The Best Little G.I.D in the West

If you have gotten this far, you already know that we are "Stagecoach GID". What you may not know is what a GID is or what we do. The Nevada Legislator's revised statue 318 (NRS 318) contains thousands of words to describe a GID, what it can do, as well as how it can do those things. The following is a much shortened description.

A GID is a political organization having purposes, powers, rights, privileges and immunities (as prescribed by Nevada Law) to serve a community (District) to promote the health, safety, prosperity, security and general welfare of the inhabitants therein.

As to what we do, let’s look at our mission statement.

"To provide sufficient quantity and protect the quality of water
for Stagecoach Valley residents".

If we told you that we are the "Water Department", you would have a very good idea of what we do, but we are more than that, potentially much more. Currently we are empowered to handle water and wastewater.
We are presently serving 599 customers.

Some of our accomplishments

Stagecoach GID serves Quality on Tap. Judged "Best Tasting Water in the State of Nevada" at the NvRWA Conference in Sparks during March 2004. And again in 2006 for our Churchill Ranchos site.
The professionals of Stagecoach GID were named Operator of the Year in 1998, 2005 and 2022. Manager of the Year in 2001 and 2005 and Administrative Person of the Year in 2012 and 2022.
Stagecoach GID was the first system to have a State endorsed Well Head Protection Plan.
We received the Chuck the Duck award for our efforts in public education in 2015.

Now that you know what we are and what we do, let’s look at the people involved. First came the Board of Trustees, created by an ordinance passed May 10, 1984 by the Lyon County Commissioners. The five positions on the board are elective, filled by the voters of Stagecoach. While the Board is responsible for policy and direction, it is the four full time employees who run the GID and do all the work.

Staff and Board Information

Tina Schmidt Manager

Tina@stagecoachgid.com

Tina Schmidt was hired in November 2013 as part-time office help. Tina came to us with an extensive background in customer service. In February 2016 Tina was promoted to Administrative Assistant. Tina took and passed the Water Distribution Systems Operations and Maintenance course offered by Cal-State University/Sac in August 2015. In February of 2018 Tina was promoted to Assistant Manager. In 2022 Tina won Administrative Staff Person of the Year award at the Nevada Rural Water Conference. On May 25, 2023, the Board unanimously voted to promote Tina to Manager effective June 1st.

Joe Seng Utility Supervisor

Joe@stagecoachgid.com

Joe Seng joined the District in April 2006; Joe has been the Utility Supervisor since September 2011 due to Marlon Cook's retirement. Joe received his Grade II Certification in Distribution in 2008 and will be working on his Certification for Treatment and Wastewater in the near future. In 2022 Joe received The Operator of the Year award at the Nevada Rural Water Conference

Tony Weatherman WSOS D1

Tony@stagecoachgid.com

Tony joined our team in August 2022. He will be learning our system and studying for his D1Certification. Tony passed his D1 Certification in May 2023. He is now Studying for his D2 Certification.

Melissa Shipman Front Office Clerk

Melissa@stagecoachgid.com

Melissa was hired July 10, 2023 as the Front Office Clerk to take over for Tina as she promotes to Manager. Melissa comes from the Medical Field and is excited to start a new career in the Water Industry.