You are cordially invited to the Annual Meeting of the Membership/Stockholders of the Bartonville Water Supply Corporation. Members were mailed a Notice of the Annual Meeting and Proxy Statement March 23, 1999.
Activities will include the election of two (2) Directors, a short presentation by Staff and Consultants, as well as door prize drawings for water credits. The Directors whose terms expire are Larry Kaufman (Un-Incorporated area) and Phillip Block (Double Oak area).. We are grateful to these Directors for their many contributions!!
For those considering running, or nominating someone for a Board of Directors position, here are some items for consideration as stated in The Water Board Guide by Ellen G. Miller and Elmer Ronnebaum:
A Director is someone with an "ATTITUDE OF SERVICE". Some aspects of board members are:
The above is an overview of the role of a Director. If you would like additional information, please contact the office.
Due to confusion regarding our previous web address we have now secured a real domain name. Yes folks, you can now reach us at www.bartonvillewater.com . The previous URL still works, however you will be forwarded to the new location. Bartonville Water Supply Corporation has been on the Internet since September of 1998. You can find all the forms that we use in the office on our web site. Please check our web site for the latest information relating to water conservation, water conservation stage levels, Board Meeting information and other notifications. Don't forget to bookmark the site to give yourself easy access to important information relating to your water needs. Give us feedback and help us further meet your needs using the information highway. Surfs up - catch the wave!!!
We keep receiving customer complaints regarding the delivery of Bartonville Water Supply Corporation’s water bills. We currently have a form from the Post Office for complaints concerning mail service. The form is titled "Consumer Service Card" and is available at our office or the U.S. Post Office for documentation of mail service problems. The Post Office has to act on all forms turned in so here is a chance to have your complaints heard.
The brutal drought of '98 is a distant memory or so we would like to think. Plants entered the winter in a weakened condition and now struggle through the early months of 1999. Last month was the 6th warmest February on record and with less than one-half inch of rainfall all month. To make matters worse, we never had enough cold this winter to satisfy the rest period temperature plants need to break dormancy and vigorously grow. As a result, many plants are currently borderline on survival.
Now would be a good time to thoroughly evaluate your landscape. If your plants are not performing well replace them with Xeriscape/Native drought-hardy species. It will be a hard call in many cases, but if you can determine that your plants just aren't going to pull through replace them now before summer hits.
Mild temperatures and lack of rainfall this year have allowed our Capital Projects contractors to remain on schedule. Our targeted completion is set for late spring/early summer of this year. Projects include upgrades to pumps, electrical controls, metering, and remote monitoring of pump stations. Our new 2 million gallon ground storage tank located at the Copper Hill pump station is ready for testing. You can see a picture of this tank by visiting our web site at www.bartonvillewater.com . Other projects include a 12" water main that will extend from Copper Canyon Rd. just north of Camp Briarwood and cross country west to the new Copper Woods subdivision located in Copper Canyon. This new water main will provide additional flows directly across the service area and into the Woodlands subdivision/Chinn Chapel Rd. area.
Bartonville Water Supply Corporation is also participating in the oversizing of 8000' feet of new 16" water main along FM 407 North. This main will be the first phase of a new pipeline to benefit our members in the northwest portion of our service area including the Saddlebrook Estates subdivision.
To ensure an adequate future water supply Bartonville Water Supply Corporation is also participating with other area utilities in the expansion of the Upper Trinity Regional Water District's water treatment plant. This first expansion phase will provide supplies through the year 2005.
If you haven't already, now is a great time to have your irrigation system thoroughly checked out for leaks, faulty heads, etc. Losses from these systems are not only costly but wasteful as well. Unattended hoses can also account for large water losses. Believe it our not, a 1/2" hose has a flow rate of 600 gallons per hour and a 5/8" hose has a flow rate of 1000 g.p.h. If left running overnight a hose could waste as much as 5,000 gallons in an 8 to 10 hour period.
The Argyle Volunteer Fire District is in need of additional volunteers. Please use extreme care in outdoor burning due to the dry conditions. For more information and explanations, please call:
Fire Chief: Ed Klir (940) 464-7102
Asst. Chief: James Price (817) 430-1116
Bartonville Water Supply Corporation needs to know if you have changed your phone number or address. Please take a moment to fill out the form below so we can update our files. This information really comes in handy when there is an emergency.
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