NEWSLETTER October 7, 2020 Stinson Beach County Water District Page 1

RUST NEVER SLEEPS If you were lucky enough to be alive in 1979, you will always remember where you were the first time you heard the Neil Young album “Rust Never Sleeps”. I saw the movie five or six times. Neil and Crazy Horse teamed up to blow their amplifiers at the end of the concert. “Hey, hey, My, my, rock and roll will never die” and “It’s better to burn out than it is to fade away” all began with Neil and Crazy Horse. Timeless, transformative.

“Out of the blue and into the black,” ten years before grunge music in Seattle. Rust is not sleeping at the District either. We have spent about a million dollars replacing and refurbishing our water storage tanks.

Our last storage tank that is getting a face lift is the Steep Ravine tank. It is on the right hand side of Panoramic a couple of miles east of Stinson Beach. The project cost is $234,000. Work started on Monday, September 21st and will be completed by Friday, December 31st. The project involves steel replacement, steel repair and recoating the exterior of the 225,000-gallon tank. Some interior recoating is also necessary. The tank will be sand blasted to base metal and a new three-coat system for the roof. We will also be installing a new welded steel cage to the exterior ladder.

The District has completed several million dollars work of District repairs over the last few years. The last water rate increase went into effect in 2009-2010.

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WATER CONSERVATION UPDATE If we experience another drought: In the event a drought should trigger the Stinson Beach Water District’s household water use limits, each water meter will be limited to a monthly average of 124 gallons per day.

If a particular household needs a larger allotment they can apply to the (General Manager or Board?) for an increased allotment which may be granted based on the number of full-time residents, or other special circumstances.

You can figure out your average daily use by dividing the amount in the GALLONS USED box on you water bill, by the amount in the DAYS USED box on your water bill. You can do this now to get an idea of how much you might need to reduce your water use in case of a drought.

There are some serious consequences for over use of water during a drought. Thankfully, so far, the Water District has not had to implement the drought resolution.

GARBAGE SERVICE REMINDER Since 1990, maybe before, the District has required each resident and business to have garbage pick up service. From the District’s 1990 garbage contract, “The District agrees, through its officers and agents, to require all residents, householders and businesses in the territory of the District to comply.” If you have not paid your garbage bill, Recology may not pick up your garbage. If you do not presently have service, please contact Recology at www.recology.com/recology-sonoma-marin.

The District has learned that numerous people do not have service. Other residents have complained that some people (who do not pay for service) are dumping their garbage into their neighbors’ cans. This can be a serious health and safety issue. As Spike Lee said in 1989, “Do the right thing!”