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General Manager’s Report

Dear Shareholders: Fall is a great time of the year here in Blue Lakes, and I hope everyone is enjoying the color changes and the cooler weather. We used a little less water in September than last year, thanks to everyone for continuing to be “water wise”. September 2013 4,885,000 gallons 2014 3,834,000 2015 3,315,000…

President’s Message

Shareholders: There is a lot going on and it is all good!! At the September Board meeting, the Board of Directors took a number of actions: Board’s New Annual Meeting Schedule The Board is required to meet once a year according to the water company’s Bylaws and that meet-ing is to be held in June.…

General Manager’s Report

Dear Shareholders: Summer is over and we are moving into fall. I can report that for the months of June, July, and August, the usage was lower this year by 2.6% compared to 2016. In 2016 we were under Stage 2 of our Drought Action Plan, and this year we reduced restrictions back to Stage…

LRPC Report

During the July 2013 Monthly Board of Director’s (BOA) Meeting, a Long Range Strategic Financial Planning Committee was proposed and approved.  The strategy of this Committee and the Board of Directors will be to seek and fund a dependable long range water supply.  This shall include a detailed, time-phased two year budget plan segregating Operations…

General Manager’s Report

Dear Shareholders, I hope everyone is enjoying summer up here in Blue Lakes!! Our water supply is looking great for the remainder of the summer. As always, thank you for your conservation efforts. Here are the usage numbers for July. Usage July 2017 6,296,000 gallons 2016 6,109,000 2015 4,343,000 2014 5,873,000 2013 7,992,000 As you…

LRPC Report

The BLSMWC Capital Improvement Plan to be financed through our approved United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Loan, as presented at the June 3rd Annual Shareholder’s Meeting is progressing on schedule. MC Engineering was awarded the Engineering/Design portion of our project on June 12th based on the recommendation of the selection committee and a unanimous…

President’s Message

The Summer’s Heat has caused a higher than usual water demand. The good news is that when compared to 2016, our customers are still conserving, as compared to years prior which means that YOUR conservation habits are still paying off in lower water usage!! Thank you! If you attended the Annual Meeting of the Blue…

General Manager’s Report

Dear Shareholders, Summer is here along with blazing hot days and cool nights. Our wells are humming along pumping water, and CCWD has plenty of water to sell. Here is a run down of the June usage numbers: Usage June 2013 5,738,000 gallons 2014 4,532,000 2015 2,908,000 2016 4,225,000 2017 4,062,000 You can see that…

LRPC Report

BLSMWC Capital Improvement Plan USDA Loan Implications and Water Rate Structure Summary View Full Handout

President’s Message

On Saturday June 3rd, the Board of Directors presided at the water company’s Annual Shareholder meeting. I would like to thank all of you who attended. There were two primary presenters: Dave Hicks the General Manager and Tom Schneider, Board Treasurer and Chair of the Long‐Range Planning Committee [LRPC]. Their combined message was clearly future…