Chamber of Commerce Weather
March was a wonderful month at Belmont Country Club Estates. Temperatures were near the normal average high of a 70 degrees. Easter Sunday was a particularly beautiful day. We saw it rain early in the month with a total of 2.97", nearly an inch over the average for March. The Fresno area is now above the average total accumulated rainfall for the year.
Annual Meeting
Thank you to all attending the Belmont Water Corporation annual meeting. We had a good turnout with enough members and proxies to make it an official meeting. Increases to the annual water assessment were announced, from $540 to $600 for small lots and $700 to $850 for large lots.The following members were elected to the board:
- Dave Bigelow
- Mike Emigh
- Mike Gerosa
- Chris Moi
- John Paige
Ryan Montag subsequently volunteered to serve along with those elected.
New Neighbors
We have new faces in the neighborhood. Rodney and Kelli Attkisson purchased and moved into the neighborhood at 8281 E Sanders Ct. A baby boy, Liam, was born to Sean and Chayphet Marzoff on January 29th. Welcome to Belmont Country Club Estates.
Watering Rules
With the warming weather, it's time to start increasing the watering time for our lawns and gardens. Once again, we will only be watering three days per week, Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday.
An article written by the Agriculture and Natural Resources Department of the University of California, calculated the amount of water needed to keep Bermuda grass lawn alive and green in Fresno, California. On average, sprays put out 1.5 inches of water an hour and the larger gear drives put out .5 inches of water per hour with the water pressure our pump develops. Based on a guide published for the San Joaquin Valley, the weekly amount of water required can be applied by sprinklers outputting 1.5 inches of water in about 20 minutes per day 3 times per week in July and or 55 minutes per day with sprinklers outputting .5 inches. In April, the average needs are 60% of the amount of water required in July. There is a table on the web site home page that gives the percent of watering required for each month of the year. If your controller has a seasonal adjustment, as mine has, it's easy to make the timing adjustments to your sprinklers.
Please instruct your gardeners to follow the BWC rules for days of watering. Sprinkler timers should be evaluated and reset after power outages. Board members are available to assist with timers and sprinkler settings.
An article written by the Agriculture and Natural Resources Department of the University of California, calculated the amount of water needed to keep Bermuda grass lawn alive and green in Fresno, California. On average, sprays put out 1.5 inches of water an hour and the larger gear drives put out .5 inches of water per hour with the water pressure our pump develops. Based on a guide published for the San Joaquin Valley, the weekly amount of water required can be applied by sprinklers outputting 1.5 inches of water in about 20 minutes per day 3 times per week in July and or 55 minutes per day with sprinklers outputting .5 inches. In April, the average needs are 60% of the amount of water required in July. There is a table on the web site home page that gives the percent of watering required for each month of the year. If your controller has a seasonal adjustment, as mine has, it's easy to make the timing adjustments to your sprinklers.
Please instruct your gardeners to follow the BWC rules for days of watering. Sprinkler timers should be evaluated and reset after power outages. Board members are available to assist with timers and sprinkler settings.
It is very important to contact a board member if you have a break in your sprinkler line and do not have a back flow preventer. Bacteria can be back flushed into the water and contaminate the entire distribution system.
Water Conservation
Water usage in March continues to be much lower than last year and the target. Usage was 30% better than the target and 44% better than last year. For the year, we are 33% better than the target and 37% better than last year. Click here for a larger view.
