November BoD meeting place has changed. see "Alert".
Silver Creek Village WSC
205 Loma Vista Dr.
Burnet, TX 78611-3420
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Due to circumstances beyond our control, we have changed the place for the monthly Board of Directors' meeting.
Until further notice, the meetings will be at the ELB Community Center on 101 CR 128.
Dates and time have not changed - the 3rd Monday of each month at 1 pm.
We hope to see you there!
Attention:
The Silver Creek Village WSC Board of Directors would like to update our community on the continuing extreme water shortage. The daily capacity of our main water source, Well 1, continues to hold relatively steady, averaging about 6300 gal/day.
However, our June daily usage is averaging about 9200 gal/day. About 46% more than well capacity.
We have been purchasing bulk water and supplementing Well 6 to make up the deficit. The Board anticipated a shortfall for the summer months and set aside funds. However, this drastic increase has far outstripped projections. We will continue to purchase bulk water and, unfortunately, increase the use of Well 6. Purchases of bulk water now are being redirected from funds set aside for future maintenance and repairs. Maintenance items like new media for filtering water ($25K). Repair items like a new pump for the well ($5K) and replacement of the main pump ($50K). These funds will be needed to cover costs that will occur in the future.
The Board is discussing how best to replenish these funds. In general, after the total costs for bulk water is determined, there will be an assessment for water usage. It is our intention to make this as equitable as possible, with customers whose usage dramatically increased bearing most of the costs.
Meanwhile, the best way to minimize your individual costs as part of the future assessment, is to continue conserving water.
Reduce the water flow when showering; only turn it halfway on.
When showering, put a bucket under the faucet as you wait for hot water and use for watering plants.
Run dish and clothes washers with full loads only.
Turn water off when brushing your teeth or shaving.
If you have any questions, please contact the Board at [email protected] or 512 756-2450.
Thank you for your continued cooperation.
SCVWSC Board of Directors
Attention: Silver Creek Village Water Customers
Due to the continued surge in daily water consumption, the Silver Creek Village WSC Board of Directors is compelled to issue STAGE 5 EMERGENCY WATER RATIONING as of Monday, 3/27/23. This action will
continue until further notice.
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ATTENTION! SILVER CREEK VILLAGE WATER CUSTOMERS
Water usage has been unusually high the past three weeks and the well cannot pump enough water to keep up the supply.
The storage tank holds 65 000 gallons and we are down to our last 5,000 gallons. Conserve water!!
If we do not cut back on our usage, we will run the well dry!
This is not a hypothetical situation!
We normally use more than 5,000 gallons each day
CONSERVE OR RUN OUT!
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Date: March 10, 2023
Alert from Silver Creek Village WSC: Notice of Violation Maximum Contaminant
Level Violation MCL, Single Sample / Nitrate
NOTICE OF VIOLATION Maximum Contaminant Level Violation
MCL, SINGLE SAMPLE / NITRATE
Dear Water Customer,
The Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) March 10, 2023 notified the Silver Creek Village WSC TX0270021 public water system that the drinking water being supplied to customers had exceeded the Maximum Contaminant Level (MCL) for nitrate.
The U.S Environmental Protection Agency (U.S. EPA) has established the MCL for nitrate to be 10 milligrams per liter (mg/L) based on a single sample, and has determined that it is a health concern at levels above the MCL. Analysis of drinking water in your community for nitrate indicates a compliance value in quarter 1 of 2023 of 12 mg/L for EP001.
Infants below the age of six months who drink water containing nitrate in excess of the MCL could become seriously ill and, if untreated, may die. Symptoms include shortness of breath and blue baby syndrome. If your child is under the age of six months, the child must be given an alternative water supply for any consumption. Boiling the affected water is not an effective treatment for nitrate removal
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Most consumers do not need to use an alternative water supply. However, if you have health concerns, you may want to talk to your doctor to get more information about how this may affect you. At this time, the health effects to fetuses of pregnant women are unclear. If you are pregnant, you may also choose to use an alternative source of water for drinking and cooking purposes.
We are taking the following actions to address this issue: Working with Engineers,
Designing and obtaining Permits & approval from LCRA and TCEQ to install a Surface Water Treatment plant to eliminate the Nitrates in your water.
Please share this information with all people who drink this water, especially those who may not have received this notice directly (i.e., people in apartments, nursing homes, schools, and businesses). You can do this by posting this notice in a public place or distributing copies by hand or mail.
If you have questions regarding this matter, you may contact Nelson Brock 512-715
2103
Posted/Delivered on:
March 10, 2023
STAGE 3 WATER RESTRICTIONS HAVE BEEN IMMPLENTED FOR SILVER CREEK VILLAGE WATER SUPPLY CORPORATION IMMEDIATELY. STAGE 3 WATER RESTRICTIONS HAVE BEEN IMMPLENTED FOR SILVER CREEK VILLAGE WATER SUPPLY CORPORATION IMMEDIATELY.
These restrictions include NO WATER USE OUTDOORS-- grass, plants or any use of water outdoors... Under the Enforcement Provisions there may be some harsh penalties imposed on anyone violating these restrictions.
Board of Directors, SCVWSC
NO OUTDOOR WATERING!
Please check that there is no leakage at your property. To do this, make sure you have no water using appliances on and check your meter at the front of your property. If it continues to move, you have a leak. This costs you every month for wasted water you don't use. Aso, if you live next to a home that is a vacation home, please check your neighbor's home to make sure they don't have a leak that could ruin their property.
Thank you. SCVWSC Board
Please Conserve Water.....NO OUTDOOR WATERING!
Over the last 4 days, our daily usage has increased to 21000 gallons, The normal usage is 3300 gallons. Please check that there is no leakage at your property. To do this, make sure you have no water using appliances on and check your meter at the front of your property. If it continues to move, you have a leak. This costs you every month for wasted water you don't use. Aso, if you live next to a home that is a vacation home, please check your neighbor's home to make sure they don't have a leak that could ruin their property.
Thank you.
SCVWSC Board
