Question: What are the business hours of the Joint Powers Board offices?
Answer: Winter Offices Hours
(September 15th through May 31st)
Monday through Friday 8:00 a.m. and 5 p.m
CLOSED Saturdays & Sundays
Our Summer Office Hours
(June 1st through Sept. 14th)
Monday through Thursday 7:30 a.m and 5:30 p.m
Friday 7:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.
CLOSED Saturdays & Sundays
Question: What do I need to do to have Water & Sewer Utility services turned on in my name?
Answer: Renters & Home Owners: You will need to fill out, print, sign and submit a completed
New Customer Account Application form (< click blue text to pull up forms) to our office in order to transfer
services into your name.
Deposit: $150 total for Water & Sewer Services.
Question: How does the funding for Municipalities in Wyoming and the Joint Powers Board differ?
Answer: The main revenue streams for municipalities in Wyoming?
1. State shared – statutorily allotted sales and use tax, severance tax, and Federal Mineral Royalties
(FMRs), all of which are ‘under-the cap’ funding. Additionally, cigarette tax, fuel tax, and
pari-mutuel/lottery proceeds are state shared.
2. State appropriated - funds appropriated to local government from severance and FMRs; ‘over the cap' funding.
3. Locally generated revenue – local option sales tax, income on restricted investments, property tax, fees,
licenses, and fines.
The state legislature determines the share of, the maximum amount of, the uses of, and even any
exemptions from sales and use taxes. State aid, including statutory (under-the-cap), discretionary (over-
the-cap), and state grant and loan programs are the second source of income for municipalities in the
state of Wyoming. The state determines whether or not these programs receive appropriations, and the
state agencies determine the rules that govern the use of the appropriated funds.
NOW - What are the main revenue streams for Kemmerer – Diamondville Water Wastewater Joint Powers
Board?
Kemmerer – Diamondville Water Wastewater Joint Powers Board however, is an independent entity that is
not classified as a Municipality and therefore does not receive any monies raised through the State or
Kemmerer & Diamondville’s tax base. All of our operational funds are derived solely from the Water and
Wastewater bills of our customers and/or a very small percentage of government grants available.
Question: Where do my responsibilities as a home owner start in regards to my sewer and water lines?
Answer: Click Button Below to Display Infographic!
Question: What are your billing dates?
Answer: Meters are read on the 15th of the month, billing date is the 25th of the month and bills are due the 15th of the following month.
Question: Why do we occasionally have discolored water?
Answer: the statements listed below are an over simplification and this is intentional to give a basic understanding to the general public
without getting overly technical.
The (effluent) water coming from our water plant after filtering and processing is clean potable water that is well within DEQ and EPA specifications. This water is rigorously tested on an ongoing basis and reported to DEQ and EPA. The annual Water Quality Testing is public information and is posted on the JPB website at this URL https://kdwwjpb.weebly.com/annual-water-quality-reports.html
The individuals that keep bringing up the water quality here in our community need to realize that any issues with discolored water etc. are caused not by the issues with the Hamsfork River or the Water Treatment Plant but rather from the 40 to 50-year-old ductile iron transmission lines within the system. Even if we replaced every water main in Kemmerer or Diamondville, the old galvanized, ductile iron, etc. pipes in the homes within Kemmerer or Diamondville could result in discolored water at your homes as well. Because some of the homes in town are from 1910 and have not updated their plumbing. The majority of the transmission lines are ductile iron lines that over the years have accumulated sediment, rust and minerals in the pipes from the pipes degrading. This is why we do hydrant flushing twice a year to help keep this sediment, rust and minerals washed out of the system as much as possible.
Our water lines are pressurized (normally 60 to 100psi) and remain sterile, because of the disinfectant (chlorine) that is used in the Water Treatment Plant. Normally the water flow in these lines is not sufficient to stir up a large quantity of this sediment, rust and minerals in these pipes. However, during a water main break, the flow through these lines rushes from all directions with in the system to the break stirring up the sediment, rust and minerals in these pipes. Since the lines are pressurized this is not dirt from the exterior of the pipes as the dirt can not run upstream of this water pouring out of the line. Another way that the sediment, rust and minerals in the pipe get stirred up is during spring thaw. The ductile iron pipes have a thin layer of ice that forms inside the circumference of the pipes during the winter freeze. When the ground starts to thaw, this thin layer of ice breaks free and with these millions of free-floating ice crystals in the pipe scour the inside of the pipe causing these items to break free and discolor the water. The main thing to remember is that our water system is a closed loop system and remains sterile and safe to drink even when the water is discolored. During these times we just recommend not washing clothes until your water runs clear as the discolored water may stain laundry. If there is ANY change to the drinkability of the water, the public would be immediately informed. The JPB is slowly working on replacing miles and miles of these very old lines with new updated PVC lines. However, this is a very slow and costly process and will take many, many years to complete.
If you have any questions please feel free to contact JPB at (307) 877-2261. Check out our website at www.kdwwwjpb.com
Question: Is the simulated smoke used in sewer smoke testing harmful?
Answer: Simulated smoke is not harmful to your health, but may cause some coughing. Smoke irritation is temporary and should
disappear after exposure has ceased. When possible avoid unnecessary exposure to simulated smoke. The MSDS sheet is
available by clicking the button below.
Answer: Meters are read on the 15th of the month, billing date is the 25th of the month and bills are due the 15th of the following month.
Question: Why do we occasionally have discolored water?
Answer: the statements listed below are an over simplification and this is intentional to give a basic understanding to the general public
without getting overly technical.
The (effluent) water coming from our water plant after filtering and processing is clean potable water that is well within DEQ and EPA specifications. This water is rigorously tested on an ongoing basis and reported to DEQ and EPA. The annual Water Quality Testing is public information and is posted on the JPB website at this URL https://kdwwjpb.weebly.com/annual-water-quality-reports.html
The individuals that keep bringing up the water quality here in our community need to realize that any issues with discolored water etc. are caused not by the issues with the Hamsfork River or the Water Treatment Plant but rather from the 40 to 50-year-old ductile iron transmission lines within the system. Even if we replaced every water main in Kemmerer or Diamondville, the old galvanized, ductile iron, etc. pipes in the homes within Kemmerer or Diamondville could result in discolored water at your homes as well. Because some of the homes in town are from 1910 and have not updated their plumbing. The majority of the transmission lines are ductile iron lines that over the years have accumulated sediment, rust and minerals in the pipes from the pipes degrading. This is why we do hydrant flushing twice a year to help keep this sediment, rust and minerals washed out of the system as much as possible.
Our water lines are pressurized (normally 60 to 100psi) and remain sterile, because of the disinfectant (chlorine) that is used in the Water Treatment Plant. Normally the water flow in these lines is not sufficient to stir up a large quantity of this sediment, rust and minerals in these pipes. However, during a water main break, the flow through these lines rushes from all directions with in the system to the break stirring up the sediment, rust and minerals in these pipes. Since the lines are pressurized this is not dirt from the exterior of the pipes as the dirt can not run upstream of this water pouring out of the line. Another way that the sediment, rust and minerals in the pipe get stirred up is during spring thaw. The ductile iron pipes have a thin layer of ice that forms inside the circumference of the pipes during the winter freeze. When the ground starts to thaw, this thin layer of ice breaks free and with these millions of free-floating ice crystals in the pipe scour the inside of the pipe causing these items to break free and discolor the water. The main thing to remember is that our water system is a closed loop system and remains sterile and safe to drink even when the water is discolored. During these times we just recommend not washing clothes until your water runs clear as the discolored water may stain laundry. If there is ANY change to the drinkability of the water, the public would be immediately informed. The JPB is slowly working on replacing miles and miles of these very old lines with new updated PVC lines. However, this is a very slow and costly process and will take many, many years to complete.
If you have any questions please feel free to contact JPB at (307) 877-2261. Check out our website at www.kdwwwjpb.com
Question: Is the simulated smoke used in sewer smoke testing harmful?
Answer: Simulated smoke is not harmful to your health, but may cause some coughing. Smoke irritation is temporary and should
disappear after exposure has ceased. When possible avoid unnecessary exposure to simulated smoke. The MSDS sheet is
available by clicking the button below.
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