Check the mailbox for a toilet leak kit
March 15, 2011
The average home can waste more than 10,000 gallons of water each year due to running toilets, dripping faucets and other household leaks. The results: wasted water and pricier water bills.
In order to stop the drips, Cascade Water Alliance plans to send toilet leak detection mailers to more than 100,000 residences in Issaquah and King County for Fix A Leak Week from March 14-20.
The mailers include dye strips and simple instructions to check toilets for leaks. Learn more about toilet-leak fixes and other conservation programs at the alliance website, www.cascadewater.org.
Since 2004, the alliance has offered conservation programs to help reduce water use and save money.
Customers can receive rebates for installing WaterSense toilets and clothes washers, as well as rain shut-off devices for irrigation systems.
The alliance also provides irrigation system audits, efficient showerhead and aerator installations at apartment complexes, and upgrades to dishwashers and other fixtures at restaurants.
The regional alliance includes the Sammamish Plateau Water and Sewer District, Issaquah and Bellevue, plus other Eastside and South King County cities and water districts. The agency serves about 400,000 residents and 22,000 businesses.
Cascade Water Alliance mails leak detection kits to customers
March 3, 2011
NEW — 6 a.m. March 3, 2011
The average home can waste more than 10,000 gallons of water each year due to running toilets, dripping faucets and other household leaks. The results: wasted water and pricier water bills.
In fact, leaking toilets can waste more than 200 gallons of water per day.
In order to stop the drips, Cascade Water Alliance plans to send toilet leak detection mailers to more than 100,000 residences in Issaquah and King County for Fix A Leak Week from March 14-20.
The mailers include dye strips and simple instructions to check toilets for leaks. Learn more about toilet-leak fixes and other conservation programs at the alliance website.
Since 2004, the alliance has offered conservation programs to help reduce water use and save money.
Nisqually earthquake anniversary jolts memories
February 22, 2011
Issaquah is more prepared now than during 2001 roller
Then-Skyline High School senior Sean Edwards (left) and then-4-year-old sister Quinn leaned over to look inside the cracked asphalt Feb. 28, 2001, as dad Maury looks along a crack in the 1400 block of East Lake Sammamish Parkway Southeast. File
The ground started to shake as Bret Heath stood upstairs at the old municipal public works office — the steel-frame and metal-clad structure used nowadays as the parks department maintenance facility — and in seconds, the building rolled, like a ship tossed on ocean swells.
“I remember thinking, ‘I wonder if this building is going to hold together,’” the longtime Public Works Operations and emergency management director said.
Cascade Water Alliance seals deal for future Issaquah water supply
January 25, 2011
The state Department of Ecology and Cascade Water Alliance sealed a deal last month for a water-rights package to secure a future drinking water source for Issaquah residents.
The rights grant the alliance the authority to use Lake Tapps in Pierce County as a long-term drinking water source. Issaquah is a member of the alliance.
The rights allow the alliance to store water in the Lake Tapps Reservoir, divert water from the White River into the lake to supply water for the water supply project and withdraw water from Lake Tapps for municipal water supply purposes. The project as proposed could take 50 years to develop.
Under the agreement, Cascade has the authority to use up to 48 million gallons of lake water per day for public use.
Department of Ecology officials presented the documents to alliance board members Dec. 15.
City Council re-elects John Traeger, Fred Butler for leadership posts
December 28, 2010
City Council members decided Dec. 20 not to change the top spots on the board for 2011.
The council re-elected John Traeger as council president and Fred Butler as deputy council president in unanimous decisions during the final meeting of the year. Read more
Cascade Water Alliance seals deal for future Issaquah water supply
December 16, 2010
NEW — 1 p.m. Dec. 16, 2010
The state Department of Ecology and Cascade Water Alliance sealed a deal Wednesday for a water-rights package to secure a future drinking water source for Issaquah residents.
The rights grant the alliance the authority to use Lake Tapps in Pierce County as a long-term drinking water source.
The rights allow the alliance to store water in the Lake Tapps Reservoir, divert water from the White River into the lake to supply water for the Water Supply Project and withdraw water from Lake Tapps for municipal water supply purposes. The project as proposed could take 50 years to develop.
Under the agreement, Cascade has the authority to use up to 48 million gallons of lake water per day for public use.
Cascade Water Alliance offers conservation message — and freebies
December 4, 2010
NEW — 6 a.m. Dec. 4, 2010
Learn how to conserve water — and pick up free high-efficiency shower heads and aerators — as the Cascade WaterSense Road Show comes to Issaquah.
The award-winning conservation program arrives at PCC Natural Market, 1810 12th Ave. N.W., from 9 a.m. – 3 p.m.
In October, the federal Environmental Protection Agency named the alliance as the WaterSense Promotional Partner of the Year for the program.
The alliance joined retailers and plumbers to promote water efficiency and rebated more than 3,000 WaterSense-labeled toilets for households and businesses. WaterSense is a labeling system used to denote water-efficient products.
Cascade Water Alliance secures drinking water supply
October 5, 2010
The state Department of Ecology has OK’d a water-rights package for a future drinking water source for Issaquah residents.
The approval grants Cascade Water Alliance the authority to use a portion of the water in Lake Tapps for drinking water and, at the same time, guarantees water levels to maintain summer recreation at the popular Pierce County lake.
Department of Ecology Director Ted Sturdevant announced the agreement Sept. 16.
Formed in 1999 and headquartered in Bellevue, the alliance supplies water to more than 370,000 county residents and 22,000 businesses — or nearly 50 percent of retail water sales in King County outside of Seattle. The regional group includes the Sammamish Plateau Water and Sewer District, Issaquah, Bellevue and other Eastside and South King County cities and water districts.
Cascade Water Alliance secures drinking water supply
September 17, 2010
NEW — 8 a.m. Sept. 17, 2010
The state Department of Ecology has OK’d a water-rights package for a future drinking water source for Issaquah residents.
The approval grants Cascade Water Alliance the authority to use a portion of the water in Lake Tapps for drinking water and, at the same time, guarantees water levels to maintain summer recreation at the popular Pierce County lake.
Department of Ecology Director Ted Sturdevant announced the agreement Thursday.
Formed in 1999 and headquartered in Bellevue, Cascade Water Alliance supplies water to more than 370,000 county residents and 22,000 businesses — or nearly 50 percent of retail water sales in King County outside of Seattle. The regional group includes the Sammamish Plateau Water and Sewer District, Issaquah, Bellevue and other Eastside and South King County cities and water districts.
Quality of drinking water exceeds standards
June 22, 2010
Issaquah tap water exceeds water-quality standards set by state and federal regulators.
Officials announced the findings in the annual water-quality report issued June 16, and mailed the report to residents in early June.
The city purchased and produced 751.1 million gallons of drinking water last year. Issaquah customers used 693.4 million gallons of water during the same period.
City customers use water drawn from the Lower Issaquah Valley Aquifer. The city has four wells to the underground water source — a pair in the northeastern part of the city and another pair in the northwestern part. The wells vary from 100 feet to 400 feet deep.
