Legal/Transparency
At Kalispell Bay Sewer District, we want our Constituents to be as informed as possible. In an effort to achieve this, we created this website. This page contains legal information such as; the District Public Meeting Schedule, District Newsletters, District Policy Decisions, etc. We hope that this will serve to keep you updated as to how your Sewer District operates and what is going on within it.
2025 Meeting Schedule
LEGAL NOTICE
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that Pursuant to Chapter 23, Title 67 of the Idaho Code, the Kalispell Bay Sewer District regularly meets on the second Monday of each month at 7:30 AM, May through August, and 9:00 AM, September through April, unless otherwise posted. Locations of said meetings are scheduled to be held at the District Office located at 851 Kalispell Bay Road in Priest Lake, Bonner County, Idaho. Notices of said meetings are prominently posted on the bulletin board outside the Kalispell Bay Sewer District office.
Also prominently displayed on the bulletin board shall be: Meeting agendas; shall be posted 48 hours prior to each meeting, any changes in scheduling such as time, date and/or location of meetings; shall be posted 24 hours in advance, and any special meeting called by the board, shall be posted 24 hours in advance unless said meeting is called under extreme emergency.
The approved schedule of dates for the district’s fiscal year December 2024 through November 2025 is as follows:
December 9, 2024
January 13, 2025
February 11, 2025 - Tuesday
March 10, 2025
April 14, 2025
May 12, 2025
June 7, 2025 - Saturday
July 14, 2025
August 11, 2025
September 8, 2025
October 13, 2025
November 10, 2025
ANNUAL MEETING: Saturday, June 7, 2025 at 7:30 AM. To be held at the Kalispell Bay Sewer District office.
BUDGET HEARING: Monday, November 10, 2025 at 9:00 AM. To be held at the Kalispell Bay Sewer District office.
Dated this 11th day of November, 2024.
Kalispell Bay Sewer District
Stacy Wilhelm
Secretary/Treasurer
K.B.S.D. February 2025
In attendance: Gil Tumey, Dave Conboy, Larry Uptain, TimVentress, Doni Guyer, directors; Stacy Wilhelm, secretary; Anthony Hall, plant operator; Dan Larson, Engineer; Travis Haller, Planning Manager.
No conflicts or corrections.
A motion to approve the minutes from the January 13, 2025 meeting was made by Conboy and seconded by Ventress. Motion passed.
A motion to accept the Treasurer’s report and bills paid through January 31, 2025, was made by Guyer and seconded by Conboy. Motion passed.
OPERATIONS REPORT:
Hall reported he had to change one pump out this past month that failed and he is getting quotes to have the garage door openers replaced.
TREASURER’S REPORT:
Wilhelm reported she had a few more requests from the Auditors for the annual review and she will forward the election paperwork to the 3 board members up for re-election when it is available from the county.
OLD/NEW BUSINESS:
Dan Larson reported that DEQ finally reviewed out last 5 years of annual reports and they found a few issues and our annual average of output per customer is 45 gallons per day. We will need to change some of our methods of testing, and need to change the analysis from five days to three. He is continuing to work on the planning grant and we should find out where we rank in March or April and will also ask them to consider the non-compliance letter as additional documentation of our need for the grant. Because of our short window of time to irrigate each year, we have had issues with exceeding our nitrogen limit. Adding an additional lagoon would fix this issue as it would give us a year of storage.
There was much discussion about the planning grant and Dan feels confident that we will rank in the top 5 and should receive the grant. Next step if the district receives the grant is they will build a timeline and the order of operations for the project. Part of the plan will include a rate study, tank sizes and possibly public hearings if needed.
Motion to adjourn was made by Ventress and seconded by Uptain. Motion passed.
Respectfully submitted,
Stacy Wilhelm
Secretary/Treasurer
K.B.S.D December 2024 Newsletter
There will be three board positions up for election in May. Bonner County has the petition for candidacy forms available in February.
As you can see, the rate increase went into effect December 1, 2024. If you are paying by auto pay from your bank, please adjust the amount to reflect this increase.
The Board would like to provide clarification of how an ER (Equivalent Residence) is calculated. Every residence, whether it be a house, guest house, rental unit, muli-family unit, etc., is charged one ER per unit. In the event you have/add another living facility on to your lot, whether it’s another house, or over a garage, or breaking your existing home into a duplex, triplex or any multi-unit facility, another ER, or multiple ER’s may need to be purchased. The current cost for an ER is $20,0000.
For any new hookups, please contact the office at 208-443-2338 to get all of the necessary paperwork, current tank/parts requirements and fees paid. Homeowners are responsible for new installation of their tank and pump, the district does not install the initial tank or pump. Utility permits from Bonner County to dig in the right-of-way will be under Kalispell Bay Sewer District and the homeowner will be required to sign a Sewer Connection Agreement with Kalispell Bay Sewer District and provide a copy of their contractor’s license and insurance before any digging will be allowed. Kalispell Bay Sewer District does the final inspection on all installations and winter cutoff for digging is November 1st each year.
Please make sure that tank lids are exposed so that the district can provide service if needed. If a tank lid is covered it will be at the homeowner’s expense to have it dug out.
The board would like to remind the community to change out batteries on smoke alarms and CO detectors if you haven’t done so already.
Below is the schedule for our meetings for the upcoming year. Please note the June board meeting is held on a Saturday.
As always, if you experience any problems with your septic system, please call the office and leave a message, and then call Anthony’s cell at 208-946-3842. Sometimes, the cell service is not the best and messages and texts can get delayed.
The board and staff would like to wish all of you a happy holiday season.
Sincerely,
Kalispell Bay Sewer Board
Board meetings are the second Monday of each month at 7:30 a.m., May – August, and 9:00 a.m., September-April, unless otherwise noted.
December 9, 2024 June 7, 2025/Saturday
January 13, 2025 July 14, 2025
February 11, 2025/Tuesday August 11, 2025
March 10, 2025 September 8, 2025
April 14, 2025 October 13, 2025
May 12, 2025 November 10, 2025
