Notice is hereby given that sealed bids will be received at the office of Public Utility District No. 1 of Skagit County (District), located at 1415 Freeway Drive, PO Box 1436, Mount Vernon, WA 98273, until 2:00 PM, local time, on the 16th day of February, 2012, and then will be publicly opened and read aloud at 2:15 PM. Any bids received after the time and date specified will not be considered.
Skagit PUD is soliciting Statements of Qualifications from consulting firms for the 2012 calendar year.
Think about water. It's yours for the taking, 24 hours a day. All you have to do is turn on a faucet. But where does it come from?
Water needs our help. We have the same amount of water today as we did when the Earth was formed. Constant use and pollution threaten our water resources.
With the arrival of the 2011 holiday season, Skagit PUD and the U.S. Marine Corps are once again teaming up to give back to the community it serves, with its annual Toys for Tots campaign.
Did you know that Judy Reservoir, located above Clear Lake, is the one of the largest collector areas for trumpeter swans in the United States?
According to studies by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), the average household spends as much as $500 per year on its water and sewer bill.
November each year serves as the anniversary for the formation of Skagit PUD. The PUD was founded 75 years ago on the guiding principle to “conserve the water and power resources ... for the benefit of the people".
Recent closures by the State Department of Ecology of the Carpenter-Fisher subbasins to new well drilling and the potential closure of the Nookachamps Creek subbasin, has raised water availability concerns from impacted property owners.
Skagit PUD's Board approved, on October 25, a rate adjustment of four percent or approximately $1.32 per month for the average residential customer for 2012.