for the Month MACU Account Balances 2/28/2026 $ 2,607.71 01 Primary Savings/backhoe $ 111.29 02 Secretary Savings/connections $ 1,176.20 03 Loadout preventative maintenance savings $ 6,766.36 50 Checking (balance uncleared checks; $3,953.86 checkbook balance) $ 497.27 58 TSSD Gas Card Accounts Invoiced for Water Used in February $ 3,963.20 Active Meter Customers $ 14.64 Overages $ 346.78 Dormant Meter Customers $ 4,324.62 Total Water Invoice ( no loadout sd card got ejected so no records for February) Late fees billed in February total $60.00 (B. Holloway, K. Lange, T. Ryan, TSJ Construction) Late Payment Penalty Fees $26.76 Total fees $86.76 Motion to accept the February Revenues and Expenditures as submitted. Motion: Brenda Rogers Second: Bill Winfield Vote: 5-0 in favor Adjourn: 7:57 pm

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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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April 08, 2026 07:16 PM

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April 08, 2026 07:16 PM

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