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Shareholder Service Line Replacement Program As mentioned in the March Bubbler President’s Report, the LRPC was tasked at the January 2019 BOD Meeting to review the shareholder lateral service line replacement costs and provide our findings and a recommended implementation plan to the board. As has been communicated to the shareholders at prior meetings, the…

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Over the next year while the USDA construction contract is completed and the remaining water meters are installed and connected, the LRPC will continue to research and discuss our rate structure design options, taking into account meter study usage levels and trends. As we proceed, the progress and analysis updates will be presented to the…

President’s Message

In June there will be two openings on the Board of Directors, and you are encouraged to apply. There are few requirements, you must be a shareholder in good standing, and you must be interested in the future of the Water Company. The Board meets every other month and there is an additional meeting in…

General Manager’s Report

February was a month of cold, snow and heavy rain. We had some frozen and broken pipes in some cabins and this caused a higher water usage than normal for February. Some cabin’s pipes froze overnight, even with occupants home, and the heater on. Please check your house shutoff if you haven’t checked it lately.…

President’s Message

The atmospheric river is on the path to supply our well inventory. The heavy rains and wet snow are combined contributors that we haven’t seen in at least 6 years. Over the past number of years, we have developed some conservation standards and practices that do well going forward. The Water Company enjoys bragging about…

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Meter Usage Study Over the past month, the LRPC compiled water meter usage study data collected through year‐end 2018. The current BLSMWC allotment included within the annual metered rate is 350 cubic feet per (CF) month. Study data shows overall average monthly usage decreased slightly from 308 CF in 2017 to 288 CF in 2018.…

General Manager’s Report

Dear Shareholders, January was fairly quiet as far as storms go, but it looks like February is coming on with a bang. Very cold temperatures, 18 degrees and colder in some places means frozen pipes. It happens every year, so don’t you be one of the homeowners who arrive at the cabin to find water…

President’s Message

First and foremost, Happy New Year and welcome to 2019. The Board of Directors met January 5th and welcomed one new member, Mark Woltering. There was a fair amount of discussion over the Project, which has been in full swing for the past few months. At the moment the weather is the guiding force of…

LRPC

At the Board of Director’s (BOD) Meeting January 5th, The Long Range Planning Committee (LRPC) presented updated status for the on‐going efforts summarized below. A majority of these efforts will require the continuing collection and analysis of data, and depend on both the engineering and construction contractor’s performance on the USDA Project as we progress…

General Manager’s Report

Dear Shareholders, It’s been a very busy year for your Water Company. The Infrastructure Improvement Project has started the construction phase after much planning, and we are off to a bit of a slow start because of the weather. Mozingo, our contractor will begin in earnest very soon. December Usage Usage for the month of…