Achieving California’s Water Objectives

Morning Ag Clips 

SACRAMENTO — Saying California is facing a defining moment in water policy, the Association of California Water Agencies (ACWA) and local water leaders are calling on the State Water Resources Control Board to embrace a more effective approach to flows and water quality objectives in the Bay-Delta watershed. Read more...

Welcome to Spring

According to the The Old Farmer's Almanac, spring will arrive in Fresno on Monday, March 20, 2017 at 3:29AM PDT. The vernal equinox, the date when the night and day are exactly the same length, marks the beginning of spring and arrives at the exact same time each year throughout the world.

The Old Farmer's Almanac forecast for this spring is as follows:

REGION 15: PACIFIC NORTHWEST

• The beginning of spring will bring cool, sunny days and mild rain.
• April and May will be slightly warmer and drier than normal.
• The end of spring will be sunny and warm, mixed with a few showers.

REGION 16: PACIFIC SOUTHWEST

• Spring will start with sunny, cool weather, with a few sprinkles in the north.
• April and May will be warmer and slightly rainier than normal.
• Spring will turn into summer with hot weather and lots of sun.

The Old Farmer's Almanac predictions for this past winter were reasonably close throughout most of the United States with the most significant exception being the heavy precipitation that fell across all of California.  Read more...

February 2017 Update

Dear Member:

February Weather

It was once again a great month for rain. The rain total of 2.5" was .5" above the average for the month and we're at the season total for the year with more rain months to come. February temperatures were again near normal.

Len Ross

Len Ross, long time neighbor and former Fresno Unified teacher and administrator known best for the opportunities and inspiration he provided young people as the director of the junior golf tournament that bears his name, passed away at the age of 96 on February 13, 2017. Len was a 1997 inductee into the Fresno Athletic Hall of Fame. He is survived by his wife, Vel, and son, Randy.

Read more here: http://www.fresnobee.com/sports/golf/article133241264.html#storylink=cpy

Annual Membership Meeting

The Belmont Water Corporation Annual Membership Meeting will be held for all members at 6:00 PM on March 15, 2017 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. An agenda will be mailed prior to the meeting. If you have yet to RSVP, click here.

Pipeline Construction

We're now past the BCC entry way and traffic west is flowing better than it has the last few weeks. The crew should be past North Fancher Avenue some time the week of March 13.
Thank you for your patience as this important project is completed. Please use extra caution when driving in the area. Safety is the City’s highest priority. Work is anticipated from Monday to Friday during daytime hours, but occasional work may take place on the weekends.
For more information, please click here.

Watering Rules

Please water only three days per week, Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday. Turn your sprinkler controller 🔻OFF🔻through March unless it really warms up.

Cross Connection Survey

Members, if you have not completed our cross connection survey please do so as soon as possible.  This is a mandatory survey and water service can be discontinued if not completed by March 15, 2017.  To take the survey, click here.

Water Conservation

Thanks to more rain and and sprinkler controllers in the off position, water usage was the lower than last month and  since we began measuring usage at 7,400 gallons per household. It was 62% better than target and 44% better than last year. Click here for a larger view.

Belmont Country Club Take-out Dinners

Belmont Country Club is now offering Friday night take-out dinners to its members and Belmont Water Corporation members are also invited to partake. 

Pipeline Traffic

Dear Member:

I assume all of you have by now found Belmont Avenue east of De Wolf closed due to the pipeline construction. I met with the City and the project manager this afternoon. They agreed they have some signage issues and may not have every contingency covered.  
Basically, Belmont will be closed from De Wolf through next Thursday as the machines move eastward.  The plan is to cross the intersection of Belmont and Sanders Ct. approximately next Thursday.  This timing can change due to many factors including weather.

Until then, you are fine coming in on Belmont from the east.  Coming from the north, go east to Fancher and come into Belmont and turn west.  Coming from the west, proceed on HWY 180 to Highlands north and then take Belmont west.

After the crossing of the entry into Sanders C.t on Thursday approximately, we can use the normal routes from the north, west and south.

Please let me know of any issues and I will relay to the City and the construction company.

January 2017 Update

Dear Member:

January Weather

January was a great rain month, one of the best in many years.  Our local Mallard ducks had a great time in the rain filled pond behind the 7th green.  

The rain total of 4.5" was 2.3" above the average for the month and brought the total season to date to 9.1." January temperatures were near normal.

Welcome 

Nic and Katie Pope have purchased and moved into the Bigelow's home with their three children, Adelaide, Emmy, Michah.  Welcome to the neighborhood.  If you met Dave, you know you have big shoes to fill.

Annual Membership Meeting

The Belmont Water Corporation Annual Membership Meeting will be held at 6:00 PM on March 15, 2017 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.  An agenda will be mailed prior to the meeting.

Pipeline Construction

Heavy construction is underway on the south side of Belmont Avenue for the large-diameter water pipeline. During February, work will progress east from Locan Avenue toward Fancher Avenue. Work is anticipated to be complete across the Belmont Country Club driveway during the last week of February.

Detours

Please use Highland Avenue or McCall Avenue until work is completed crossing the driveway, and once the work zone is east of the driveway, please use De Wolf Avenue. 

Access for residences and Belmont Country Club will be maintained throughout construction. Residents and business traffic will be able to travel through the “soft road closure” zone indicated in yellow below. However, please note that the “hard road closure” work zone, indicated in red, will be moving east, and will take up both lanes of the road. Please follow the posted detour routes to avoid the hard closure work zone. Work across the Belmont Country Club driveway will take place in two sections, so only half of the driveway will be closed at a time.

Thank you for your patience as this important project is completed. Please use extra caution when driving in the area. Safety is the City’s highest priority. Work is anticipated from Monday to Friday during daytime hours, but occasional work may take place on the weekends.

For more information, please click here.

Watering Rules

Please water only three days per week, Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday. Turn your sprinkler controller 🔻OFF🔻for January and February.

Water Conservation

Thanks to the rain and everyone finally during their sprinkler controllers to the off position, water usage was the lowest since we began measuring usage at 9,500 gallons per household. It was 47% better than target and 18% better than last year.  Click here for a larger view.

Belmont Country Club Take-out Dinners

Belmont Country Club is now offering Friday night take-out dinners to its members and Belmont Water Corporation members are also invited to partake. 

Even after epic storms, groundwater still depleted by drought

Peter Fimrite, San Francisco Chronicle, January 30, 2017



The blizzards that ravaged the Sierra Nevada in the past month wiped out more than a third of the California snowpack deficit that built up over five years of drought, a team of scientists said Monday, while encouraging state residents to continue conserving water. Read more...

Heavy precipitation in Western U.S.

Morning Ag Clips
January 26, 2017

This is already the 5th wettest water year in 25+ years for California

Another week of heavy precipitation in California last week, with up to a foot of rain in some areas, has caused a dramatic reduction in drought conditions across the state. All of the D4 intensity drought (the most severe on the USDA’s drought scale) has been eradicated. A year ago, 40% of the state of California was considered to be in a D4 intensity drought.  Read more...