The DROUGHT is over. According to the Governor and his Executive Order all of the former restrictions have been set aside. CONSERVATION is still OK. All of you, with a couple of exceptions, have contributed to a marvelous effort in saving water. Habits developed over the past 3-4 years should continue, as it will still…

I am looking ahead to June 3rd, which is the date of the Annual Meeting. I mention this now to allow time to plan ahead as it will be important that shareholders attend. I mentioned in last month’s Bubbler that there would be an extended Special Board Meeting on April 8th, for our Shareholders, please…

A couple of months ago, I mentioned I had read about the coming of La Nina, which is the opposite of El Nino and often portends a dry winter. I am still looking for the author that felt that La Nina was coming. I haven’t found them yet …. We have experienced an incredible amount…

Shareholders: Below is an excerpt from the San Francisco Chronicle dated January 17, 2017. This should answer all of the questions re: “IS THE DROUGHT OVER” California’s tough water regulations likely to remain in place By Kurtis Alexander, San Francisco Chronicle Updated 6:02 pm, Tuesday, January 17, 2017 Water agencies have asked the state to…

Well …. Winter is here. December, as promised has delivered cold rain, some snow and lots of ice! It’s a good time for winterizing reminders:   Water expands when it freezes,  just ask an ice cube !  Water could freeze in the  pipe-lines of your home. A ready piece of insurance is to continue to drain…

Winter is coming I am told but I haven’t seen much recently. The weather will cooperate and I am sure the cold will arrive.   Meteorologists are predicting a La Nina winter, which is dry and cold. These are the same folks that predicted an El Nino last winter.  So…. you are wondering?   What’s the message?…

  Greetings, there are some interesting projects and programs going on and I want to discuss each one with you. CONSERVATION !! This was real popular during 2014‐2016 and has evidently, as shown in the increase in overall usage, for 2016 lost its allure. Included in this edition of the Bubbler is a copy of…

The Board meeting in July included a report by MC Engineering. This is the firm that is assisting the water company in the pursuit of a long term, low interest loan from the US Department of Agriculture, to cover a great portion of needed infrastructure improvement. Recalling that a portion of the water piping network…

Summer will be here in a week or so… Summer means the heat is coming and as a general rule, we use more water. You are probably tired of reading about water use but I have to remind everyone that CONSERVATION is still OK. Yes, we had a good to better than average winter, and seemingly…

Every month for the past couple of years, I have mentioned the importance of WATER CONSERVATION. We have all made an admirable effort and the savings has showed. Even though we have had substantial amounts of rain/snow the focus on that effort must continue. We have all developed ways to conserve and save. Let’s all…