January 2018 Update

Dear Member:

Belmont Water Corporation Annual Membership Meeting

The Belmont Water Corporation Annual Membership Meeting will be held at 6:00 PM on March 14, 2018 at Belmont Country Club, 8253 East Belmont Ave, Fresno, California 93737. Appetizers and a no-host bar will be provided with the meeting beginning immediately following. Please plan on attending this important neighborhood event. Topics for the meeting are annual assessments, contamination remediation and penalties for watering rules violations.  The full meeting agenda will be mailed prior to the meeting.

January Weather

January was six degrees warmer than normal following the five degrees higher than normal temperatures in December.  We did receive 1.23" of rain in January, but this was about half the normal rainfall for the month.  We are now over 4" or 71% behind normal rainfall at this point in the rain year.  There are no rain clouds on the horizon.

Watering Rules

There seems to be many in the neighborhood who have forgotten that we have watering rules.  There is water running in the street on a daily basis.  This waste is showing up in our usage and in the cost of pumping our water.  Please water only three days per week, Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday. Change your sprinkler controller seasonal setting to 20% unless you received a new free Rachio Smart Controller from Fresno County.  It will make all the necessary adjustments for you.  My total watering cycle for the month of February is 40 minutes, an increase of 12 minutes from January.  I receive an email from Rachio on the first day of the month with details of adjustments made.  The Rachio also turns the sprinkler system off when it rains.  Check your sprinklers and timers.

Water Conservation

Water usage for the month was down from December to about 28,000 gallons per household. It was 56% worse than the target and 195% worse than last year.  Click here for a larger view.  
This is the fifth month in a row we have used more water than the prior year and the seventh month in a row we have been over the target.  If we don't reduce our usage, we may face penalties from the SWRCB and possibly an accelerated installation of water meters.  Let's work together on reducing usage and waste.  Check your sprinklers and timers.

Belmont Country Club Take-out Dinners

In addition to the takeout menu, you are invited to try out the restaurant and bar.  Prices are very competitive and the fare is excellent.  Hours are 10:00AM to 2:00PM Tuesday through Thursday, 7:30AM to 4:00PM Friday, and 6:30 to 4:00PM Saturday and Sunday.  We look forward to seeing you there.
A crab dinner dinner is scheduled for April 23.  Call Shannon Hashimoto at 559.251.5078 ext. 15 if you are interested.