| By Rachel Brandes Moapa Valley Progress Published August 6, 2008
The Moapa Valley Water District held a 25th Anniversary Celebration on Tuesday, July 22. Recent editions of the Progress have spotlighted the MVWD in celebration of 25 years on Moapa Valley. During the month of July customers were encouraged to enter their name into a drawing for free gas cards. This drawing was held at the celebration on Tuesday. Maylee Eide of Logandale was the lucky girl that pulled and announced the winning names. Maylee is the Great Granddaughter of Reuben Whipple |
 The Moapa Valley Water District held a 25th Anniversary Celebration on Tuesday, July 22, 2008. Pictured: General Manager Brad Huza, Receptionist/Historian Jennifer Whipple, Customer Service Supervisor Jeannie Poynor, and Glen Hardy Board Member of 35 years. |
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| who was a founding board member of the Moapa Valley Water Company. “It was fun” said Maylee about selecting the winning names. Six customers in all walked away with a $50 gas card each.
The celebration was an open house. There was cake and punch, balloons and gifts. A poster board was set up with photographs of board members old and new as well as photos of years past and tidbits of information. A display board was set up with past milestones dating back to 1954 when the Overton Water District was formed by the Nevada Legislature. |
 Maylee Eide, the Great Granddaughter of Reuben Whipple a founding board member of the Moapa Valley Water Company, draws names out of the spinner. Six lucky customers were awarded with $50 gas cards as part of the MVWD 25th Anniversary celebration. |
The board also listed 1963 when pipelines and reservoirs were completed from the spring sources to the Overton and Logandale areas. Moving on to 1983 when the Nevada Legislature combined the Moapa Valley Water Company and the Overton Water District to form the Moapa Valley Water District which became effective July 22, 1983. Ten years later in 1993 the Moapa Valley Water District started upgrading transmission and storage facilities from Moapa to Logandale. This project was completed in 2003. In 2006 the MVWD converted its manual meter system to the automated system, the radio read system. And here the MVWD reaches another milestone in 2008 celebrating 25 years in Moapa Valley. |
| The current Board includes Chairman James Robison; Vice Chair/Secretary/Treasurer Guy Doty; and Board Members Glen Hardy, Robert Jones, and Ken Staton. |
