Posted by admin on March 27, 2019
Last month, we received a lot of
moisture in a short period of time. There
was water wasted due to customer valves being left on. We
believe all customer leaks have been located and turned off. At least 1.2 million gallons of water was
wasted. There are damages from the
storm. There are roads to repair and
main lines to secure. As weather
continues to be warmer and drier, we are preparing to start the necessary
repairs to the District roads and facilities.
The plan is to accomplish this over the next two to three months and
then the District crews will continue our main line project on Pine Ridge, Deer
Path and Laurel Trail. Our goal is to
tie all the meter connections to the new main line and abandon the old 4” main
line. Extensions will continue on
Rosaline and Laurel Trail as time and weather allow us, this fall.
A special thanks to Supervisor
Washington and his legal assistant Opel Helwig, for their continued support of
the PCWD through CSA #38. Many large
steamer fire hydrants that have been purchased by CSA #38, are an asset to our
community. We will continue to install
larger main lines to accommodate these hydrants.
Due to all of the great moisture we
received and our anticipation that the ground water levels will improve,
effective 4/1/2019, we will be returning to Stage 1 water conservation level,
which is “voluntary compliance”. Rates
do not change between stages, up or down.
Although, as previously approved thru Prop 218 process, a multi-year
plan was adopted, and effective 4/1/2019, the bi-monthly rate of $65.00 will
increase to $68.00. The increase for the
cost per 1000 gallons will show up on your 6/1/2019 billing statement. All charges of the District were based on
costs determined by our Engineering firm last year.
MHI Survey: All customers within our District have
received two requests from California Rural Water requesting income
information. This process is part of the
Median Household Income Survey, requested for and paid for by PCWD. Many of you have responded, but If you are
not comfortable with doing so, I’m fine with that. I understand.
However, a third notice will be sent out in the near future. If you have NOT filled one out before, please
do so. We are only 20 responses short to
hit the minimum amount needed. If
completed, I believe this will save us thousands of dollars a year, and most
important, it will improve the opportunity to receive grant funds and low
interest loans.
Our Board of Directors and District
staff continues to be very transparent.
We encourage our customers to visit our website and blog. Viewing both helps you learn and stay
informed of whats happening in the Pine Cove Water District. The Board meets monthly, the 2nd
Wednesday @ 10:00 am, and as always, the meeting is open to the public. And yes, I continue to have an open door
policy and I encourage everyone to call or come see me if you have any
questions, comments, or suggestions.
Please!
Unfortunately, our weather station up
top at Rocky Point Property has not been working properly. It shows the weather, but not the
accumulation of rain/snow. We are in the
process of researching options and hoping to have the new system up and running
on the website soon. This spring, we
will be adding more webcams on our Dutch Flats properties, for wildlife and to
aid us in keeping an eye out for trespassers.
Coming up is fiscal year 2019/2020. I don’t anticipate many changes. We plan on continuing our Leak Reward and
Rebate Programs, giving away compost and wood chips, being as helpful and
transparent as possible to each and every customer.
If you haven’t already, please provide
or update your email address with the District Office staff. E-mails are a great tool to help us inform
you, of important items and emergencies.
Contact the office with your info.
We will not sell or give your info to private enterprises.
We can’t stress enough how important it
is to shut your water off when you leave your mountain home, located at or near
our water meter. You will find it by the
green 4’ stake.
Hwy’s 243 and 74 remain closed,
estimated to be maybe 4 months until the opening. For up to date info, please go to the
Idyllwild Town Crier website.
24-7/365 days a year, one of us will
always be on call, for after hour emergencies.
Please call 951-294-8282. If you
need to get in touch with Becky or Lindsay in the office, please call between
9-4 Mon-Friday at 951-659-2675. If you
need to fax anything, our fax # is 951-659-3112. Jerry can be reached at the office number, or
on his cell 951-236-9163. Please visit
our website and blog at www.pcwd.org.
