Water
Restrictions
2012 NOTICE: Mandatory
Irrigation Water Restrictions, Rates and Penalties
for the People of Tucson Estates, Henderson, CO
The 8th year of irrigation watering schedules ended on Tuesday April 26, 2011. The board of directors voted
at that time to end the mandatory watering schedules for the irrigation
season.
Each homeowner and street is free to water whenever they want, but Not as much as they want because of
the 400,000 total gallon restriction* per home. (The company cannot exceed our total allocation of 39AF
for 2012 until we have a court decreed augmentation plan.)
If there is an unexpected irrigation well failure,
pump failure, or other breakdown, all homeowners may be forced to temporarily return
to the previously assigned 2012 schedules below.
The Suggested Community Watering Schedule is based on your street. Each home has 5 hours of maximum watering,
assigned between 6:00 PM to 9:00 AM, Sunday-Friday*.
Salem Midnight 11:00 PM to 4:00 AM *starting:
Saturday 11PM ending Friday 4AM Troy Salem Racine
Racine AM 4:00 AM to 9:00 AM on Sunday through Friday Salem Racine Troy
Saturday
is a free water day (from
11:00 PM Friday to 11:00 PM Saturday).
Rules
/ Enforcement Policy – suspended (except for the proposed water rate policy below)
*Homes exceeding the total pumping allocation of 400,000 gallons per
home will be charged accordingly.
Notes: - At this time, restrictions are scheduled to end on October 1st.
- Equipment breakdowns or well problems could force changes to this schedule.
Rules / Enforcement Policy – unchanged from 2003-2012
Restricted
“hand watering” and “drip irrigation” at any time
Hand watering is defined as a person at the end of
the hose; the hose cannot run unrestricted (without a sprinkling device
attached). Drip irrigation includes the
use of soaker hoses but not sprinkler hoses.
Testing and adjustment of your individual sprinkler
zones
is allowed for several minutes at a time as long as someone is present and not
abusing the privilege.
Two-week exemptions may be requested for new
seed or sod.
All requests must be made in writing to a board member. If granted, the board member will provide a written exemption to the homeowner.
Enforcement - Escalating Penalties: Warnings, Fines, and Shutoff
Individual board members will issue warnings and fines using the following escalating plan:
1st
notice = warning only,
2nd notice = warning and $50 fine,
3rd notice = warning and $100 fine,
4th notice = irrigation water shutoff notice.
Board members will use their discretion to collect and confirm violations
reported by homeowners and issue the warning / fine notices to the offending
homeowner. After notices are issued, the
homeowner may ask the issuing board member to withdraw the notice for a good
cause (at the board members discretion). Homeowners will be notified 48 hours
before shut off. Enforcement will be
from May through September and the progressive warnings and fines will restart
each season and after a restoration of service.
Restoration of Service: irrigation water that is shut off will be turned
back on after fines are paid and the homeowner’s water bill is current. There will be a $200.00 restoration
fee (a 2003
Bylaw change).
There are no restrictions on the use of drinking (domestic/potable) water at this time. Note that the water contains chlorine and sodium that may make it unsuitable for prolonged landscape watering; also, it can be very expensive. If the neighborhood usage of drinking water becomes excessive the board may be forced to impose new restrictions. The existing monthly drinking water rates are:
$40.00 flat rate 0-15,000 gallons per month (base rate)
$3.75 per 1000 gallons 15,000-20,000 gallons per month
$4.00 per 1000 gallons 25,000-30,000 gallons per month
$5.00 per 1000 gallons above 30,000 gallons per month
Contact
any board member with questions or complaints about watering restrictions and
violations. Contact information is provided
on the neighborhood phone list.