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General Manager’s Report

USAGE Water usage for July is slightly down from last year, which is a change from previous months. July is usually our highest usage month, so we may be trending down for the rest of the year. Well production is also lower, with high water levels indicating plenty of storage for the rest of 2019.…

LRPC

A significant portion of the LRPC efforts continue to focus on the research and analysis being applied toward designing our new rate structure for 2020 and beyond. There are still many questions to be answered and much data gathering to occur in the next 1‐2 months to ensure we fully understand our long‐term cash flow…

President’s Message

As you can tell from the truck noise, mounds of white gravel, and related dust, the part of the project which is burying the long blue pipe is moving along at a rather rapid pace. The contractor is working six days a week in order to catch up with the time lost during this past…

General Manager’s Report

Dear Shareholders, Summer is here and I hope everyone is enjoying the cooler summer we are having so far. Our Infrastructure Improvement Project is going well with all but 500 feet of the mainline installed on the west side of the Golf Course. New services and meters, hydrants, main regulators, and air reliefs have to…

LRPC

As we move forward through the second half of 2019, the primary focus will be to determine the impacts to our income, expenses and cash flow resulting from planned procedural changes. These changes will be taken into account as we finalize the rate structure for 2020 and beyond based on the USDA Project completion with…

President’s Message

Thank you to those that attended the Annual Meeting of the BLSMWC on June 8th. Everyone got to hear the latest from the Project’s contract Construction Supervisor, Mark Franz, that discussed the progress of the installation of new piping and system improvements. According to Mark, from Mozingo, the overall project is about 35% complete and…

General Manager’s Report

Shareholders, It’s time to water again, so please check your irrigation systems for leaks and timer settings. Part of our USDA Project is to update all service boxes that already have a main in the street from past projects. This update includes a new valve, meter and check valve, along with a pressure reducing valve…

LRPC

For those shareholder’s unable to attend the Annual Meeting on June 8th, or those who did attend and would like to review the details of the Long Range Planning Committee (LRPC) presentation, we encourage you to access it through the BLSMWC website at https://blsmwc.com/ If you have any questions, comments or concerns related to the…

LRPC

Asset Management Plan MC Engineering has progressed to 100% complete with the GIS mapping of assets and the asset inventory database for water mainline replacements (which includes the mainline pipes, house services, valves, PRV’s, hydrants and air relief valves). MC Engineering is currently wrapping up the asset inventory database for the wells, water treatment plant,…

President’s Message

While I thought the rain was finished, I forgot that it rains in May. More rain coming so enjoy the May wet weather. Speaking of water, everyone is reminded that it is still OK to CONSERVE water use. In the last few months, we have seen a noticeable up‐tick in the consumption of water. Conservation…