WOOD CHIPPING!

Members,

Our wood chipping date has been confirmed for Saturday June 25.  With all the precipitation this year, the fire danger will be high this summer.  We all need to do what we can to clear out dead fall from our lots and keep a clear and defensible space around our cabins.  Please pull out your dead wood and get it to the road before June 25.

We need a few folks to assist with wood chipping Saturday Morning June 25 starting at 9:00.  Summit County will be providing the chipper and, hopefully, a couple folks to assist but we need 3 to 5 folks to help as there is a lot of wood to chip.  Volunteers should meet at the gate at 9:00.  If you want to help but can't make it until an hour or two later, you can take over for one of the early folks.  Please let me know if you are available to help.

Thanks,

Bill 

801-556-5693

Water Update

June 14, 2011

It was great to see so many members participating in our Spring Work Party last Saturday.  Thanks again for all your help!

I want to give you an update on our water quality issue.  Per the email I sent out last week, one of our regularly scheduled water quality tests showed a positive reading for the presence of the e-coli bacteria at our collection spring.  We were required to collect and submit additional samples last Friday, which we did.  Unfortunately those tests also came back positive.  We have scheduled an on-site meeting with the appropriate government agencies for the week of 6/20 in an effort to identify and eliminate the source of the problem and take any necessary measures to clean our existing water supply.  We are also taking additional samples of our water to be tested prior to next weeks meeting.

Until further notice, do not drink the water without first boiling to remove any e-coli bacteria.  Water should be boiled vigorously for two (2) minutes after it reaches a full boil.  Hopefully we will have this matter resolved as soon as late next week but we really won't know until after we meet with the State agency representatives.

We read all of the individual lot water meters last week.  I will be sending out individual emails to a handful of lot owners whose water meter readings showed usage above our allowed level.  We also checked each lot and cabin to make sure that all outside water faucets had the required anti-siphon valve attached.  Unfortunately a large number of folks have not yet attached the anti-siphon device.  This is not optional and with our water quality issues it is more important than ever that these devices be put on all outdoor faucets immediately!  These simple screw on devices are available at no charge from our water master, Delrie Gale (435-789-8937).  If you have any questions about this, please let Delrie or myself know.  

Bill Bowen

Chairman  CRRA

801-556-5693

SPRING CLEAN UP LUNCHEON

Many thanks to everyone who came out and helped with the spring cleanup!  We appreciate Lowell and Sheila hosting the luncheon.  There is still a lot of work ahead, saddle up!

WATER

Members,

Delrie conducted our regular water sampling and testing yesterday and one of the two samples collected showed positive for e-coli.  The test pulled from the collection tank on our upper spring showed a positive result.  The second test, done on water pulled from Delrie's cabin was negative.  We will be taking tests at the collection tank again tomorrow to see if we continue to have a positive result.  If it is positive, we will have to determine the cause and take measures to correct the problem.  Until the issue is resolved, the attached notice will be posted at our gate and you are advised not to drink our water without first boiling.  

Sorry for  any inconvenience.  At this point, we are still planning on having our Spring Work Day this Saturday June 11.  We hope to have the test results back by the end of the day Friday.  You may want to pack some extra drinking water in case our water is not cleared for drinking this weekend.

Regards,

Bill

801-556-5693

SPRING 2011 WORK PARTY

Our Spring work party is scheduled for next Saturday, June 11.  Lets gather in the parking lot between 8:30 and 8:45 for a snack and short meeting.  We will start work at 9:00.  Please bring along a tool or 2 to assist with the type of work you would like to help with.  Some of the "fun" projects we have lined up this year include trimming the brush back from the road (bring pruning sheers), painting the bridges with preservative (brushes provided but bring brooms, flat shovel, dust pan, etc), trimming back fallen trees near the roads (bring a chain saw), cleaning rocks and debris out of culverts and ditches along the roads throughout CRR (bring shovels and 4- wheelers), gathering logs from road side that aren't suitable for chipping and moving them to the parking lot or dump (need a trailer and folks with strong backs) general trash clean-up along roads and more.

Lowell and Sheila Gill will be hosting a post-work potluck lunch.  The Association will provide hot dogs, pulled pork sandwiches and soft drinks.  Please bring a dish to share and chairs.

The road continues to be a bit of a challenge and will be pretty rough in places until we can make a few more repairs and have the road graded.  The lower slide area near lot 151 is passable by 4 wheel drive/ high clearance vehicles only.  The road immediately below the S-turn is soft and sandy and can be a challenge in a 2 wheel drive vehicle.  It is not an issue for 4 wheel drive vehicles.  If you are in a 2 wheel drive going up the hill, when you see the spot ahead, pick up a little more speed than the 10MPH you usually drive to get across the soft stretch and you should be fine.  Please use caution, especially if the road is wet. 

Thanks and I'll See You Saturday!

Bill Bowen

801-556-5693