Rainbow Water switches to in-house tank maintenance

The Rainbow Municipal Water District has used a contractor for maintenance of Rainbow’s steel tanks since 2003, but Rainbow will likely be performing future work in-house.

Rainbow’s board voted 4-0 Aug. 27, with Cari Dale absent, to terminate the contract with USG Water Solutions. Before Rainbow actually initiates the in-house work, Rainbow General Manager Jake Wiley will renegotiate a potential contract with USG or another qualified firm. If a draft agreement is reached, the contract will be brought back to the board for consideration.

In December 2003, the Rainbow board approved an agreement...