Trinity Village Water Company POB 556 Salyer , CA 95563 530-629-2382 Fax 530-629-3934 tvwc@intergate.com

Call Water Operator Bill Anderson for all Water Company repairs and emergencies (629-4107).

Water Operator Bill Anderson and Administrative Assistant Kay Heath   Grant Funded Village Water  Project Near Completion  The Trinity Village Water Company (TVWC)  is nearing completion of its new $2 million  dollar grant funded water treatment and  water storage facility.  Mercer Fraser  Company, the general contractor for the  project, expects the initial start up and  testing to begin in June and have the new  plant fully operational by July 1st barring  any unexpected difficulties.  Once the new  plant and water tank are online, the old  120,000 gallon storage reservoir will be  renovated and the fencing, finish grading,  and landscaping will be completed.  Danny Walsh, of TVWC, stresses that the  new plant is truly a community asset for  Trinity Village. Butch Mathews, of TVWC,  adds that in addition to delivering cleaner  water, it will double the water storage and  production capabilities.  Naturally this will  be very beneficial, considering the two  major forest fires in the past 10 years that  threatened Trinity Village.  The new state of the art facility would not  have been possible without extraordinary  cooperation and coordination between  TVWC's Bill Anderson and Kay H eath, Josh  McKnight of Trinity Valley Consulting, Rick  Reinhard of Whitson Plumbing,  Justin Zabel  and Mark Benzinger  of Mercer Fraser, and  Tony Wiedeman and Mey Bunte of the  California Department of H ealth Services. A  special thanks goes to Steve Payne and his  staff of the Willow Creek Community  Services District, who were very generous  with their time and advice for the project.

Call the Water Company's Administrative Assistant Kay Heath for general information and billing inquiries (629-2382).

BIG IMPROVEMENTS FOR A SMALL SUBDIVISION 4/23/09 The Trinity Village Subdivision will have a new water treatment facility soon.  The treatment plant is something that has been talked about for some time and no doubt some thought it would never happen, but the day has arrived.  We expect to have it fully operational by the end of summer.   These plants can be extremely expensive as you might expect.  To help the Villagers avoid these high cost the Trinity Village Water Company went through a 7 year application process and were able to secure a Grant from the State which will cover the cost of the plant.  This means the Villagers will not have to shoulder the burden of paying back over a million dollars for a state of the art filtration system that will comply with the strict State standards now and in the future. After consulting with our engineers and State of California Health Department we have selected a Pall Aria System.  It is a membrane system; specifically designed to meet the drinking water treatment requirements of small communities.  The Pall Aria systems use Microa membrane modules in a hollow fiber configuration to remove contaminants from the source water.  These modules are highly permeable which allow for high water production rates.  A system already used in Hoopa and in Sonoma County. Our system will be in the very capable hands of Bill Anderson, the Operations Manager. The present storage facility will be restored and used and another 120,000 gallon storage tank will be added.  In addition, two hydrants will be added to Denny Road and another on Flame Tree Road.  Adding these hydrants will make it easier for Hawkins Bar, Federal and State fire agencies to fill their trucks making our neighborhoods safer. The plant is expected to be completed by the end of summer.  For those who have recently driven by the old storage facility, fear not, for it might look well bulldozed at present, the final project will be more park-like rather than industrial. A pleasant addition to the neighborhood, it is our hope to be a model site for the State Representative to point to and show other small water companies what is possible to keep it ‘green’. Once the plant is operational the State will no longer require the boil water notices to be in effect during the summer months when we use the most water.   The grant funds from the State of California will cover the cost of rebuilding the water treatment facility, a new storage tank, a new main line from the river and new hydrants. It does not cover the distribution system, the lateral lines from the main to each meter.  The Trinity Village Water Company has had the engineers put the plans together to replace the lateral lines and applied for funds under President Obama’s shovel ready projects.  We are awaiting the answer on that application.   To answer the rate increase question, it’s a little too soon, but as you can see we are doing all we can to keep the rate increases to a minimum.  You should also be aware any increases must be justified and approved by the California Public Utilities Commission.  So in all honesty there may be rate increases, any incidental costs not covered by the grant funds will be passed on to the customers, and the standard cost of living increases.  But these costs are small in comparison to what it would have been without help from the grant funds.   The Trinity Village subdivision will be very proud to have a brand new water treatment facility that would be the envy of any large community.  This could not be possible without the efforts of Josh McKnight of Trinity Valley Consulting Engineers, Rick Reinhard of Whitsons, Jeff Zabel of Mercer-Fraser, Tony Weidemann and Mey Bunte of the Department of Health Services, Bill Anderson and Kay Heath of TVWC, and many other too numerous to list we owe our gratitude and thanks. The Trinity Village Water Company            the envy of any large community.  This could not be possible without the efforts of Josh McKnight of Trinity Valley Consulting Engineers, Rick Reinhard of Whitsons, Jeff Zabel of Mercer-Fraser, Tony Weidemann and Mey Bunte of the Department of Health Services, Bill Anderson and Kay Heath of TVWC, and many other too numerous to list we owe our gratitude and thanks. The Trinity Village Water Company