Paint Brush Hills Metropolitan District
Providing
Services to the Neighborhood of
Web: http://www.pbhmd.com • Email: pbhmd@pbhmd.com
WATER & SEWER EMERGENCIES:
To report a water or sewer emergency 24 hours a
day, please call Ellen @ (719) 351-7438. If your emergency
call is not returned within 5 minutes, please call our back-up
emergency operator Steve @ (719) 331-8832.
The next regular monthly board meeting will be on Thursday, May 17, 2012
at 7 PM at
AGENDA for 5/17/12:
1.
Call Meeting to Order
2.
Oaths of Office for Newly Elected Directors
3.
Public Business
4.
Minutes of the April Regular (4/19/12) & May
Special (5/1/12) Board Meetings
5.
MONTHLY REPORTS
5.1.
May
Financial Report (Payables for April)
5.2.
Water
Operations Report
5.3.
Wastewater
Operations Report
5.4.
Parks
& Recreation Report
5.5.
Utility
Billing Report
5.6.
Administrative Update
6.
NEW BUSINESS
6.1.
Hart
Water Lease Agreement
6.2.
Storage
Tank Warranty Work
6.3.
CORA
Requests
6.4.
PBHMD Rates & Fees
7. OLD
BUSINESS
7.1.
Upper
Black Squirrel Creek Ground Water Management District
7.2.
PBHMD
Rules & Regulations
7.3.
District
Staffing & Office
7.4.
Inclusions
Follow-Up
7.5.
Meridian
Ranch Interconnect Water
7.6.
WHMD
Communication
7.7.
Judge Orr Estates Water Proposal
8.
Other Business Ø
9.
Adjourn
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Ø It is possible that either just prior to, or during the course of the public
portion of the board meeting, a motion will be made, seconded, and approved, to
enter into Executive Session. At this
time, any public will be excused from the room, but will also be informed that
they are welcome to rejoin the meeting after the Executive Session. In accordance with and upon citation of the
necessary legal preface in accordance with C.R.S. § 24-6-402(4), the Board may convene in Executive
Session. No action will be taken by the
Board while it remains in Executive Session.
The Board will close the Executive Session portion of the meeting and
resume the public meeting prior to handling Other Business and
Adjournment.
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Regular Board
Meetings During 2012 all
regular monthly meetings of the PBHMD Board of Directors are scheduled for the THIRD Thursday of the month at 7
p.m. at
DIRECTIONS TO
from
follow STAPLETON (1.4 miles) to
follow EASTONVILLE (0.7 miles) to
Turn RIGHT and follow to visitor’s parking lot. Enter FHS’s main
entrance on the WEST side of building.
CLICK HERE for
map
Official
Minutes from recent PBHMD board meetings can be downloaded here:
January 13,
2011 Regular Meeting
January 31,
2011 Special Meeting
February 16,
2011 Special Meeting
February 17,
2011 Regular Meeting
March 15,
2011 Special Meeting
March 17,
2011 Regular Meeting
April 14,
2011 Regular Meeting
August 18,
2011 Regular Meeting
September 15,
2011 Regular Meeting
October 20,
2011 Regular Meeting
November 3,
2011 Special Meeting
November 17,
2011 Regular Meeting
December 11,
2011 Special Meeting
December 13,
2011 Regular Meeting
January 19,
2012 Regular Meeting
February 16,
2012 Regular Meeting
March 15,
2012 Regular Meeting
Recent
Customer Letters can be downloaded here:
January 6,
2012 Customer Letter
February 2,
2012 Customer Letter
(There
was no Customer Letter sent in March 2012.)
Pay
Your Bill with a Credit Card! A $3.95
convenience fee is charged for payments up to $100.00. Payments over $100.00 are charged a
convenience fee equal to 3.95% of your payment amount.
Click Here for the Online Payment Link: Utilities
Payment
If
you prefer to phone in your payment by calling 866.480.8552,
you’ll pay a convenience fee of $4.95 for payments up to $100.00. Payments over $100.00 are charged a fee equal
to 4.95% of the payment amount. The
convenience fee may be a lower cost alternative to paying the District’s $10.00
late fee.
Automatic Payment Plan is available!
If you wish to set your
account up on an automatic payment plant (monthly electronic bank draft for
your bill amount), please complete our AUTHORIZATION FORM and send it to the
District’s office.
Click Here for the Automatic Payment
Form: ACH Form
Water
Management PBHMD’s ‘Demand Management’ strategy is in place for
outdoor water use in Falcon Hills. The
Board encourages residents to practice voluntary water conservation and observe
scheduled irrigation times in an effort to reduce inefficient water use. In
short, the District requests that residential and commercial landscape
irrigation be limited to three days a week:
Sundays, Tuesdays, and Thursdays.
This sensible practice is to be observed regardless of weather
conditions. Please adjust your
sprinklers to water either early morning (before 10 a.m.) or late evening
(after 6 p.m.) to minimize unnecessary water loss. Don’t inadvertently water driveways, streets,
or rock beds. Remember to cut back or
eliminate watering during rainy periods.
Drip irrigation systems for trees/shrubs can be used any day of the
week. Low-volume hand water (for
trees/plants/shrubs) is also acceptable any day using a watering can or garden
hose equipped with a trigger nozzle.
Scheduling neighborhood irrigation times helps us plan work/rest times
for our wells and more easily manage the water levels in our storage tanks, which
is important when you consider the following facts:
ü
About 50% of the water usage in
ü
The total capacity in our water storage tanks is
1,500,000 gallons?
ü
We need to maintain the tanks at just over 1/3-full
(approximately 525,000 gallons) in order to ensure adequate fire protection for
ü
Total usage for the entire
The District’s ‘Demand Management’ strategy also
serves as a reminder that we live in a semi-arid region -- while a water
shortage does not currently exist, long-term ‘abuse’ of our water supplies can
jeopardize their future sustainability.
Customers should also be aware that voluntary water conservation
measures, can help reduce depletion of the aquifers (our major water source),
minimize the need for supplementary sources, and help hold down future water
rate increases.
Water Conservation Tips With the high heat
of summer and outdoor water use at its peak throughout PBHMD, here are some
great conservation tips for you and your.
1.
Water as
infrequently as possible, without causing undue stress on the lawn.
2.
Give your lawn
only enough water to stay healthy, minimizing puddles and runoff. Water between
the hours of 9 p.m. and 9 a.m., when its cooler, less windy and less likely to
evaporate.
3.
Mow/mulch your
lawn with a sharp blade, setting your mower deck height to at least 3” (or
higher).
4.
Postpone
fertilization until fall
5.
Concentrate your
watering efforts on trees and shrubs (especially young ones) and apply mulch at
their base – woody plants are more difficult and expensive to replace than
grass.
6.
Make sure your
irrigation system is operating correctly and sprinkler heads are properly
adjusted so water is not wasted on streets and driveways.
7.
Use broom instead
of hose to clean driveways and side walks.
Here
are some links to great water conservation sites:
CSU
Water Leaks –
http://www.csu.org/residential/water/Pages/waterleaks.aspx
Volunteers Needed for Park Projects
A new park is planned at the
south end of
Drayton Green (located at
Please be a responsible pet owner! Remember that dog(s) must be kept on a leash or confined to your individual lot by means of approved fencing. Pet owners must immediately remove and dispose of any animal excrement on public property (including parks and the landscaped entryway).
Residential Water/Sewer Rates Paint Brush Hills
Metropolitan District provides water, sewer, and drainage services for Falcon
Hills. The District currently serves approximately 675 homes and
Residential
Water/Sewer: Rate
Schedule
Board of Directors The current Board is comprised of five (5)
directors. Current contact information
for all directors is available below.
Board
Contact Information: Board Contacts
2012 Water Quality Report Water Report
