Emergency Rule NOTIFICATION
TO : Tahoe Keys Property Owners Association (TKPOA) – Property Owners and Commercial Customers served by the Tahoe Keys Water Company (TKWC) RE: Approved Emergency Rule Change – An Order for the Prohibition of all Landscape Irrigation for all TKPOA Water Serviced Properties and Commercial Customers of the Tahoe Keys Water Company ON MARCH 17TH, 2021, the TKPOA Board of Directors
approved and adopted the following Emergency Rule during the Open Board Meeting. Pursuant to Civil Code Section 4360 (d) an Emergency Rule Change to prohibit “all landscape irrigation” for all water serviced properties and commercial customers of the TKWC. This emergency rule change shall be in effect for 120 days, from April 1, 2021–July 8, 2021 per the TKWC memorandum dated February 28th, 2021 that documents the forecasted water shortage this coming summer due to current and potential further uranium contamination citations from the State Water Resources Board. This order will extend to all TKPOA common areas, all cove townhome landscaping, all single-family home landscaping, and commercial water customer properties landscaping. The Board of Directors has implemented this emergency rule based on the authority granted from the “Tahoe Keys Property Owners Association Rules and Regulations for Water Service” Section 12; Paragraph 12.3 ‘Public Hazard’, and by authority of the Davis Stirling Civil Code §4360 (d) to impose an irrigation prohibition order which is required by the limited TKWC Water Service available because of the natural occurring Uranium contamination of TKWC wells 2 & 3, and potential threat to personal safety. PROPOSED EMERGENCY RULE CHANGE EFFECTIVE IMMEDIATELY April 1st, 2021 – July 8th, 2021
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The TKWC is issuing an order prohibiting “all landscape irrigation” (sprinklers, drip systems, hand watering, etc.) and draining and refilling of pools, hot tubs, and spas, utilizing Tahoe Keys supplied water for all Tahoe Keys Water Company water serviced properties and commercial customers. This includes TKPOA common areas, all cove townhome landscaping, all single-family home landscaping, and commercial water customer properties landscaping.
Violations of this Order
The TKWC Rules and Regulations provide the following: Water Service Section 12; paragraph 12.2 “Termination of Service” Any violation of the “Prohibition Order” may result in water service disconnection based on the following written notices issued by the TKWC.
First Violation
First Written Notice shall be issued by the TKWC. A written notice with return receipt requested to the owner describing the violation, a notice will also be delivered to the property. This notice must state the nature of the violation and request that the owner either (i) resolve the violation within a specified time, which shall be within 72 hours or (ii) inform the TKWC of a timeframe by which the violation will be corrected. The notice shall also describe the consequences for non-compliance, including applicable fines. To avoid imposition of fines pursuant to the procedures below, the owner must notify the TKWC when the violation has been corrected. A re-inspection of the property shall be APRIL 2021
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