{"id":38044,"date":"2022-05-02T09:21:21","date_gmt":"2022-05-02T16:21:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.modernelectricwater.com\/?page_id=38044"},"modified":"2022-08-23T05:47:41","modified_gmt":"2022-08-23T12:47:41","slug":"a-brief-history","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.modernelectricwater.com\/about-us\/a-brief-history\/","title":{"rendered":"A Brief History"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"row row-collapse align-equal\"  id=\"row-808112298\">\n\n\t<div id=\"col-1225706224\" class=\"col medium-12 small-12 large-6\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n<h3>Who We Are<\/h3>\n<p>Modern Electric Water Company (Modern) is a customer-owned, not-for-profit corporation, engaged in providing high-quality, economical electric and water utility services for the benefit of residents and businesses in the Spokane Valley since 1905<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n<style>\n#col-1225706224 > .col-inner {\n  padding: 25px 25px 15px 25px;\n}\n@media (min-width:550px) {\n  #col-1225706224 > .col-inner {\n    padding: 30px 30px 30px 30px;\n  }\n}\n@media (min-width:850px) {\n  #col-1225706224 > .col-inner {\n    padding: 30px 70px 30px 30px;\n  }\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\n\t<div id=\"col-1316712901\" class=\"col img-outline medium-12 small-12 large-6\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t<div class=\"img has-hover x md-x lg-x y md-y lg-y\" id=\"image_837334664\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"img-inner image-cover dark\" style=\"padding-top:353px;\">\n\t\t\t<img width=\"541\" height=\"354\" src=\"https:\/\/www.modernelectricwater.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/how-we-are.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.modernelectricwater.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/how-we-are.png 541w, https:\/\/www.modernelectricwater.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/how-we-are-340x222.png 340w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 541px) 100vw, 541px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n<style>\n#image_837334664 {\n  width: 100%;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\n<style>\n#row-808112298 > .col > .col-inner {\n  background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);\n}\n<\/style>\n<\/div>\n\t<div id=\"gap-18841849\" class=\"gap-element clearfix\" style=\"display:block; height:auto;\">\n\t\t\n<style>\n#gap-18841849 {\n  padding-top: 30px;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n<div class=\"row row-collapse align-equal brief-boxes\"  id=\"row-1277258637\">\n\n\t<div id=\"col-759154816\" class=\"col content-align-middle medium-2 small-12 large-2\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner text-center\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t<div class=\"img has-hover x md-x lg-x y md-y lg-y\" id=\"image_1585797823\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"img-inner dark\" >\n\t\t\t<img width=\"73\" height=\"62\" src=\"https:\/\/www.modernelectricwater.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/icon-boardHIstory.svg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n<style>\n#image_1585797823 {\n  width: 25%;\n}\n@media (min-width:550px) {\n  #image_1585797823 {\n    width: 55%;\n  }\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\n\t<div id=\"col-556414161\" class=\"col medium-10 small-12 large-10\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\" style=\"background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);\" >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n<p>Decisions are made by local leaders regarding the water and electric systems that are in the best interest of the customers<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n<style>\n#col-556414161 > .col-inner {\n  padding: 15px 25px 5px 25px;\n}\n@media (min-width:550px) {\n  #col-556414161 > .col-inner {\n    padding: 40px 30px 20px 40px;\n  }\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n<\/div>\n\t<div id=\"gap-744564192\" class=\"gap-element clearfix\" style=\"display:block; height:auto;\">\n\t\t\n<style>\n#gap-744564192 {\n  padding-top: 25px;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n<div class=\"row row-collapse align-equal brief-boxes\"  id=\"row-21894451\">\n\n\t<div id=\"col-1136613354\" class=\"col medium-10 small-12 large-10\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\" style=\"background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);\" >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n<p>Modern is governed by a locally elected 5-member Board of Directors, which is responsible for determining policy and serves as an advisory panel to the General Manager on all utility matters<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n<style>\n#col-1136613354 > .col-inner {\n  padding: 15px 25px 5px 25px;\n}\n@media (min-width:550px) {\n  #col-1136613354 > .col-inner {\n    padding: 40px 30px 20px 40px;\n  }\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\n\t<div id=\"col-1461049707\" class=\"col content-align-middle medium-2 small-12 large-2 small-col-first\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner text-center\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t<div class=\"img has-hover x md-x lg-x y md-y lg-y\" id=\"image_1216351927\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"img-inner dark\" >\n\t\t\t<img width=\"60\" height=\"47\" src=\"https:\/\/www.modernelectricwater.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/icon-Board-Meetings-1.svg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n<style>\n#image_1216351927 {\n  width: 25%;\n}\n@media (min-width:550px) {\n  #image_1216351927 {\n    width: 50%;\n  }\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n<\/div>\n\t<div id=\"gap-2094439101\" class=\"gap-element clearfix\" style=\"display:block; height:auto;\">\n\t\t\n<style>\n#gap-2094439101 {\n  padding-top: 25px;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n<div class=\"row align-equal\"  id=\"row-348243038\">\n\n\t<div id=\"col-1848041148\" class=\"col medium-6 small-12 large-6\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n<div class=\"row row-collapse align-equal brief-boxes\"  id=\"row-2062506194\">\n\n\t<div id=\"col-620352771\" class=\"col content-align-middle medium-4 small-12 large-4\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner text-center\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t<div class=\"img has-hover x md-x lg-x y md-y lg-y\" id=\"image_691299655\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"img-inner dark\" >\n\t\t\t<img width=\"47\" height=\"55\" src=\"https:\/\/www.modernelectricwater.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/icon-user_manager.svg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n<style>\n#image_691299655 {\n  width: 25%;\n}\n@media (min-width:550px) {\n  #image_691299655 {\n    width: 40%;\n  }\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\n\t<div id=\"col-2130663967\" class=\"col medium-8 small-12 large-8\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\" style=\"background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);\" >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n<p>The General Manager is responsible for the day-to-day administration and operation of the utility<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n<style>\n#col-2130663967 > .col-inner {\n  padding: 15px 25px 5px 25px;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\n\t<div id=\"col-1054247974\" class=\"col medium-6 small-12 large-6\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n<div class=\"row row-collapse align-equal brief-boxes\"  id=\"row-1357207062\">\n\n\t<div id=\"col-1963057\" class=\"col content-align-middle medium-4 small-12 large-4\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner text-center\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t<div class=\"img has-hover x md-x lg-x y md-y lg-y\" id=\"image_644259129\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"img-inner dark\" >\n\t\t\t<img width=\"62\" height=\"49\" src=\"https:\/\/www.modernelectricwater.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/icon-hydroHistory.svg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n<style>\n#image_644259129 {\n  width: 25%;\n}\n@media (min-width:550px) {\n  #image_644259129 {\n    width: 50%;\n  }\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\n\t<div id=\"col-1714813413\" class=\"col medium-8 small-12 large-8\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\" style=\"background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);\" >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n<p>Modern purchases 100% of the power it sells from the Bonneville Power Administration (BPA)<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n<style>\n#col-1714813413 > .col-inner {\n  padding: 15px 25px 5px 25px;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n<\/div>\n\t<section class=\"section\" id=\"section_1275336698\">\n\t\t<div class=\"bg section-bg fill bg-fill  bg-loaded\" >\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n\n\t\t<div class=\"section-content relative\">\n\t\t\t\n\n\t\t<div class=\"icon-box featured-box icon-box-center text-center\"  >\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"icon-box-img\" style=\"width: 70px\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"icon-inner\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"icon-box-text last-reset\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t<div id=\"text-3068206838\" class=\"text\">\n\t\t\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\">Our Customers<\/h2>\n\t\t\n<style>\n#text-3068206838 {\n  color: rgb(255, 255, 255);\n}\n#text-3068206838 > * {\n  color: rgb(255, 255, 255);\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\n<div class=\"row align-equal head-m-b-0\"  id=\"row-1304981837\">\n\n\t<div id=\"col-1799970014\" class=\"col medium-6 small-12 large-6\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner text-center\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\n\t\t<div class=\"icon-box featured-box icon-box-c align-middle icon-box-left text-left\"  >\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"icon-box-img\" style=\"width: 40px\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"icon-inner\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"39\" height=\"50\" src=\"https:\/\/www.modernelectricwater.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/icon-electric.svg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"icon-box-text last-reset\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t<div id=\"text-2639585276\" class=\"text\">\n\t\t\n<h3 style=\"font-size: 48px; \"><span class=\"count-up\">10000<\/span><\/h3>\n\t\t\n<style>\n#text-2639585276 {\n  text-align: left;\n  color: rgb(46, 80, 107);\n}\n#text-2639585276 > * {\n  color: rgb(46, 80, 107);\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\n<h5>electricity customers<\/h5>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n<style>\n#col-1799970014 > .col-inner {\n  padding: 30px 30px 20px 20px;\n}\n@media (min-width:550px) {\n  #col-1799970014 > .col-inner {\n    padding: 30px 30px 20px 30px;\n  }\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\n\t<div id=\"col-1894339531\" class=\"col medium-6 small-12 large-6\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner text-center\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\n\t\t<div class=\"icon-box featured-box icon-box-c align-middle icon-box-left text-left\"  >\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"icon-box-img\" style=\"width: 43px\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"icon-inner\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"43\" height=\"49\" src=\"https:\/\/www.modernelectricwater.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/icon-Water.svg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"icon-box-text last-reset\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t<div id=\"text-3200212667\" class=\"text\">\n\t\t\n<h3 style=\"font-size: 48px; \"><span class=\"count-up\">6000<\/span><\/h3>\n\t\t\n<style>\n#text-3200212667 {\n  text-align: left;\n  color: rgb(46, 80, 107);\n}\n#text-3200212667 > * {\n  color: rgb(46, 80, 107);\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\n<h5>water customers<\/h5>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n<style>\n#col-1894339531 > .col-inner {\n  padding: 30px 20px 20px 10px;\n}\n@media (min-width:550px) {\n  #col-1894339531 > .col-inner {\n    padding: 30px 30px 20px 30px;\n  }\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\n\t<div id=\"col-1975846128\" class=\"col pb-half small-12 large-12\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner text-center\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n<p><strong>Modern caters its services to residential, commercial, and light industrial customers<\/strong><\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n<style>\n#col-1975846128 > .col-inner {\n  padding: 30px 30px 10px 30px;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\n<style>\n#row-1304981837 > .col > .col-inner {\n  background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);\n}\n<\/style>\n<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n<style>\n#section_1275336698 {\n  padding-top: 30px;\n  padding-bottom: 30px;\n  background-color: rgb(3, 121, 170);\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/section>\n\t\n\t<div id=\"gap-188995843\" class=\"gap-element clearfix\" style=\"display:block; height:auto;\">\n\t\t\n<style>\n#gap-188995843 {\n  padding-top: 30px;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t<section class=\"section checkmark-list list-no-left-gap\" id=\"section_1580448286\">\n\t\t<div class=\"bg section-bg fill bg-fill  bg-loaded\" >\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n\n\t\t<div class=\"section-content relative\">\n\t\t\t\n\n\t\t<div class=\"icon-box featured-box icon-box-center text-center\"  >\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"icon-box-img\" style=\"width: 30px\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"icon-inner\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"30\" height=\"41\" src=\"https:\/\/www.modernelectricwater.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/icon-historyHourglass.svg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"icon-box-text last-reset\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n<h3>Our History<\/h3>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\n\t<div id=\"gap-1287471121\" class=\"gap-element clearfix\" style=\"display:block; height:auto;\">\n\t\t\n<style>\n#gap-1287471121 {\n  padding-top: 20px;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n<div class=\"row\"  id=\"row-1057734488\">\n\n\t<div id=\"col-24547695\" class=\"col pb-half small-12 large-12\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t<div class=\"is-border\"\n\t\tstyle=\"border-color:rgb(229, 228, 227);border-width:1px 1px 1px 01px;\">\n\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t<div id=\"text-3574320015\" class=\"text\">\n\t\t\n<ul>\n<li class=\"bullet-checkmark\">1905: Modern Electric Water Company was founded by D.K. McDonald, R.A. Hutchinson, and A.C. Jamison<\/li>\n<li class=\"bullet-checkmark\">The company\u2019s primary purpose was to provide irrigation water to approximately 3,000 acres of land sold by Modern Irrigation and Land Company<\/li>\n<li class=\"bullet-checkmark\">Modern Irrigation and Land Company, also owned by McDonald, Hutchinson, and Jamison, granted 1 share of stock in Modern for each 1 acre of land purchased<\/li>\n<li class=\"bullet-checkmark\">Each share of stock holds no monetary value and is used to represent a vote in the Board of Directors\u2019 election<\/li>\n<li class=\"bullet-checkmark\">As the complexion of the Spokane Valley changed from rural to urban, the company changed its focus from irrigation provider to power and water supplier for residential and commercial needs<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\t\t\n<style>\n#text-3574320015 {\n  text-align: left;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n<div class=\"row align-equal align-center\"  id=\"row-401759239\">\n\n\t<div id=\"col-2029541884\" class=\"col medium-5 small-11 large-4\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t<div class=\"box has-hover   has-hover box-text-bottom\" >\n\n\t\t<div class=\"box-image\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"image-cover\" style=\"padding-top:75%;\">\n\t\t\t\t<img width=\"252\" height=\"166\" src=\"https:\/\/www.modernelectricwater.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Pages-from-Customer-Handbook-Revised-Jan-2020_Page_1_Image_0001-e1651598838763.png\" class=\"attachment- size-\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t<div class=\"box-text text-center\" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"box-text-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\n<p>Modern\u2019s First Headquarters Circa 1908<\/p>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\n\t<div id=\"col-840663060\" class=\"col medium-5 small-11 large-4\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t<div class=\"box has-hover   has-hover box-text-bottom\" >\n\n\t\t<div class=\"box-image\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"image-cover\" style=\"padding-top:75%;\">\n\t\t\t\t<img width=\"223\" height=\"166\" src=\"https:\/\/www.modernelectricwater.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Pages-from-Customer-Handbook-Revised-Jan-2020_Page_2_Image_0001-e1651598853505.png\" class=\"attachment- size-\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t<div class=\"box-text text-center\" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"box-text-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\n<p>Modern Electric Water Company\u2019s Water Towers Circa 1920<\/p>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"row align-equal\"  id=\"row-608748824\">\n\n\t<div id=\"col-114628904\" class=\"col small-12 large-12\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\n\t\t<div class=\"icon-box featured-box icon-box-center text-center\"  >\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"icon-box-img\" style=\"width: 47px\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div 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