Originally from Myrtle Point. Mindy moved to Springfield in 1965 and attended Thurston schools and Lane Community College. Married for 49 years to Ron Kephart, a local homebuilder and Rainbow water consumer for his entire life. Built their home in Hayden Bridge area 44 years ago. Worked in accounting 21 years for Bi-Mart, 16 years for United Pipe, then retired from Levi Strauss. Appointed to the Budget Committee in 2022, and elected to the Board of Commissioners May 2023. Mindy loves travel, walking and kayaking, and is happy her grandkids live local.
Rainbow Water District is fully committed to providing accessible facilities, elements and
channels of communication to all members of the public. As part of this commitment, Rainbow Water District
has a policy of providing an accessible website compatible with the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG 2.1) and
commercial screen reading software. All features of the website are coded to allow individuals with vision and
other impairments to understand and use the website to the same degree as someone without disabilities. We welcome
feedback and can often resolve issues in a timely manner if they arise.
If you need any special assistance or accommodations:
Rainbow Water District has designated a compliance officer for website disability-related accommodations.
The compliance officer has received training in website accessibility and updates the site in accordance with those best
practices. Contact our accessibility officer to report an issue.
Compliance Procedures and Reports
In addition to testing with users with a wide range of disabilities and coding our website to WCAG standards,
Rainbow Water District regularly scans its website to ensure ongoing compliance, and makes timely
changes to any inaccessible changes, if any are found.
Linked Documents and Third Parties
Please note that this site may link out to third-party websites, such as state or federal agencies, that do
not have accessible content. This site may also include documents provided by third parties included in our
agenda packets, for example. While we cannot control the accessibility of content provided by third parties,
we are happy to assist any member of the public with reading and accessing content on our site.
