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2025 Spring Newsletter ARPA GRANT UPDATE On September 17th, 2024, the Board of County Commissioners awarded the District’s ARPA (American Rescue Plan Act) Grant in the amount of $60,000. Projects completed and/or pending include: Sealing of Highland Ranch Park basketball court, pedestrian walking path, & parking lot; Project cost $10,786 Purchase and installation of security […]
Read More2025 Winter Newsletter 2025 SUN VALLEY GENERAL IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT BOARD OF TRUSTEES The Sun Valley General Improvement District Board of Trustees are Chairperson Susan Severt, Vice-Chair Michael Rider, Secretary Carmen Ortiz, Treasurer Mark Neumann, and Trustee Mark Dunn. The District Board of Trustees meetings are held the 2nd Thursday of each month beginning at 5:30 […]
Read More2024 Fall Newsletter GENERAL MANAGER’S UPDATE With the new growth coming to the Sun Valley General Improvement District service territory, it is important to share with the rate payers that the District requires developers to pay for all growth. All new developers are required to provide the District with water rights to serve their project […]
Read More2024 Summer Newsletter TARIFF HEARING SUMMARY The District values its customers and tries to keep rates down, however, due to economic conditions and rising costs, the District was forced to pass through some of these increases. A Tariff Hearing was held on May 09, 2024. The following is a summary as well as the Rate […]
Read More2024 Spring Newsletter DIVE INTO SUMMER EVENT It’s getting close to that time of year where we get to kick off the warm weather! Join the District for this year‘s Dive Into Summer Event on Friday, June 14th from 5:30–8pm at the Sun Valley Community Park. The event is open to the public. Bring your family, […]
Read More2024 Winter Newsletter (PDF) WINTER AVERAGING PERIOD December to March is the winter averaging period for residential customers which means that your sewer consumption charges are based on your metered water consumption. At the end of this period, the billing system takes your average monthly consumption for those 3 months and sets that as your […]
Read More2023 Fall Newsletter GENERAL MANAGER’S UPDATE The Sun Valley General Improvement District (District) staff takes its fiscal responsibility seriously and in doing so, has to make difficult decisions regarding rates and services to our customers. Due to a Truckee Meadows Water Authority 2.5% rate increase, the District had to pass that cost through on water […]
Read More2023 District Summer Newsletter TARIFF HEARING SUMMARY The District values its customers and tries to keep rates down, however, due to economic conditions and rising costs, the District was forced to pass through some of these increases. A Tariff Hearing was held on May 11, 2023. The following is a summary as well as the […]
Read More2023 District Spring Newsletter TARIFF HEARING The District will be holding a Public Hearing Thursday, May 11, 2023 at 6pm in the District Board Room (located off Prosser Way) to amend various Tariff Rules including consideration of increases to various rates and service fees. E-WASTE RECYCLING The District is pleased to announce that it is […]
Read More2023 Winter Newsletter THANK YOU FORMER CHAIRPERSON, SANDRA AINSWORTH Sandra Ainsworth has dedicated the past 12 years to the residents and community of Sun Valley. She never imagined going into politics until residents of Sun Valley continually approached her to run after her husband Jim, also a former Chairperson of the District, termed out. During […]
Read More2022 Fall Newsletter About Your General Manager Chris Melton has worked for the District for 18 years. Chris represents the District on the Northern Nevada Water Planning Commission, the Truckee Meadows Water Authority Standing Advisory Committee, and the Joint Coordinating Committee for the Truckee Meadows Water Reclamation Facility. Chris holds various certifications in water distribution, wastewater […]
Read More2022Summer_Newsletter Congratulations – Employee Promotions The District is proud to announce the promotion of Chris Melton from Public Works Director to General Manager; and Brad Baeckel from Field Supervisor to Public Works Director. Water Quality Report The District is proud that our drinking water continues to meet all state and federal drinking water quality […]
Read More2022Spring_FinalNewsletter_Media Message From Your General Manager After more than 25 years of working at the Sun Valley General Improvement District, I have decided it is time for me to retire. I began my career at the District as a Service Technician and have been fortunate enough to work my way to becoming the General Manager. […]
Read More2022Winter_FinalNewsletter_Media Congratulations To Our 2021 Community Service Award Winners The District recognized Washoe County Commissioner Kitty Jung as one of this year’s Community Service Award recipients. Commissioner Jung was recognized for her generous donation of her Commissioner Discretionary funds to be used towards improvements at the Sun Valley Neighborhood Center. When she heard that the […]
Read MoreFall Newsletter 2021 Thank You Lifeguards The District wants to send a special thank you to our fantastic 2021 Lifeguards. The health and safety of the Sun Valley Pool patrons was our priority this year. We were able to open the pool for general swim. We faced the same challenges as every other public pool […]
Read MoreSummer Newsletter 2021 Water Quality Report The District is proud that our drinking water continues to meet all state and federal drinking water quality standards as it has for more than 50 years. We know the quality of your water is important to you and we take all water regulations very seriously. To view the […]
Read MoreSpring Newsletter 2021 A Message From Your General Manager Sun Valley General Improvement District (District) purchases all of its water from Truckee Meadows Water Authority (TMWA)and distributes it to District customers. When TMWA approves a rate increase it affects the rate payers of Sun Valley and the operations of the District. We regret having to […]
Read MoreWinter Newsletter 2021 Welcome Your 2021 SVGID Officers and Trustees Sun Valley General Improvement District Board of Trustees 2021 board meetings on the second and fourth Thursday’s of each month with the exception of November and December due to holidays. The Board of Trustees unanimously nominated Sandra Ainsworth as Chair, Susan Severt as Vice-Chair, Joseph […]
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