Dear Member:
September Weather
Although we received a brief respite from the searing summer temperatures of June, July and August, September was again 2 degrees above normal highs. We finished the rain year 4.57 inches behind normal and a full 3 degrees hotter than normal. Not a good combination. Let's hope for a better weather this coming year.
Halloween Potluck
How about a Halloween potluck! Megan and Trevor Barbeau invite you to their home from 5-6:30 on Halloween, Wednesday, October 31. Costume parade at 5, pumpkin carving contest (bring finished pumpkin), food and then Trick or Treating. Megan will make two soups, rolls and cornbread. Let her know if you can come and what you can bring. You can RSVP Megan at meggymutt@gmail.com or text or call 559.288.8323.Welcome to the Neighborhood
We again have new neighbors. Bill and Amy Grigsby purchased the home of Mike and Ingrid Gerosa and moved in at the end of September. They are members of Belmont Country Club and now have a continual view of the course from the 5th tee. Welcome to the neighborhood.Watering Rules
Please water only three days per week, Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday. Change your sprinkler controller seasonal setting to 40%. If you have a Rachio controller, the seasonal shift was made for you this morning automatically.
Check your controllers after a power outage and reset. It may reset itself to a default program and water on different days and times.
It is also best to water during the non-daylight hours because less water is lost to evaporation.
Good news. Mike Gerosa is coming back to Belmont Country Club and has agreed to return to his D1 Water Distribution Operator position in charge of maintenance of the well and distribution system, sampling, and reporting.
Mike reminds everyone of the importance to report water line breaks to him immediately to prevent system contamination and costly sampling and treatment.
Water usage for the month was seasonably down from August to just over 72,000 gallons per household. It was 5% worse than the target but 2% better than last year. Year to date, we are 11% worse than the target and 9% worse than last year. Click here for a larger view.
On average, we use about 50,000 gallons per home per month throughout the year. We estimate that about 20,000 gallons is for household use and 30,000 gallons is used for irrigation.
Check your controllers after a power outage and reset. It may reset itself to a default program and water on different days and times.
It is also best to water during the non-daylight hours because less water is lost to evaporation.
Water Operator
Mike reminds everyone of the importance to report water line breaks to him immediately to prevent system contamination and costly sampling and treatment.
Water Conservation
On average, we use about 50,000 gallons per home per month throughout the year. We estimate that about 20,000 gallons is for household use and 30,000 gallons is used for irrigation.
1,2,3-TCP Mitigation
No meetings were held with Belmont Country Club to discuss the mitigation settlement. A revised draft proposal of a trust agreement has been sent to Belmont Country Club. The trust will be used to open a bank trust account. The settlement funds are now being held in the attorney's bank account and earning no interest.
At the last Belmont Water Corporation board of directors meeting, we agreed to engage an engineering firm to study the potential of point of entry (POE) filtration for the mitigation of the contaminant. Capital costs could be reduced, but POE may prove difficult operationally. We will keep you posted.
If you have any questions, please call Nic Pope or Mike Emigh.
If you have any questions, please call Nic Pope or Mike Emigh.
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