At Skamania Public Utility District (PUD), we’re undertaking an important project to evaluate how our customers could benefit from the 21st-century technology that’s improving the delivery and reliability of utility services – and enhancing customer service, convenience, and efforts to conserve.  We’re considering replacing our customers’ existing water and electric meters with advanced meters.

Advanced metering uses a two-way communication device that measures and transmits water and electric usage data. This data can provide detailed system information such as voltage levels, current, and power factor on the electric side and pressure levels and leak alerts on the water side. Data would be sent to the PUD through a secure wireless network, where it’s safely and securely stored for customer billing. A meter reader would no longer be required to visit a customer’s home every month. Visit the Advanced Metering Infrastructure Project Webpage to learn more.

Skamania PUD, on behalf of the Carson Water System, has issued a contract to McNealy Excavating to replace the existing, aged, and undersized waterline along a section of Wind River Highway.  The project is scheduled to commence Monday, January 4, 2021 and is anticipated to take up to three months to complete most of the work.  Water service during the project will be interrupted.  Affected customers will be notified.  For full project details, click here.

Our 2020 Winter Newsletter is hot off the press!  It includes information on our switch to monthly billing, our new payment by phone option, system and rate announcements, a message from our commissioner, helpful winter tips, and more.  A copy is in the mail or you can read it here.