January 2019 Update

Dear Member:

Annual Membership Meeting

The Belmont Water Corporation Annual Membership Meeting will be held at 6:00 PM on March 12, 2019 at Belmont Country Club, 8253 East Belmont Ave, Fresno, California 93737. Appetizers and a hosted bar will be provided with the meeting beginning at 6:30 PM. This may be the most important meeting in the history of Belmont Water Corporation. 

Please plan on attending this important neighborhood event. Topics for the meeting are annual assessments and a third possibility for 1,2,3-TCP mitigation, which, if approved by the state, could substantially reduce the up-front capital costs.  Point of Entry (POE) treatment has not yet been used for removal of 1,2,3-TCP.  A pilot program will be developed and presented to the SWRCB for approval. The SWRCB is aware of these systems in use for other water treatment and look forward to seeing the results of a pilot program.  The engineering firm we commissioned to investigate POE includes the cost of the pilot program study.  A representative of the firm will be attending the meeting to answer questions. We have also met with a local water company interested in this treatment method.

The full meeting agenda will be mailed prior to the meeting.  Please plan on attending the meeting.  It is very important to have all input as we move forward with plans.

January Weather

Unlike most of the country, January continued the trend from November and December with beautiful days, not much fog, and temperatures again 3 degrees higher than normal. We only received about 2.23" of rain and we are just over 1" behind normal.  the Sierra snow pack which supplies California with 80% of water used throughout the year is at or above normal in most locations. 

Watering Rules

Please water only three days per week, Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday. Change your sprinkler controller seasonal setting to 10%.  

Water Conservation

Water usage for the month was seasonably down from November to 11,000 gallons per household. It was 38% better than the target and 61% better than last year. Usage was the second lowest since the meter installation in 2011.  Click here for a larger view.  

1,2,3-TCP Mitigation

We have still no news on a trust agreement with Belmont Country Club on the transfer of the settlement funds to a trust account.

If you have any questions, please call Nic Pope or Mike Emigh.