Minutes of Regular Meeting of Southern Black Hills Water System Board (Provisional)
Crazy Horse Monument
Thursday, April 24, 2025
The Regular Meeting of the Board of Directors of the Southern Black Hills Water System was held at the Crazy Horse Monument on Thursday, April 24, 2025.
Chairman Wick called the meeting to order at approximately 1:00 p.m.
ROLL CALL – Board Members present were Wick, Baird, Beard, Krump, Nase, Smith, and Zolnowsky; Baker and Kowalski were absent. Others in attendance were manager Don Peterson and observer Doug Musser.
AGENDA – Motion by Krump, 2nd by Smith to approve the agenda; motion passed unanimously.
MINUTES - Motion by Baird, 2nd by Beard to approve the minutes of the March 27, 2025 meeting. Motion passed unanimously.
TREASURER’S REPORT – Peterson presented the treasurer’s report for March 2025. The report was reviewed by the board members. The check sequence ending March 31 was check #4641 and beginning April 1 was check #4642. Motion by Baird, 2nd by Krump to approve the treasurer’s report, transfer $15,000 from the regular checking into the RD account; motion passed unanimously. Motion by Zolnowsky, 2nd by Baird to authorize payment to RCS for $129,423.30 for completed work, to Fuller Construction of $33,300.00 for materials, and to Flatland Enterprises for $163,453.59 for completed work, contingent upon approval by the state funding agency and having sufficient funds in the construction account; motion passed unanimously.
OLD BUSINESS –
Managers’ Report
Ketel Thorstensen has completed the audit of 2024 SBHWS operations and management and will present the results to the Board at the May meeting.
An extensive digging effort along a main in Phase 2 did not disclose a leak. Surface water spotted earlier in the area could have been the remnants of melting snow.
The application for an additional $600,000 funding for the Paramount Point / Spring Creek Acres project was submitted to DANR. The State Water Board is expected to act on the request at their June meeting.
Water reports for 2024 for Southern Black Hills (Phases 1, 2, & 4) and Paramount Point have been posted on the SBHWS website. Water reports for Spring Creek Acres and Rushmore Ranch have been posted on their respective sites.
NEW BUSINESS -
Zolnowsky attended the SDARWS Rural Water Expo in Rapid City on April 23-24 and gave the board impressions of the sessions, in particular chemical decontamination of source water, cuber security efforts for South Dakota local governments, and leak detection via ultrasound-based water meters.
EXECUTIVE SESSION -
Motion by Nase, 2nd by Krump to enter into Executive Session at 1:42; motion passed unanimously.
Motion by Beard, 2nd by Smith to move out of Executive Session at 2:24; motion passed unanimously. There were no motions arising out of Executive Session.
UPCOMING MEETINGS -
The next meeting of the Southern Black Hills System Board will be Thursday, May 22, 2025 at 1:00 PM at the Crazy Horse Monument in Custer. Future board meetings will be June 26.
ADJOURNMENT - There being no further business, the chair declared the meeting adjourned at 2:27.
Crazy Horse Monument
Thursday, April 24, 2025
The Regular Meeting of the Board of Directors of the Southern Black Hills Water System was held at the Crazy Horse Monument on Thursday, April 24, 2025.
Chairman Wick called the meeting to order at approximately 1:00 p.m.
ROLL CALL – Board Members present were Wick, Baird, Beard, Krump, Nase, Smith, and Zolnowsky; Baker and Kowalski were absent. Others in attendance were manager Don Peterson and observer Doug Musser.
AGENDA – Motion by Krump, 2nd by Smith to approve the agenda; motion passed unanimously.
MINUTES - Motion by Baird, 2nd by Beard to approve the minutes of the March 27, 2025 meeting. Motion passed unanimously.
TREASURER’S REPORT – Peterson presented the treasurer’s report for March 2025. The report was reviewed by the board members. The check sequence ending March 31 was check #4641 and beginning April 1 was check #4642. Motion by Baird, 2nd by Krump to approve the treasurer’s report, transfer $15,000 from the regular checking into the RD account; motion passed unanimously. Motion by Zolnowsky, 2nd by Baird to authorize payment to RCS for $129,423.30 for completed work, to Fuller Construction of $33,300.00 for materials, and to Flatland Enterprises for $163,453.59 for completed work, contingent upon approval by the state funding agency and having sufficient funds in the construction account; motion passed unanimously.
OLD BUSINESS –
Managers’ Report
Ketel Thorstensen has completed the audit of 2024 SBHWS operations and management and will present the results to the Board at the May meeting.
An extensive digging effort along a main in Phase 2 did not disclose a leak. Surface water spotted earlier in the area could have been the remnants of melting snow.
The application for an additional $600,000 funding for the Paramount Point / Spring Creek Acres project was submitted to DANR. The State Water Board is expected to act on the request at their June meeting.
Water reports for 2024 for Southern Black Hills (Phases 1, 2, & 4) and Paramount Point have been posted on the SBHWS website. Water reports for Spring Creek Acres and Rushmore Ranch have been posted on their respective sites.
NEW BUSINESS -
Zolnowsky attended the SDARWS Rural Water Expo in Rapid City on April 23-24 and gave the board impressions of the sessions, in particular chemical decontamination of source water, cuber security efforts for South Dakota local governments, and leak detection via ultrasound-based water meters.
EXECUTIVE SESSION -
Motion by Nase, 2nd by Krump to enter into Executive Session at 1:42; motion passed unanimously.
Motion by Beard, 2nd by Smith to move out of Executive Session at 2:24; motion passed unanimously. There were no motions arising out of Executive Session.
UPCOMING MEETINGS -
The next meeting of the Southern Black Hills System Board will be Thursday, May 22, 2025 at 1:00 PM at the Crazy Horse Monument in Custer. Future board meetings will be June 26.
ADJOURNMENT - There being no further business, the chair declared the meeting adjourned at 2:27.
