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Stage 1 Conservation

Posted by admin on June 3, 2014

The June bills have been mailed and the Stage One water conservation rates will be in effect. What does this mean for you? Not much. Since we use a tiered rate system, the rates in Stage One do not increase until the 18,000 to 24,000 gallon level. Most customers will not see an increase in their bill unless they use a large amount of water, so most customers will not notice the increase. If you use less than 18,000 gallons each billing period, your rates will not increase.

Remember, Stage One is voluntary compliance. We are asking you to conserve water whenever possible. By conserving water voluntarily now, that means there will be more water later and conserving now could possibly mean that moving into Stage 2 could be delayed or possibly avoided altogether. Our goal here at the Pine Cove Water District is to be sure that there is always an adequate amount of water for everyone. If we work together, we can get through these tough water times.

We have water saving kits available here in the office, free to all Pine Cove water customers. Just stop in and ask for yours today. Our office is located at 24917 Marion Ridge Road here in Pine Cove. We are right next to the fire station. Our blog and website also offer many excellent tips and suggestions for saving water indoors as well as outdoors. So we hope you will comply and voluntarily conserve water.

Tags: bills, water conservation, water saving kits

Posted in: Around the District, Billing, Community, Drought, From the Office, Water Bills, Water Conservation

Wood Chips and Compost

Posted by admin on May 5, 2014

There must have been a lot of yard work and gardening going on over the weekend because when we arrived this morning, both piles were depleted! This means Pine Covers are amending their soil so it retains moisture better and putting down wood chips to keep the moisture in the soil. We are working on getting more compost as well as wood chips, so if you didn’t get yours, do not worry. I will post here on the blog as soon as our supplies are replenished. We are so happy to be able to provide these items to Pine Cove Water District customers free of charge.

Remember, if you need a large amount of either item to check in with us at the office first, as we want to be sure there is enough for everyone. Now is the time to be outside cleaning up your yard, doing your fire abatement, amending your soil and adding a layer of woodchips to keep moisture in. These are all very necessary chores that need done, so get them done now so you can enjoy the summer with peace of mind knowing you are doing all you can to keep your mountain home safe and that you are helping to conserve water.

Tags: compost, fire abatement, mulch, Pine Cove Water District, Wood Chips

Posted in: Around the District, Compost, Conservation, Customer Infomation, Drought, Fire Abatement, From the Office, Water Conservation, Wood chips

Posted by admin on April 24, 2014

As everyone is aware, the drought we are currently engulfed in is statewide and does not just affect us here on the hill. The state of California has a website dedicated to the drought and has a lot of information regarding this situation. Here is the website in case you would like to check it out for yourself.

http://ca.gov/drought

There is all sorts of information on the drought and all that is being done. It is well worth spending some time there reading up on what is happening throughout the state.

On April 22, 2014, the State Water Resources Control Board approved $4 million in funding. However, these funds are to provide interim replacement drinking water for economically disadvantaged communities with contaminated water supplies.

Occasionally, the topic of applying for grant money comes up from the public. What they don’t realize is that the money is not just there for the taking. There is very specific criteria that needs to be met and here at the Pine Cove Water District, we have excellent quality water and therefore, we do not qualify for these emergency monies.

We do check for grants on a daily basis and should something open up that we do qualify for, we will definitely apply .

In the meantime, we trust that the wonderful folks of Pine Cove will continue on with their water saving ways.

Tags: California, contamination, drought, funding, water conservation

Posted in: Around the District, Conservation, Customer Infomation, Drought, Water Conservation