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Townhome & Community Dock Annual Boat Sticker Requirements
Townhome & Community Dock
Annual Boat Sticker Requirements
By Security Department
THE 2021 BOATING SEASON is right around the corner! As part of TKPOA’s effort to improve enforcement and streamline the process for TKPOA members, their renters, and guests, this is a reminder of the Townhome and Community Dock Boat Sticker requirement as part of TKPOA’s Operating Rule – Boat Dock Rules and
Regulations for Townhouse Subdivisions and TKPOA
Owned Community Docks, TKPOA Operating Rules Article 3. Section 100. Rentals, which states: Kelly-Moore South Lake 2317 Lake Tahoe Blvd. South Lake Tahoe, CA 96150 1-530-542-2744 Kellymoore.com
“Rentals: No Townhouse or TKPOA Owned Community docks may be rented to anyone who is not an occupant of the Dwelling. In the event that an Owner rents the Dwelling, the following documentation must be presented to TKPOA: The rental agreement specifying the dates of rental, proof of insurance and certificate of title, and, in case of the long-term renter, a utility bill to show proof of residence.”
Based on this rule, property owners, long-term tenants, and vacation rental guests are required to obtain an annual TKPOA Boat Sticker in order to dock their boat or jet ski within a townhome subdivision OR community dock slip (Boat stickers are not required for paddleboards, kayaks, or peddle boats).
In order to obtain a 2021 TKPOA Annual Boat Sticker from the TKPOA Main Officer, a completed 2021 Vessel Registration Form and the required paperwork and any applicable fees must be submitted based on the below schedule:
Required Paperwork and Fees
For property owners:
• Copy of current registration • Copy of current insurance policy (100,000 Liability) (Must all be in the same name) • No fee
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July 7th, 2020
Nov. 17th, 2020 (RAW)
Nov. 17th, 2020 (After GAC filters
Results-29 ppb
Results-40 ppb
Results-170 ppb Results-19.4 pCi/L
Results-26.8 pCi/L
Results-113.9 pCi/L
To make the determination if we were over the MCL the SWRCB is required to divide the results (170 ppb/ 113.9 pCi/L) by 4 (equivalent of 4 consecutive quarters) and the results were over the MCL (42.5 ppb/ 28.4 pCi/L) resulting in a Citation and an order to isolate Well #2 from the Distribution System.
Well #1 has been testing right around 17 ppb/11.3 pCi/L pretty consistently, spiking to 23 ppb/15.4 pCi/L once in the fall. Our main focus with Well #1 is the PCE levels since it has been our primary water source since Well #3 for all practical purposes, was shut down due to Uranium levels.
Some property owners are inferring the TKPOA Board of Directors, TKPOA Management, and the TKWC have known about the Uranium issue for some time and have been negligent in their response to correct the problem. No, but in fact, the TKWC records do indicate Uranium was detect in the TKPOA source waters back in 2016/2017 at levels below the MCL, the SWRCB requires Uranium levels be monitored every 3 years. It was not until after the second quarterly test results, in September 2020, did the TKWC notify TKPOA Management and the TKPOA Board of Directors, informing them there may be an issue concerning the Uranium levels in Well #3. Since the Uranium is a natural occurring phenomenon and could dissipate as quickly as it had risen, it would have been derelict to sound the alarms prematurely. However, after the results of the second quarterly tests the TKWC initiated an on-going communication with the SWRCB to evaluate the TKWC course of action. A conference call was also setup with the SWRCB Region 9 Engineer Ali Rezvani, SWRCB associate engineer Salvador Turrubiartes, TKPOA Management, TKPOA Board Vice President David Peterson, and TKWC Manager to discuss our concerns and options going forward. During this meeting, Ali Rezvani suggested the GAC filters may be one method for removing the Uranium from the water.
Hoping this was the case, the TKWC personnel put Well #2 back on-line, since it had recently been taken off-line for the winter months, per our Permit. Well #2 has 2-GAC filters to strip the PCE from Well #2 source waters. In July 2020, Well #2 source waters had tested for Uranium below the MCL (30 ppb) and was still considered to be on the 3-year monitoring schedule. On November 17th, 2020, the TKWC personnel drew samples from the Well’s source waters prior to the GAC filters and again after the GAC filters expecting the results to show improvement, however this proved to not be the case.
Arsenic: Arsenic occurs naturally in rocks, soil, water, air and plants and animals. It is more prevalent in ground water sources than in surface water sources (i.e., lakes and rivers) of drinking water. Arsenic has been detected in all 3 of the TKWC Wells in small amounts. The MCL for Arsenic is 10 ppb and all three wells have been consistently indicating results around 4 ppb. At these levels there are no special actions required by the TKWC. These levels are pretty common for the western region of the Country. The TKWC will continue to monitor the wells since we did have one instance where Well #2 sampled at 12 ppb on July 7th, 2020, and South Tahoe Public Utility District (STPUD) has two wells offline for Arsenic levels above the MCL.
PCE Contamination in Well #1: Another concern is the level of tetrachloroethylene (PCE) contamination in Well #1 which has been under the MCL (5 ppb) consistently, but historically, creeps up slightly during the summer months when the Well is operated on a more consistent basis. Since Well #1 is our primary water source and operating on a continual basis, we are monitoring the PCE levels on a modified schedule. The Table below on page 15 the testing result for PCE at Well #1.
April 7th, 2020
May 12th, 2020
June 9th, 2020
July 7th, 2020
September 1st, 2020
October 6th, 2020
November 6th, 2020
December 22nd, 2020
January 5th, 2021
January 25th, 2021
February 16th, 2021
February 23rd, 2021
Results-0.66 ppb
Results-1.5 ppb
Results-1.7 ppb
Results-2.6 ppb
Results-2.5 ppb
Results-3.4 ppb
Results-2.1 ppb
Results-2.9 ppb
Results-1.8 ppb
Results-2.5 ppb
Results-2.4 ppb
Results-2.6 ppb Ref. #20040184
Ref. #20050289
Ref. #20060302
Ref. #20070188
Ref. #20090034
Ref. #20100164
Ref, #20110090
Ref. #20120888
Ref. #21010103
Ref. #21010740
Ref. #21020514
Ref. #21020714
In 2017, the Board of Directors and TKPOA staff conducted a Request for Proposal (RFP) process to select a Water Engineer/Engineer Firm for a TKWC Long Term Facilities Plan for the tetrachloroethylene (PCE) contamination, based on the South Y PCE Plume. Through that process Kennedy/Jenks Consultants, was selected, and they provided a TKWC PCE Facilities Plan in February 2018. This plan included long range planning for our entire water system and the treatment of PCE.
This Kennedy/Jenks Consultants PCE Facilities plan would be considered our TKWC Long Range Facilities Plan or “water master plan” until MC Engineering completes their required RFP Scope of work. Keep in mind there is also a South Y Basin – Water Master that addresses the PCE South Y Plume contamination that is the responsibility of the South Tahoe Public Utility District (STPUD), and the TKPOA/TKWC does participate in these meeting and contributes to this plan.
MOVING FORWARD
The TKPOA Board of Directors instructed the TKPOA Management to develop an RFP to request proposals from as many consulting/engineering firms as possible who could help us with the issues currently confronting the TKWC. There were five firms, out of approximately 20, which responded to the request, these firms proposals were then evaluated and scored by an RFP Review Board Subcommittee appointed by the TKPOA Board of Directors. MC Engineering was chosen by the Subcommittee as the most qualified and then recommended by the Subcommittee to the TKPOA Board of Directors. At the February 17th, 2021 Regular Open Board meeting, MC Engineering was approved as the selected Engineering Firm. MC Engineering hit the ground running proposing a list of short-term solutions within weeks of being confirmed by the TKPOA Board of Directors. The TKPOA Board of Directors approved and authorized the TKWC to proceed with the following short-term applications and treatment projects at the March 11th, 2021 Board of Directors Emergency Meeting:
1. TKWC Well #1: Well #1 is currently the primary source of water for the TKPOA since Well #3 is only being used in dire emergencies at this time. Well #1 is the oldest Well the TKWC has, put into service in 1976 which brings into question it’s reliability under the current operating conditions. In response to these concerns the TKPOA Board of Directors has approved and authorized the TKWC to purchase and cause the installation of a new 100hp electric drive motor for the pump, a new differential for the backup Natural Gas engine which would drive the pump in case of a loss of electricity, and a new
Variable Frequency Drive (VFD) for controlling the electric pump motor for a total of $40,000 including contingency. These items are accounted for in the
TKWC 30 Year Reserve Funding plan. The old pump
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motor and differential will be reconditioned and placed in storage for emergencies.
2. Well #2 and Well #3: Uranium Treatment Systems : MC Engineering presented an interim solution of
Uranium Treatment Systems which would allow
Wells #2 & #3 to be used to help boost the available potable water by about 1,200 Gallons Per Minute (GPM). By installing temporary modular Uranium
Treatment Vessels at each well site, the TKWC could bring these Well back on-line in a limited capacity.
The TKPOA Board of Directors approved these projects and the TKWC is moving forward to have the two temporary systems in operation by the early part of June. Total cost for these systems is $400,000 including contingency.
MC Engineering, the TKPOA Management, and the TKWC Long Range Facilities Plan Oversight Board Subcommittee have continued to analyze additional short term, immediate term and long range options through weekly meetings as well as monitoring the critical path for the approved short term projects. For the April 19th, 2021 Board of Director Open Meeting, they provided some additional intermediate term options for consideration.
The TKPOA Board of Directors approved and authorized the TKWC to proceed with the following intermediate term applications at the April 19th, 2021 Board of Directors Open Meeting:
1. “Inter-Tie” with Lukins Brothers Water Company
(LBWC) – 15th Street: A contract for Main
Extension (Inter-Tie at 15th Street) and Connection charges for a total of $361,007. This will provide additional redundancy to the TKPOA Water
Distribution system and can provide up to 500 gpm based on LBWC systems demands.
2. Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA) System Installation: A contract with Southport Control Solutions LLC for a
SCADA System Installation for $173,712 including contingency for the control, monitoring and tracking of the TKPOA Wells, uranium treatment systems and water distribution system analytics.
3. “Proposed First Phase TKPOA Meters, Backflow
Devices and Related Costs” for the installation 33 Smart Meters and replacement of Backflow devices for Common Area Landscaping for $200,000 including contingency. This will improve the tracking and modeling of common area and Cove Townhome landscape irrigation to improve control, tracking and implement potential water savings.
CURRENT PROHIBITION ON LANDSCAPE IRRIGATION
At the March 11th, 2021 Board of Directors Emergency Meeting the TKPOA Board of Directors approved the Emergency Rule for the Prohibition of Landscape Irrigation (April 1st, 2021 to July 8th, 2021) and authorized 28 Day Rule Review period for the Operating Rule change for the Prohibition of Landscape Irrigation for (July 8th, 2021 to November 1st, 2021). This Emergency Rule and proposed Operating Rule change have been mailed to all TKPOA property owners twice, and email Eblasted three times, and are posted on the TKPOA website at www.tkpoa.com.
Secondary Water Sources (Auxiliary Water): In response to the irrigation prohibition rules the TKWC has received numerous inquiries from property owners regarding the use of lagoon waters for watering their landscaping utilizing a sump pump in the lagoons. The TKWC staff will also emphatically advise all TKPOA property owners not to use the lagoons for irrigating their landscaping. Any property owner who has been at the Tahoe Keys over the summer has heard reference to the Blue/Green Algae, or Harmful Algae Bloom (HAB), and/or Cyanotoxin in the lagoon waters, this highly toxic poison is very prevalent at certain times during the summer months. The bacteria e Coli found in both animal and human feces can also be found in the lagoon waters presenting a health hazard if ingested.
Cross-contamination of the drinking water with lagoon waters is a serious potential health risk to everyone who receives their drinking water from the TKWC Distribution System. Of course, we have had property owners state they would never consider connecting to their irrigation system or a hose-bib on the side of the home, however, the potential exists for a landscaping company employee who does not know better, or a property owner who does not know the stop and wastes on his irrigation system are not working properly, could make this connection and contaminate the water supply. If a cross-connection was made in this manner, the TKWC would have no indication the water was contaminated until someone became ill, since the
contamination was being pumped into the system rather than being siphoned as a result of a pressure loss in the system.
The TKPOA, TKWC and the California licensed Chief Plant Operator are responsible for the safety of the drinking water provided by the TKWC, and responsible for insuring the TKWC adheres to all Federal, State, and Local regulations with regard to a community water system. Code of Regulations Title 17 addresses Backflow Prevention devices and when they are required. Basically, it states whenever there is a secondary, unapproved water source on the property a Backflow Prevention device is required to protect the community water system. The TKWC is not currently requiring each property adjacent to the lagoons, Lake Tallac, or Lake Tahoe install backflow preventers at this time. [Code of Regulations Title 17-Division 1. State Department of Health Services and State Water Resources Control Board, Chapter 5. Sanitation (Environmental), Sub-Chapter 1. Engineering (Sanitary), Group 4. Drinking Water Supply, Article 1. General, 7583. Definitions, e. “Cross-Connection” is an unprotected actual or potential connection between a potable water system used to supply water for drinking purposes and any source or system containing unapproved water or a substance that is not or cannot be approved as safe, wholesome, and potable. By-pass arrangements, jumper connections, removable sections, swivel or changeover devices through which backflow could occur, shall be considered to be crossconnections.]
The TKWC staff have had some TKPOA property owners state they were going to water their landscaping regardless of the prohibition, and further stated TKWC is not going to be able to stop them. I would hope this handful of property owners would help us maintain the safety of our drinking water, and help ensure the good health of their families, and their neighbors’ families.
Depending on the issue, there are a number of rules at work here. The Emergency Rule for the Prohibition of Landscape Irrigation, The TKWC Rules and Regulations for Water Service, and State Law. For the protection of our Water Distribution System, we cannot assume that all TKPOA property owners (or their hired Landscapers) that install an Auxiliary Water Source, (Or any other work arounds) will be doing this properly and safely. Through the TKPOA violation system the TKPOA staff needs to put property owners on notice to have a dialogue and potential inspection of the Property to validate the any Auxiliary Water source system installation for the safety of our drinking water.
Thank you for your attention and compliance to this important issue. For additional concerns or questions, please contact TKPOA General Manager, Kirk Wooldridge (kwooldridge@tahoekeyspoa. org) or Board President, Joe Sherry (jsherry12361@gmail.com).
