SEWUD does NOT accept any credit or debit cards. We do offer ACH form of payment where, with the proper paperwork, we withdraw your amount due each month from your bank account on or about the 10th. You will never receive a late fee with this method of payment and you still receive your billing card as always so you will know ahead of time how much we will withdraw. You will, however, have to report your meter reading to the office each month before the 15th. You may either call in the reading at our office numbers, enter your reading in on our web-site at SEH2o.com or you may e-mail directly to sewu@rrt.net.
If you have an abandoned well and would like to have it sealed, the Richland County Soil Conservation Service may be able to help! Southeast Water Users District has contacted the Soil Conservation Service and requested some information regarding the programs available. They do have a couple programs, so give their office a call at 701.642.5997 ext.3 and someone will explain the options available. ! Let´s try to take care of those unused, hazardous wells so that no one gets hurt.
The new Consumer Confidence Report (CCR) for the year 2009 is now on line and available to view on this web site. Please check under the sub heading "Water Quality". We are happy to report that we had no violations for the year and are in compliance with all standards set forth by EPA and North Dakota Department of Health. Please take some time and review the CCR. It contains some interesting information for all three systems, Southeast Water Users District (SEWUD) - East, SEWUD - Central and SEWUD - West. If you are undecided about which system you are under, please give the office a call and we will be glad to help you.
SEWUD is continuing to update a number of the reservoirs in the east & west portions of the district. We are adding on storage in some and also updating computer systems and monitoring systems. These updates sometimes require the water to be disconnected for a small amount of time, so please bear with us as we continue to upgrade your rural water system.
We have had a great spring so far, and things are progressing nicely. However, as usual during the spring thaw comes a territory that we have to deal with and that is line breaks. We have had a few breaks and we try to repair them as quickly as we can and with little or no interruption of service, but sometimes things do not go as planned and your water may be off for a short period of time. If we know that a lengthy repair may be necessary, we do try to notify as many people as we can, but in emergency situations we cannot do so. Again, please bear with us and know that our field operators and our main contractors do their best to keep the water system flowing smoothly. We do have computers that monitor our reservoirs and notify the office of any interruption of service BEFORE it becomes and emergency, but we do ask for your help in reporting any suspicious water sitting or pooling in places where normally it doesn´t. The farmers in the area are of great help with this as they know their land better than anyone and we do appreciate the help they give us each year.
As always, SEWUD strives to supply the highest quality water at the most affordable price.
Segment IV of the ATS system is up and going again this spring. Karas Construction is trying diligently to get some more pipe into the ground as this update is taking place. As typical at this time of the year, the spring rains have begun and put a halt to most of the construction, but we are hoping that there is an end to the rain soon so that the guys can get busy again. Segment V of the ATS system was bid out and awarded to Abbott, Arne and Scwindt out of Moorhead. That construction company will also be in the area and working on installing even more pipeline to a number of rural areas. Sometimes the two companies will be tying into existing lines and once again we are asking for your patience in some intermittent water outages as we continue to add rural consumers on to your rural water system.
