General Manager Notes

STONES-BENGARD COMMUNITY SERVICE DISTRICT

 BOARD MEETING

 509-695 Stone Road, Eagle Lake, Susanville, CA 96130

Monday, December 17, 2012 6pm

Phone & Fax: 530-825-3350

Martin Balding, General Manager

NO SPILL REPORT: This is made every month to the State Water Board, no spills so far and our goal is to keep it that way.

LIFTS STATIONS AND PONDS: All has been well with both lift stations and the ponds.  Ponds one and two are rising and approaching the point where they will send water into pond three again. 

LAHONTAN REPORT:  The annual report on our ponds, evaporation, precipitation and flow rates was sent to Lahontan.  Copies are available in the office along with a chart showing flow rates for the past year.  The flows are about 70% of our allowable maximum which is good news in regards to the operation of the system.

CATTLE WATER:  The water is now off and the stock pond level is holding well with the recent precipitation.

HOMEOWNER SYSTEMS:  Good news, no calls at this time.

LATE PAYMENT COLLECTIONS:

Sandy can give a report on receivables.  The RV park is behind at this time.

RV PARK USE: The RV park flow rate has dropped considerably and is about 15% of our total at present.

911 SIGNS:  No work this period.

LAKE LEVEL: An estimate is that the lake level is now 5,094.4 feet and rising.  Pine Creek has been running since the major storm event.

EVAPORATION/PRECIPITATION:  There are no evaporation measurements, precipitation now totals 5.627 inches nearing the total for last year.

LAKE WATER FOR FIRE SERVICE: I would suggest a five thousand gallon storage tank, located on the lake side of the lift station at Buck's Bay.  A good domestic well with a level control in the tank would be the water supply.

FENCE WORK:   Contractor Mike Engman  reviewed work to be done for the District involving our wastewater enclosure fence and also the installation of a check valve on the main force line to the ponds.  He will do the fence work and bill us.  He will give us a quote for the installation of a check valve.  Fred Nagel, engineer for the original system, has been contacted regarding the installation of a check valve.

Martin was away for Thanksgiving week with Dennis Glenn overseeing.  His pay was included in the BEE bill.