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Thursday, March 19, 2009
WATER LEVEL SYSTEM
In reference to a previous comment on Water. Do you trust this system ? Andre
I don't trust the dates on your camera. The pictures could have been taken anytime. When did you actually take them? Let's hope by then we have a better system.
Andre, I think you should attend the infrastructure meeting(when it is posted), meanwhile talk to someone about going on the committee. You certainly will be an asset.
Anonymous, Sure I am concerned about the view like 2500 other owners who purchased a unit with water view in Century Village. Generally speaking these units tends to be more expensive. Those others without water view cares also about viewing green grass, colorful flowers and healthy trees that comes here in Florida with an efficient irrigation system. Andre
P.S. About Committee Life, there are enough good people around to occupy those seats; I believe instead that professional management should look after MONEY issues and good dedicated volonteers should look after SOCIAL matters.
The following text is a suggestion for UCO to ensure a better Reclaimed Water Agreement with the County:
March 2009
Board of County Commissioners
and Director of Water Utilities
Palm Beach County
Re: Bulk Reclaimed Water Agreement, 19th August 2003
As President of UCO Inc., I want to denounce the above Agreement as not living up to our expectations. Signed 5 years before its Service Initiation Date on Feb.7th 2008, we now have lived through its first year and the 2008 data is available.
According to the 2008 statistics, the County provided CV between Feb 7 and Dec 31, 86,888,000 gallons of recycled water as follow:.
Feb 3,345,000 March 832,000 April 26,000 May 27,651,000 June 38,468,000 July 1,149,000 Aug. 187,000 Sept. 0 Oct. 0 Nov. 15,230,000 Dec. 0
You will admit that this quite an erratic record and that the pattern does not reflect the spirit of the Agreement which was to provide us with '' a peak instantaneous flow rate of reclaimed Water not to exceed 750,000 gallons per day'' ( Clause 7 ).
Not only did the County not respected the spirit of the Agreeement but also did not respect the essence of the Agreement.
Close to 80% of the Reclaimed Water was provided in May and July. During those two busy months you exceeded the limit of 750,000 a day by providing an average 892,000 gallons in May and 1,240,000 in July.
We cannot live with such a non respect of the Agreement and we want therefore to change some wording in clause 7 to read:
- County Shall provide 750K Gallons per day, unless CV requests otherwise. -If CV fail to take its full allotment of 750K gallons on any particular day that we get a "Rain Check" for the difference to be taken at a future time by CV request.
I am asking our lawyer to work with yours on an appropriate text ready for our signature as soon as possible. Meanwhile I would expect that you live to the spirit and essence of the Agreement by providing us 750,000 gallons a day. G L President CV
I think there is alot of spinning wheels here that are not really the cause of the lakes being low and also with the reclaimed water. I remember the lakes were nice and high at the end of last summer to fall! they said watering and evaperation was the cause for low water levels, that I think is bs. I think they drain the water out! There is no way they could have gone down as fast as they did any other way. Thas my thought about it.
It seems to me that #1-Andre is obsessed with subject OF water.. , his many postings, under different headings, are becoming MONOTONOUS. we all KNOW there is a PROBLEM, IT'S BEING ADDRESSED.....
I take note of your remark Anonymous but who are you to say that it is being adressed? By whom? What is the immediate plan? What do you know that we do not know? You have the choice of not reading my post you know. Andre P.S. Don't be afraid to use your name the next time you write.
In reference to a previous comment on Water.
I don't trust the dates on your camera. The pictures could have been taken anytime. When did you actually take them? Let's hope by then we have a better system.
ReplyDeleteGrace, you have a good point. Pictures were taken in February 09. I have done the date adjustment on my camera since. Andre
ReplyDeleteAndre, I think you should attend the infrastructure meeting(when it is posted), meanwhile talk to someone about going on the committee. You certainly will be an asset.
ReplyDeleteI guess the water level problem is not quite the emergency that it was a few days ago. Unless you are concerned about the view.
ReplyDeleteThat is not to say that we should not attempt to find out if we are getting our allotment.
Andre: Please keep speaking out about this ongoing problem. I know Dave and Bob want to help this bad situation. Thanks.
ReplyDeleteAnonymous, Sure I am concerned about the view like 2500 other owners who purchased a unit with water view in Century Village. Generally speaking these units tends to be more expensive. Those others without water view cares also about viewing green grass, colorful flowers and healthy trees that comes here in Florida with an efficient irrigation system. Andre
ReplyDeleteP.S. About Committee Life, there are enough good people around to occupy those seats; I believe instead that professional management should look after MONEY issues and good dedicated volonteers should look after SOCIAL matters.
The following text is a suggestion for UCO to ensure a better Reclaimed Water Agreement with the County:
ReplyDeleteMarch 2009
Board of County Commissioners
and Director of Water Utilities
Palm Beach County
Re: Bulk Reclaimed Water Agreement, 19th August 2003
As President of UCO Inc., I want to denounce the above Agreement as not living up to our expectations. Signed 5 years before its Service Initiation Date on Feb.7th 2008, we now have lived through its first year and the 2008 data is available.
According to the 2008 statistics, the County provided CV between Feb 7 and Dec 31, 86,888,000 gallons of recycled water as follow:.
Feb 3,345,000
March 832,000
April 26,000
May 27,651,000
June 38,468,000
July 1,149,000
Aug. 187,000
Sept. 0
Oct. 0
Nov. 15,230,000
Dec. 0
You will admit that this quite an erratic record and that the pattern does not reflect the spirit of the Agreement which was to provide us with '' a peak instantaneous flow rate of reclaimed Water not to exceed 750,000 gallons per day'' ( Clause 7 ).
Not only did the County not respected the spirit of the Agreeement but also did not respect the essence of the Agreement.
Close to 80% of the Reclaimed Water was provided in May and July. During those two busy months you exceeded the limit of 750,000 a day by providing an average 892,000 gallons in May and 1,240,000 in July.
We cannot live with such a non respect of the Agreement and we want therefore to change some wording in clause 7 to read:
- County Shall provide 750K Gallons per day, unless CV requests otherwise.
-If CV fail to take its full allotment of 750K gallons on any particular day that we get a "Rain Check" for the difference to be taken at a future time by CV request.
I am asking our lawyer to work with yours on an appropriate text ready for our signature as soon as possible. Meanwhile I would expect that you live to the spirit and essence of the Agreement by providing us 750,000 gallons a day.
G L
President CV
This a suggestion only. Andre
I think there is alot of spinning wheels here that are not really the cause of the lakes being low and also with the reclaimed water. I remember the lakes were nice and high at the end of last summer to fall! they said watering and evaperation was the cause for low water levels, that I think is bs. I think they drain the water out! There is no way they could have gone down as fast as they did any other way. Thas my thought about it.
ReplyDeleteAnonymous 10:47
ReplyDeleteI agree that the water was drained out... into a receding water table created by drought conditions.
Randall, how come the water from next door Cypress Lake does not rescind into the water table? Andre
ReplyDeleteIt seems to me that #1-Andre is
ReplyDeleteobsessed with subject OF water.. , his many postings, under different headings, are becoming MONOTONOUS. we all KNOW there is a PROBLEM, IT'S BEING ADDRESSED.....
I take note of your remark Anonymous but who are you to say that it is being adressed? By whom? What is the immediate plan? What do you know that we do not know?
ReplyDeleteYou have the choice of not reading my post you know. Andre
P.S. Don't be afraid to use your name the next time you write.