City of Alva

Great news! The leak at the intersection of College and the Blvd is fixed and the water is back on. The Water Dept worked tirelessly throughout the night and today. The traffic flow will remain restricted until we can get it filled in and concrete poured. The street lights will be inoperable for the near future as we have to get a company out here to evaluate the damage done to the control lines.

The City of Alva is experiencing a major water line rupture at the intersection of College Ave and the Boulevard right in front of Garnett's Oil Company. To fix this issue, we will have to shut down valves that will disrupt water service to a large number of customers for potentially an extended period. We will put out information as it becomes available.

Due to an unstable situation, Barnes St from Logan St to Meno St will be closed while we replace the drainage pipe and put in new roadway. Please heed the road closing barriers to prevent a complete collapse of the road.

For all residents on the 1300 block of Mill St, please move all vehicles off of the road first thing in the morning, 25 June, 2024. We are going to begin road resurfacing on that block beginning tomorrow.

The water line crews are currently tying in the new water lines on Locust street beginning at the 1100 block this morning and will move to the 900 block once that tie in is complete. There will be water running through the streets in that area as they drain the lines to complete this important work. There will be intermittent water outages in the area today. We appreciate your patience as we get this job completed.

The City of Alva Transfer Site is currently not accepting any tree limbs or branches. We are in the process of getting rid of our old wood pile and need a little time to get everything straightened up so it will be more organized in the future. We will let everyone know when we will be accepting tree limbs and branches again.

The City of Alva Water Department will have the intersection of Barnes St and Seiling St blocked off to make repairs to a water line. We appreciate your patience with this inconvenience.

The Alva City Hall is currently experiencing an internet outage. There is no timeline for restoring service at this time. Please be patient with us as we work through this.

14th Street from Mill St to Fair St will be closed for water line repairs. We don't know how long this will be in effect, but we will make every effort to get the line repaired as quickly as possible.

The water leak near the airport has been repaired. Water pressure be coming back up soon.

Water line repair at the Airport. This is a 8" line and will affect water pressure.

You might experience low or no water pressure on Seiling St due to water lines being repaired. Please be patient as we work through this issue.

Water Department will be repairing a line on East Maple. You may experience low or no water during the repair in that area.

​Spring youth soccer sign ups are now available. Registration ends 9 February 2024. If there are any questions, please call the ARC. To sign up online use the link below. ​https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdw9g6wwtprTo-wOvVRCPGm4im-y7rO-3VUOIgJxVgc83OB2A/viewform

The water crew is going to temporarily shut off the water on the south side of town to complete the tie-in of the new water line. All of the towers in town are full and will provide plenty of water while they perform this operation. This is not anticipated to take very long at all.

If you have a water meter freeze up, please notify City Hall and we will have a crew come and thaw it so there isn't any damage to the meter or antennae cable. We will also put in some insulation to prevent it from freezing again. City Hall can be reached at 580-327-1340.

The indoor portion of the Cory Washburn Family Memorial Pool groundbreaking will be in the Alva High School Auditorium.

The City of Alva Water Department is currently working to replace a leaking water line valve near 14th street and Flynn St. Residents in this area may notice decreased water pressure temporarily

On behalf of the City of Alva, we appreciate the support and relationships we have with our corporate partners and the citizens of Alva. Construction bids are in hand; $5.9M for construction and rehabilitation, plus approximately $1.05M for optional amenities. Currently pledged and/or received grants, donations, and local funds total $5.0M and will allow for groundbreaking to be scheduled in January 2024. We are now seeking donations for the project which may be designated to either fund the optional amenities or reduce the taxpayer burden. Thank you in advance for your time and consideration in joining the many others who have supported and will support our swimming pool project for the City of Alva. Here is information on how to lend your support to the project. Please choose the purpose of your gift.  Reduce Taxpayer Burden: The City of Alva has borrowed $1.6M for this pool project. Your donation will reduce the principal amount owed on the project.  Optional Amenities: $1,046,000 in optional amenities for the pool project are as follows:  SLIDE: Open and Enclosed Body Flume Slide: $481,000  LIGHTING: Site Lighting: $86,000  PLAY STRUCTURE: Children’s Play Structure: $276,000  SPRAYGROUND: Sprayground Elements/Water Cannons: $104,000  FLOATABLES: Floatable Structures: $13,000  SHADE: 30’ Group Shade Structure: $54,000  WALL: Climbing Wall: $32,000

Due to the predicted weather forecast, Groundbreaking Ceremonies on 17 January have been moved indoors to the Alva High School Auditorium. The ceremony will conclude with a groundbreaking photo at the construction site.