Elk Meadows Ranchettes County Water District

 

We are in the Elk Meadows Ranchettes County Water District which is separate from the HOA board. The President of the Water Board is Sonja Walesch 772-834-7150, SonjaWalesch61@gmail.com. Your contact for billing inquiries is the Secretary/Treasurer, Julie Hoyer, 406-544-7253,  Water@ElkMeadows.org. (Please provide your mailing address, physical address, lot #, telephone number(s), and email address. If any of this information changes, please provide updates to Julie, as well as the HOA Secretary & Treasurer.) MAIL ALL PAYMENTS TO: PO BOX 703, FRENCHTOWN, MT. 59834

 

Elk Meadows has a total water tank capacity of 249,000 gallons from four tanks: two at the base of Wapiti Road (13,000 gallons each), one 2/3 of the way up Wambli Lane (210,000 gallons), and one on top of Wambli Lane (13,000 gallons). The tanks communicate with each other to distribute water as needed. If there is a malfunction in either communication or delivery, a red light will flash at the pump house on Wambli Lane. If you see this, please notify The Water Board president or a EMR HOA Board member immediately so the pumps can be reset. There are some homeowners that have private wells on their property and are not part of the Water District.

 

Please conserve water as much as possible. Our water supply is directly proportional to the level and flow of local groundwater, which varies with the weather. Watch for any leaks so they can be addressed immediately. Each lot has a water meter near the road. Your responsibility is from the water meter to your home and the Water Board is responsible from the meter to the main line. Excessive water use is charged by the Water Board to the homeowner. Your water bill is sent to you monthly by the Water Board Secretary. 

 

Monthly Base Charge.  Effective as of September 1, 2023, the District will implement a monthly rate charge of $40.00 (the “Monthly Base Charge”) per user with connected residences and $30.00 per month for lots not using water but are eligible to connect to the water system as determined by the District Board. These fees will be collected on a monthly basis and must be paid within a reasonable period of time, as determined by the District Board.

 

Monthly Use Rate.  In addition to the Monthly Base Charge, the District will implement the Monthly Variable Use Rate as follows for all users:

0 to 3,500 gallons            Base charge

3,501 to 20,000 gallons   $2.00 per 1,000 gallons used

Over 20,000 gallons         $5.00 per 1,000 gallons used

 

Should you have any questions or concerns, please contact Sonja &/or Julie at the above-listed phone number or email address.