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WELCOME JULIE We are happy to welcome Julie Guthrie to our Colorado Rural Water family. She came to our organiza- tion with exemplary recommen- dations from past employers who really didn't want to lose her. Her assignment is Office Assis- tant. Office Assistant is code word for do everything asked of you. Julie has not only been doing that, she has taken on many new tasks. 4 She has immediately become not ■ ' % only the newest employee, but also a very valuable team member. When you call CRWA and hear, "Hi,Colorado Rural, this is Julie, can I help you? ",you will be in very reliable hands. Take the time to say welcome aboard to her. What has always made CRWA such a good organization is the quality of people in our association. You, the members that pro- vide Quality onTap,our board members that serve in a leadership role, our staff that has the opportunity and privilege of helping each one of you on a daily basis. Julie welcome, we look forward to working with of you. Thank you for choosing to become part of our team. Meurer & ASSOCIATES Achieving practical Water solutions through Wastewater leadership, Construction innovation, integrity, Services professionalism, infrastructure and teamwork. Rehabilitation Site Design CARD Mapping Give us a call! Irrigation 143 Union Blvd., Suite 600 Special District Services Lakewood, CO 80228 303- 985 -3636 TEL Drainage 303 -985 -3800 FAX Recreation G-1 NEW CASTLE, NEWCOMMUNICATIONS, NEW CENTURY By Kim Evezich Timber Line Electric and Control Corp. "It's like having another employee that works seven days a week!" That's Jack Castle's reaction when asked how he likes his new telemetry system. In 2003, New Castle, Colorado, launched a new century of au- tomation by replacing their old water distribution radio telemetry system. The water treatment plant,three water tanks, and two pump stations are now part of a complete communication package. Reliability and consistency were the main criterion when New Castle selected their Motorola telemetry system. Castle noted, "Our previous telemetry system was non - functional. I used to have to climb tanks three times a day, every day of the week! I wanted a telemetry system that would eliminate the wear and tear and safety hazards of physically checking my system every day!" The water district also required a robust radio communication medium that would perform well in all types of weather and terrain. To meet these criterion,a UHF licensed frequency was select- ed as the best communication media for the telemetry. "There are many advantages to a UHF licensed frequency. The 450MHz band provides a wave that is about 4 feet wide and propagates well in the rugged topography surrounding New Castle," says Kurt Evezich, President of Timber Line Electric and Control Corp., the system integrators. "With the advent of Homeland Security,a licensed frequency was the logical choice, it helps to reduce the possibility of interference, and provides a more stable environ- ment than the un- licensed bands." Castle has discovered other advantages of a reliable, licensed system: a consistent data stream! He is now better able to track the number of starts on each booster pump and the total run- time hours, helping to schedule maintenance. More importantly, both system information and alarms are now available to the plant operators and other maintenance people in town. This has allowed Castle to schedule his first vacation in 5 years! He is look- ing forward to attending a conference in beautiful San Diego! With the remote site telemetry running dependably, New Castle has future plans to integrate the controls of their U.S. Fil- ters and their wastewater treatment plant into the computerized central display.This will provide the operators and maintenance people with an overview of the entire system from raw water to the wastewater! Water — Supply & Distribution Water — Treatment Nonprofit Water Company Consulting Municipal & Special District Consulting Hydrology /Drainage Funding Assistance 611 North Weber, Suite 300 (719) 475 -2935 Colorado Springs, CO 80903 FAX (719) 475 -2938