Spur Ranch Road Ass'n open letter

 

Spur Ranch Road repair and maintenance

To: Spur Ranch Road Association (SRRA) Members

From: Al Webster, Member, SRRA Board of Directors

Re: Road repair and maintenance

Please be aware that, depending on monsoonal activities, grading and rolling of Spur Ranch Road from NM 285 to Ave Compadres will begin Friday, 10 July, 2015.  If the road is too wet on Friday, grading and rolling will occur on either Monday or Tuesday, 13 or 14 July, 2015.  Please know that the grader weighs in excess of 10 tons and is not as agile as a car or truck – the same is true for the roller.  The equipment operator(s) will be concentrating on getting the job done so the road is left in excellent condition– please drive slowly around the road equipment and be courteous to the operator(s).  In fact, please drive slowly on Spur Ranch Road at all times; the posted speed of 30 mph is the ‘maximum’ speed recommended in order to prevent further damage to the road.

Drive safely,

Al

 

PUBLIC NOTICE - ELDORADO WATER RESTRICTION IMPOSED

ELDORADO NEIGHBORHOOD WATCH ALERTS

2015 May 14: STAGE 1 – Guarded Conditions Water Restrictions Imposed

 

Santa Fe, New Mexico – May 14, 2015 – The Eldorado Area Water and Sanitation District (EAWSD) is imposing water restrictions on its customers beginning Thursday,
May 14, 2015. A Stage 1 Water Alert is put into effect when it appears that water supply may not be able to keep up with demand or in anticipation of supply lagging demand during drought periods or extended periods of exceptionally hot weather. Water production is limited this year owing to the impact of ongoing drought conditions on the District’s wells. The water levels in two District wells drilled into the Galisteo Creek Alluvium near Lamy are too low to pump during years of drought and low winter snow pack in the watershed. This year we are also seeing the effects of five years of sustained drought conditions, resulting in reduced production levels in two other major District wells.

STAGE 1-GUARDED CONDITIONS WATER RESTRICTIONS include following the mandatory conservation measures given below:
A. Outdoor watering is restricted to one of the following two options of the customer’s choosing:

1. Up to THREE WEEKDAYS, including only Monday, Wednesday and/or Friday (NO WEEKEND WATERING); OR

2. TWO days per week, including ONE weekend day as follows:

a) ODD-NUMBERED house addresses on Tuesday and Saturday;

b) EVEN-NUMBERED house addresses on Thursday and Sunday;

B. No watering of lawns;

C. No new in-ground planting of any trees or shrubs

D. No outdoor watering between 9:00 am and 6:00 pm

E. No washing of outdoor hard surfaces (e.g., driveways, patios, sidewalks)

F. No washing of vehicles, including recreational vehicles or trailers

G. No filling or adding water to pools or outdoor water features (e.g., fountains, ponds). Covered outdoor spa/hot tubs are allowed.

ENFORCEMENT in a Stage 1 Water Alert is as follows:

§  First-time violations of these water restrictions will result in a verbal warning and documentation in a customer file.

§  A second violation will result in a written notice of violation.

§  All other violations will result in the customer’s water service being turned off.

 

The District is taking action to implement water supply projects that will ease the burdens on the water system under future drought conditions. If a more severe water alert is posted, it will be advertised on the District website, on signs posted in the Eldorado area, on posters in various locations in the community, and through a press release to the local area newspapers. Likewise, similar notification will be provided when the Water Alert is lifted. Meanwhile, EAWSD customers are being asked to continue their water conservation efforts with special attention to reducing usage on weekends, which are typically the highest usage periods.

For more information:

§  Call 466-1085 (EAWSD customer service and billing office)

§  email [info.@eldoradowaterdistrict.com ] or

§  Visit the EAWSD website at www.EAWSD.org or

§  Read the May issue of Water Notes

 

To receive important EAWSD water alerts and notifications via

email, SUBSCRIBE to our elist service by clicking on the link below:

http://www.EAWSD.org/sys-php/majordomo.php?list=eldoradowaterdistrict-elist@

 

This communication contains information from the Eldorado Area Water and Sanitation District

that may be confidential. Except for personal use by the intended recipient or as expressly

authorized by the sender, any person who receives this information is prohibited from disclosing,

copying, distributing, and/or using it unless specifically provided under the New Mexico Inspection

of Public Records Act. If you have received this communication in error, please immediately delete

it and all copies, and promptly notify the sender. Nothing in this communication is intended to
operate as an electronic signature under applicable law.

 

 

 

 

Spur Ranch Road work commencing

5/14/2015

You will likely have noticed that following the rains this spring the section of Spur Ranch Road from NM 285 to the railroad tracks has become seriously degraded with potholes and ruts.  Your Spur Ranch Road Association Board of Directors has contracted with a road contractor to grade, add base course, water and roll that section of Spur Ranch Road.  That work will commence within 10 days from this date.  In the interim please drive slowly and carefully.  After the road has been repaired, please drive slowly and carefully – the speed limit along the entire length of Spur Ranch Road is 30 mph – vehicles driving Spur Ranch Road at speeds in excess of 30 mph create degradation to the road at a geometric rate.

 

Drive Safely (and Slowly),

 

Al Webster,

Treasurer,

Spur Ranch Road Association

 

Spur Ranch Road conditions and repair

Sorry for the small print on the previous email – here’s a larger and easier to read version.

Al Webster

Spur Ranch Road Repair

 

Earth Day on Spur Ranch Road

 

Many thanks to the below-named SRRA members and neighbours who picked up a year’s worth of trash and garbage off SRR and some 15-feet on either side of the ditches on 22 April, 2015:

Compadres to Junipero: Smokey Daniels

Junipero to the SFS tracks: Ron Billingsley

SFS tracks to Silver Saddle: David and Susan Hill, Kerry Armour

Silver Saddle to 285: Mary Clark, Roberta Armstrong and Al Webster

There were some interesting finds recorded – it seems that Foster’s Lager was the beverage of choice for drivers this year followed by almost equal representation by the brewers of Pacifico, Corona, and Anheuser-Busch.  Red Bull was also noted as were some of the hydrating ‘ sport drinks’.  Both bottles and cans were collected and recycled.  There were various scraps of plastic and metal of un-identifiable sources collected.  All the glass, plastic and metal will be recycled.  We don’t need to wait until next Earth Day to collect materilas on the road, by the way……..

 

Again, thanks for all the assistance and willingness to get dirty in aid of keeping the road neat and presentable.

 

Al Webster

Spur Ranch Road Association,

Board member