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• SPECIAL MEETING: The Board of Commissioners will hold at Special Meeting at the District Office on Tuesday June 23rd 2009 beginning at 7:00PM. The meeting is to discuss the new water efficiency rules.

• NEW SERVICE CONNECTIONS AVAILABLE: There is no moratorium in effect on new service connections. Currently there are 711 connections available. E-mail sales@pointrobertswater.com for pricing on installations and water availability certificates.

• BOARD of COMMISSIONERS REGULAR MEETING: The next regularly scheduled monthly meeting will be held at the District Office on Tuesday July 14th 2009 beginning at 7:00PM. The public is welcome to attend.

• DISTRICT OFFICE LOCATION: The District Office is located at 79 Tyee Dr. Suite A, Point Roberts, WA 98281 Tel: 360.945.4696 Fax: 360.945.3021

• PROPERTY DATA: If you need to access public information on a property (such as parcel number, street address, legal description, and owner of record), then go to the Whatcom County Parcel Database website.

• MEETING MINUTES and ADOPTED RESOLUTIONS: There are links to adopted resolutions and the minutes of board meetings, which can be found on the Commissioners page.

• NEW WATER RATES: A new bi-monthly usage rate is effective as of January 1st 2008. The rate structure reflects the recommendations resulting from a comprehensive study done by FCS Inc., a financial consulting firm that specializes in analyzing infrastructure programs of utilities and public works entities. The process was intended to develop usage charges that were equitable to all customers, as well as a rate structure that assures operating revenue stability. See the Rates & Charges page for details.

The District Report September 2008

From the desk of Dan Bourks, District Manager

As of this writing there are currently no new water connections available to the public. In an effort to obtain additional connections, the Point Roberts Water District on April 2nd submitted a revised Water System Plan (WSP) to the WA State Department of Health (DOH), with a subsequent submittal on April 23rd.

Then on July 28th, notice was received that the review was completed by DOH and, in accordance with the provisions of WAC 246-290-100, the revised WSP received approval. This action by the DOH will allow an increase of the water system limit from the current 2212 ERU to 2953 ERU. The acronym ERU stands for Equivalent Residential Unit, and this translates into an additional 741 residential service connections.

As of September 24th, Whatcom County Council reviewed and approved the changes to the WSP. However, the process is not complete. The Board of Commissioners must bring an agenda forth at their next meeting to review a draft by the Water District's attorney. There will then have to be a Special Meeting to pass a resolution adopting the draft and any amendments to it.

The commissioners and staff have appreciated your patience during the moratorium and, as always, look forward to serving the needs of the community by providing safe drinking water.

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