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Fire Season Approaches! Don't forget your free permit from the fire department. Please respect neighbors when burning. As we begin opening our windows again for some springtime air pay attention to where your smoke is going.
You may need to put your burning aside until the winds change directions.
Again, please respect your neighbor's concerns. You do need to extinguish your fire if requested.
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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.
=Do NOT Send Cash!=
Allow for USPS travel time. You are responsible for any late payments.

~ 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 will again be in July date TBD. As usual, it will be held in the work shed at the entrance on Fir Road and start at 10:00am. There will be two Board positions open for nominations.

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 ~

An Important Message from the Water Manager!

Posted on Feb 16th, 2020

February 2020

Big Bend Landowners Association

Water line and meter maintenance and installation requirements

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.

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Flood Mapping Alert - Big Bend

Updated flood hazard maps have recently been published for the Skykomish River by FEMA. Flood hazard zones are proposed to be changed for many properties in Big Bend. These changes, when adopted, will affect flood insurance costs and where Snohomish County development regulations apply on affected properties. You can review the revised maps online at: http://snohomishcountywa.gov/201/Planning-Development-Services.

Water Pressure and Water System Plan

We recognize there are still many areas in Big Bend where water pressure problems and our water distribution system can be improved. Thank you to all who spoke at the annual homeowners meeting about the need to upgrade our water system. We are working with our water system manager and an engineering firm to assess these issues and come up with a comprehensive plan to address them. To help us with the water system study, please let us know if you have persistent water pressure problems. Send us an alert via the "contact us" page on this web site with your name, lot number and the nature of your water pressure problem. This information will be very helpful in identifying the most significant problems in the system and an approach to solving them.

Please use water wisely. Always think of water conservation in your household use of water. And in the interim, consider storing extra water in glass bottles for drinking and cooking during emergencies and power outages.