Helpful Information
Billing
Orchard Avenue is an irrigation district that bills through the Spokane County Treasurer's Office. Each property has a yearly assessment charge that is paid through their taxes.
For excess usage, you have the option of paying in payments or in full. If the amount due is not paid in full by November 11, 2024 any remaining balance will be added to your 2025 property taxes.
Please contact the office if you are having questions or need to set up a payment plan. 509-926-4563
2024 Backflow Testing
Thank you to all our Patrons for having your systems tested.
The law requires that your backflow assembly be tested annually to ensure that it is working properly and to protect public health. Failure to test the assembly increases the risk that it will fail to protect the water supply.
A cross connection can lead to a serious contamination of the entire District.The devices are tested for the protection of your water supply.
Thank you for your continued cooperation.
Winter Weather Tips
- To help insure your pipes from freezing, please see the tips below.
- Remove all hoses from outside faucets.
- Insulate your water meter properly (keep insulation in an enclosed bag).
- Open vanity or cabinet doors so warm air can reach the pipes under sinks.
- Check for leaks after any thaw.
- If it’s extremely cold, trickling water (just beyond a drip) will help prevent your pipes from freezing.
When water freezes, it expands in volume by about 9 percent. And it expands with tremendous force: The pressure inside pipes may go from 40 pounds per square inch to 40,000 psi. No pipe can hold that much pressure, so it breaks open. The burst pipe may occur where the ice forms, but more often, it occurs where water pressure finds a weak spot in the pipe. That may be inches or even feet from the frozen area. .