Gozzer Ranch Water System Treatment Improvements are operational. In 2020, the District embarked on a project to increase the capacity of the water treatment plant. This project was necessary to meet updates to the 2015 International Fire Code requirements for fire flow, and to provide adequate water system capacity at Gozzer Ranch build-out. The original engineering water system design capacity approved by the Idaho Department of Environmental Quality was exceeded due to the developer-restructuring of the Gozzer Ranch development. These improvements sufficiently increased treated water pumping capacity and treated water storage capacity to meet both the 2015 International Fire Code and potable requirements of the Gozzer Ranch development at future build-out. This project was paid for with a revenue bond approved by the District electorate in 2020. The Gozzer Ranch water system customers pay a monthly debt service fee through 2039 to repay this bond.
Gozzer Water Treatment Plant
Future Gozzer Ranch Water System Projects – In the fall of 2024, the District began working with the system engineer to evaluate the intake pumps drawing from Lake Coeur d’Alene to ensure the system has adequate pumping capacity to meet both potable and golf course irrigation requirements at future development build-out. Initial results of these studies indicate that intake pumping capacity will need to be increased to meet future demand estimates. Engineering studies are also underway to evaluate the holding capacity of the Golf Course Pond and complete improvements to the pond to ensure it is adequately sealed. The District will fund these improvements from the Gozzer Capital Reserve Fund. The District allocates 92% of Gozzer Ranch metered revenue from the fourth tier and 50% of metered revenue from the third tier to this Capital Reserve Fund.