by Roni Lynn Rudy
Is your email address up to date with the District? If not, PLEASE CALL
THE OFFICE TO UPDATE YOUR EMAIL ADDRESS. (209)962-7161. If
necessary, District staff will be notifying property owners prior to our
contractor working in your yard. Email is the best source of
correspondence, as time will not always allow for relying on USPS mail
delivery for ample notification.
It is important for property owners who are notified by the District of an
easement encroachment to respond to the notice and work with the District
as quickly as possible to create access for contractors to complete the
necessary improvements to the system. Those property owners affected by
the project will be contacted directly the GCSD Team.
Contractors will continue their work replacing portions of the sewer system
within the boundaries of Pine Mountain Lake and property owners will be
informed of the location of the construction. Visit www.gcsd.org and click
on the Sewer Construction tab for the most up to date notice.
During daytime work hours, Monday – Friday, you may experience periods
of construction and equipment noise, dust, traffic delays, and open
trenches. The contractor will be traveling to and from the construction areas
using the roads, GCSD sewer easements, and the public utility easements
as they perform their work. The sewer easements may pass through your
property, and the public utility easements are located on your front, back,
and side property lines. During their work, the contractor will attempt to
minimize disruption to your daily life and property. Before the work is
completed in your area, the contractor will return the easements and
construction areas to the same, or better, condition they were in before the
work.
SEWER ODOR REDUCTION
The District Team is excited to share successes in our Sewer Odor Action
Plan – as promised in the community meeting, we installed the “test” air scrubbers on several sewer lift stations and the initial resident feedback has been positive, therefore we are planning to permanently install lift station air scrubbers at the main lift station locations. The District engineer is currently evaluating options for covering an open sewage basin at the Waste Water Treatment Plant (WWTP) and we will have a recommendation and cost before the end of the year.
Learn more at www.gcsd.org by searching GCSD Sewer Odor Action Plan.
STAGE 2 WATER CONSERVATION
A recent 20% water use reduction has been mandated by the state, and is not due to a local shortage. Our water source, Hetch Hetchy has plenty of water. The water conserved by GCSD customers will stay in our system storage and be available next year as part of the District’s Water Supply Contingency Plan, should the drought continue.
We will implement the following conservation measures during Stage 2:
• Prohibit fire hydrant flow testing.
• Restaurants shall serve water only upon customer request.
• Hotels, motels, and lodges must offer guests the option of not having
towels and linens laundered daily by displaying notices prominently in each
guest room.
• Contact the highest water users to encourage use of water conservation
methods.
• Watering of lawns, gardens, and other outdoor vegetation by use of
irrigation systems, hoses, faucets or other outlets connected to the public
water supply is limited to three days a week. Landscape watering may be
restricted to outside of peak demand hours.
• Evaluate its water use for main flushing to see if reductions are possible.
The most crucial item is reducing the watering of lawns, gardens, etc. to
three days per week. Don’t let your garden die, but be water wise. For
example, collect shower water for plant use.
GCSD will not be actively enforcing the irrigation restrictions, but we will
respond to all reported leaks.
GCSD STAFF WILL BE HAPPY TO ANSWER QUESTIONS DIRECTLY.
PHONE: 209.962.7161
EMAIL: INFO@GCSD.ORG