GM Newsletter January 2022

Message from the General Manager

A happy new year to you all! I hope you celebrated the start of 2022 safely and in good spirits with family and friends. Read on to learn about what is happening at NID. This newsletter is a valuable resource to stay up to date on projects underway, the Plan for Water effort, water storage levels, water conservation, and all things NID.

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This month's stories:

Redistricting process begins: interactive draft maps available for viewing

Redistricting is the process of adjusting the division boundaries to ensure equal populations in each. NID began to discuss redistricting options during its Jan. 26 Board of Directors meeting. View the draft maps through links in the newsletter.

May contain: map, diagram, plot, and atlas

Storm wrap-up with photos

During one of the most severe snowstorms in recent memory, NID crews made sure water service remained constant. This took working through inclement weather, cutting through many downed trees to access facilities, and continual manning and refueling back up emergency generation equipment.

Plan for Water summary of workshops

January 11, 2022: The presentation included an overview of NID’s service area, and detailed the District’s water distribution system and operations.

December 7, 2021: The focus was on NID’s mountain water system, starting with the headwater watershed and moving downstream through reservoirs and waterways.

May contain: person, human, clothing, apparel, outdoors, and nature

Latest water statistics and reports

Bowman Lake precipitation chart: 43 inches as of Jan. 19, 133% of average
NID Reservoir Storage: 97% of 8-year average, 68% of capacity
Water conservation: 13% improvement over last year
Hydroelectric update - generation report of all powerhouses

... much more

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Website Accessibility Policy

Nevada Irrigation District is fully committed to providing accessible facilities, elements and channels of communication to all members of the public. As part of this commitment, Nevada Irrigation District has a policy of providing an accessible website compatible with the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG 2.1) and commercial screen reading software. All features of the website are coded to allow individuals with vision and other impairments to understand and use the website to the same degree as someone without disabilities. We welcome feedback and can often resolve issues in a timely manner if they arise.

If you need any special assistance or accommodations:

Call us at (530) 273-6185

Ongoing Compliance Information

Compliance Officer

Nevada Irrigation District has designated a compliance officer for website disability-related accommodations. The compliance officer has received training in website accessibility and updates the site in accordance with those best practices. Contact our accessibility officer to report an issue.

Compliance Procedures and Reports

In addition to testing with users with a wide range of disabilities and coding our website to WCAG standards, Nevada Irrigation District regularly scans its website to ensure ongoing compliance, and makes timely changes to any inaccessible changes, if any are found.

Linked Documents and Third Parties

Please note that this site may link out to third-party websites, such as state or federal agencies, that do not have accessible content. This site may also include documents provided by third parties included in our agenda packets, for example. While we cannot control the accessibility of content provided by third parties, we are happy to assist any member of the public with reading and accessing content on our site.

See an opportunity for us to improve? Please contact our accessibility officer or call us at (530) 273-6185.

Report a Website Accessibility Issue

We are committed to your ability to access all content, and we will respond to all requests as soon as possible.