Saturday, August 17, 2024 Update: The Colony Mountain Community Club has been directed to chlorinate and flush the water system over the next couple of days.

Throughout this process more water sampling will be conducted. Once the chlorine level returns to zero detection level, samples will be taken again. Not until all samples yield negative results will the “Boil Water Notice” be cancelled (We anticipate this could be Wednesday, if everything goes as planned.)

As more information becomes available, we will continue to post updates to the website and send email/text communications. You can subscribe to get notifications of each website post by clicking the “subscribe” button on the bottom right. And to update the contact information that the CMCC uses to communicate with you click here.

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DRINKING WATER WARNING: E. coli Detection

The Colony Mountain Community Club Water System, ID 14069, located in Skagit County is contaminated with E. coli bacteria.

E. coli bacteria was detected in the water supply on Wednesday, August 14, 2024. These bacteria can make you sick and are a particular concern for people with compromised immune systems.

E. coli are bacteria whose presence indicates that the water may be contaminated with human or animal wastes Human pathogens in these wastes can cause short-term effects, such as diarrhea, cramps, nausea, headaches, or other symptoms. They may pose a greater health risk for infants, young children, the elderly, and people with severely compromised immune systems.

The symptoms above are not caused only by organisms in drinking water. If you experience any of these symptoms and they persist, you may want to seek medical advice. People at increased risk should seek advice about drinking water from their health care provider.

We will consult with the State Department of Health about this incident. We will provide you notification when you no longer need to boil the water. As of Saturday, 8/17/2024, this notice is still in effect.

For more information please contact our Water Manager: Robert Connolly or email us at info@colonymtcc.org.

Please share this notice with all the other people who drink this water, especially those who may not have received this notice directly. You can do this by posting this notice in a public place or distributing copies by hand or mail.

This notice was first sent to you by Colony Mountain Community Club Water System on 08/14/2024.

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Additional Resources:
Public Health Advisory E.coli fact sheet Q&A
https://doh.wa.gov/community-and-environment/drinking-water/contaminants/coliform

Friday, August 16, 2024 Update:
We’ve had an unsatisfactory sample come back from the lab, so the Boil Water Notice remains in effect until further notice. We are waiting on further guidance from the Department of Health and will update the website, and send communications out to the community as soon as we have more information available.

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DRINKING WATER WARNING: E. coli Detection

The Colony Mountain Community Club Water System, ID 14069, located in Skagit County is contaminated with E. coli bacteria.

E. coli bacteria was detected in the water supply on Wednesday, August 14, 2024. These bacteria can make you sick and are a particular concern for people with compromised immune systems.

E. coli are bacteria whose presence indicates that the water may be contaminated with human or animal wastes Human pathogens in these wastes can cause short-term effects, such as diarrhea, cramps, nausea, headaches, or other symptoms. They may pose a greater health risk for infants, young children, the elderly, and people with severely compromised immune systems.

The symptoms above are not caused only by organisms in drinking water. If you experience any of these symptoms and they persist, you may want to seek medical advice. People at increased risk should seek advice about drinking water from their health care provider.

The following is being done to correct the problem:

We will consult with the State Department of Health about this incident. We will provide you notification when you no longer need to boil the water. As of Thursday, 8/15/2024, this notice is still in effect.

For more information please contact our Water Manager: Robert Connolly or email us at info@colonymtcc.org.

Please share this notice with all the other people who drink this water, especially those who may not have received this notice directly. You can do this by posting this notice in a public place or distributing copies by hand or mail.

This notice is sent to you by Colony Mountain Community Club Water System on 08/14/2024.

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Additional Resources:
Public Health Advisory E.coli fact sheet Q&A
https://doh.wa.gov/community-and-environment/drinking-water/contaminants/coliform

On Tuesday, July 30 CMCC volunteers will be flushing the water system.

The bi-annual water system flushing is done per Washington State Department of Health Guidelines, and involves running large volumes of water through our water system in an effort to remove sediments that may have collected with the distribution piping.

As the water is flushed through the lines, Ferric Iron (res water iron) that is loosely adhered to the inside of the pipes will be scrubbed loose and flow downstream. Most of the loose Ferric Iron will be flushed out, but you may find your water is cloudy and/or has reddish brown particles in it for a few days. This has no effect on the water quality (other than visually).

If you experience this condition you may run water through all of your taps (inside and out of the dwelling) for 5 to 10 minutes. This should remedy the condition. If the condition persists please contact the CMCC water system Manger for further guidance.

Additional Notes:

• CMCC does not add chlorine to the water system for routine system flushing.
• To avoid cloudy water within your house plumbing, you could opt to consider installing a whole house filter. An example of a water filter installation can be found on this site under the Water System section.
• Learn more about your water quality in the latest Consumer Confidence Report which is sent to you annually, and filed under the Water System section on this site.

You can find the most recently updated Colony Mountain Community Club Water System Consumer Confidence Report on our website on the Water System page, or click here.

A water leak was discovered and an emergency water shut-off had to occur for several properties on Monday, June 24, 2024. You would have received electronic communications (text/email) if your property was impacted. The repairs are now complete and the water service has been restored for all lots. There was a Boil Water Advisory for the impacted lots, but that has been lifted as of Wednesday, June 26, 2024. Thank you.

The Boil Water Notice from last week’s water line work has been lifted. On Wednesday, work is continuing on Park Place to locate and repair a water leak. Water service to lots: 13, 14, 15, 16, and 18 will be shut off again after 9:00 am Wednesday, 5/1/2024. We hope to have the work complete that same day. But we will send out notifications to the affected lots, if anything changes.

Affected lots will be notified when the work is complete, and water service has been restored. Then they will likely be under a BOIL WATER NOTICE. The notice will be lifted once we receive notification that the water is safe to drink.

Like last time, it’s recommended that affected properties prepare for this outage by setting some water aside to drink and cook with as needed.

5/3/2024 UPDATE: This work is now complete: leak repaired, water restored, and boil water notice has been lifted. Everyone may resume water use as usual. Thank you.

Work on the waterline is done for today. There will be further leak detection needed in the coming weeks, but for now water has been restored to all lots, and a boil water notice is not necessary. Water service to lots: 13, 14, 15, 16, and 18 has been restored, and you can resume water use as usual. Thank you.

Over the weekend, a water leak was discovered on Park Place. For waterline repairs, water service to lots: 13, 14, 15, 16, and 18 will be shut off starting at about 10:00 am Thursday, 4/11/2024. We hope to have the work complete that same day. But we will send out notifications to the affected lots, if anything changes.

Affected lots will be notified when the waterline is repaired, and water service has been restored. Then they will be under a BOIL WATER NOTICE. The notice will be lifted once we receive notification that the water is safe to drink.

To prepare for this outage, it’s recommended that affected properties set some water aside to drink and cook with as needed.

Over the weekend of Jan 6, 2024 CMCC volunteers will be reading water meters and flushing the system.

For meter readings: Please make sure the area around your meter is clear, and manage any aggressive pets so that the meter can easily be read within the meter box.

Bills will be sent soon after and are due upon receipt. As a reminder: A meter clearing fee of $50 will be charged if your meter is not accessible and clear of brush for meter readings.

Regarding the bi-annual water system flushing per Washington State Department of Health Guidelines: This involves running large volumes of water through our water system in an effort to remove sediments that may have collected with the distribution piping.

As the water is flushed through the lines, Ferric Iron (res water iron) that is loosely adhered to the inside of the pipes will be scrubbed loose and flow downstream. Most of the loose Ferric Iron will be flushed out, but you may find your water is cloudy and/or has reddish brown particles in it for a few days. This has no effect on the water quality (other than visually).

If you experience this condition you may run water through all of your taps (inside and out of the dwelling) for 5 to 10 minutes. This should remedy the condition. If the condition persists please contact the CMCC water system Manger for further guidance.

Additional Notes:

• CMCC does not add chlorine to the water system for routine system flushing.
• To avoid cloudy water within your house plumbing, you could opt to consider installing a whole house filter. An example of a water filter installation can be found on this site under the Water System section.
• Learn more about your water quality in the latest Consumer Confidence Report which is sent to you annually, and filed under the Water System section on this site.

Thank you for your assistance in these matters. Have a wonderful holiday season in the meantime!