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The Burn Ban has been lifted and is set at “Moderate”.
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Monetary transactions are not conducted at Board of Director's Private Homes.
All Payments MUST be mailed to the Monroe PO Box on the statement.
=Never Mail Cash!=
Allow for INCREASED USPS travel time/DELAYS. You are responsible for any late payments.

~ Soda Ash/Water ~

Soda Ash and Water System Update.

3.16.2021
The BBLA water system appears to be back to normal.

Samples for pH are falling within 7.1 to 7.3 and both the #2 well which is being used and the #1 well, which is currently off, have passed our monthly water quality sampling.

A set of new tests were taken on the #1 well after flushing and we are awaiting those results. At that time we can start to make plans for the next step.

If you feel are still having issues with the water be sure to contact BBLA with an email.

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3.6.2021
Everyone’s in household water systems should be getting back to normal now.

If you still have air in the line, which may look gray or bubbly, open an outside faucet and let the water run about 5 minutes or do a load of laundry this should get most of the air out of the plumbing. If you have not flushed your hot water tank in a year or so it might be a great time to do that. This increases the life span of your hot water tank and will help to flush any remaining air and older water out of your household plumbing.
When preparing food and drink try to avoid mixing hot w/ cold through the kitchen faucet, if you have a single handle faucet that mixes hot and cold. Use the cold side only.
We are monitoring the pH and at this time we are still trying to raise it a bit higher… So some of you may find the water softer then to your liking, hopefully we can find a good balance which meets health department regulation and everyone’s taste buds.

Again, if you have questions or concerns the best step is to send myself, Kim and the Big Bend LOA an email by clicking on this -----> LINK to EMAIL.

~ The Board of Directors Report ~

Be Careful/Be Responsible

We all love the beautiful area of Big Bend where we live. The predicted summer weather conditions make it essential that we all become good stewards of our land, homes and community by:

• Observing Big Bend’s fireworks ban and outdoor burning rules

• Using water wisely and practicing water conservation at all times

• Picking up litter, leaves, branches around our homes to reduce fire potential

• Using caution, especially with children, in swimming and playing in the river

Wellhead Protection Committee w/Cadman

Big Bend and Cadman continue their cooperation through the Wellhead Protection Committee. Cadman’s annual water quality monitoring reports have shown no change in the quality/quantity of the groundwater used at their gravel operation. Big Bend also has probes in our wells to monitor similar water quality parameters.

Gravel operations are expected to increase significantly at the Gold Bar site in years ahead due to the closure of several older sites. Careful monitoring of the groundwater will be very important to ensure the integrity of Big Bend’s wells is retained. Cadman’s 2018 Monitoring Report is posted on our web site.

Water System

Work on Big Bend’s water system continues on many fronts. The probe used to collect water samples has been reprogrammed to improve collection of data. The pump was recently replaced that runs the soda ash feeder to our water system. The older pump was 10 years old and not repairable. Soda ash is needed to reduce the pH of Big Bend’s water to reduce the potential for reaction to solder used on older water pipes and faucets.

Big Bend is also investigating options to have a contract with an on-call contractor who would be available for water system emergencies and repairs to our distributions lines. Work continues implementing the projects in the Water System 5-year Plan approved last year. And thanks to Board Member, Scott Hoskin, for stepping in this spring to manage our system when both Dick King and Kim Peterson were out of town.

Annual Homeowners Meeting

The annual homeowners meeting traditionally, are held on a Saturday in July. Due to Covid-19 all public meetings are on hiatus.

The Board always appreciates your ideas and comments.
Feel free to leave us a message on the Big Bend messaging center line at 360-793-7852 or better yet, send us an email at: bigbendtalk@gmail.com.

Sincerely,

Your Board of Directors

Big Bend Landowners Association

~ Current Events ~

Welcome our New Fire Warden!

Posted on Apr 8th, 2021

Let's all welcome our new Fire Warden Brenda DeSuler!
And even more so let's hope we never have to call her!!
Thank you for taking on this very important responsibility!
Her contact information can be found under BBLA Information.

Water line and meter maintenance and installation requirements

Posted on Dec 28th, 2020

All work performed on the waterlines of Big Bend (road side of the meter) or the meter itself must be conducted in compliance with the current Uniform Plumbing Code. If you have proposed work for the meter or from the main to the meter contact Big Bend Landowners Association. 360 793 7852

Homeowners may conduct their own work on the meter side of the service connection as long as they do not alter the connection at the meter itself.

DOWNLOAD THE PDF HERE For further information.

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9/30/18
This message from our water manager is so huge it gets it own link and window!!
You can read it and/or download the PDF here!

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In the last 2 weeks we have had very unexpected shut downs of the well.

This was something we experienced in 2008 during the summer and have not had an issue with since that time.

Worst case would be the demand is exceeding the recovery of the well, best case we have some electrical issue that we can address and solve.

I have contacted the well pump company and we are looking at possible solutions.

Meanwhile, as a general conservation issue we want to remind everyone to use water wisely.

Best to water at dusk as the sun sets to allow water to sink in and not evaporate. Sunny day watering can damage plants as well.

Don’t over water gardens and yards because you forget the hose is on. A timer is a great addition to your watering plan.

Don’t let water sprinklers water hard surface (roads, walkways, driveways etc…)

While washing your car in the driveway is convenient using a car wash uses far less drinking water (remember we have to treat every ounce of water that goes into the system) and it is better for the environment to wash your car in a controlled area.

And Pools! If you are going to have a backyard pool please consider filling it on a cold or wet day, fill it late in the evening or early in the morning.

If you see someone else filling a pool, wait till they are done.

We will be looking for the solution and get information out as soon as we have any more.

Thanks

Kim Peterson WDM

Barking Dogs!

Posted on Jun 1st, 2017

Excitement, Fear, or Boredom? Common dog barking issues.