The following is a press release from the Village POA.
"Due to extremely high temperatures combined with low rain
fall, the Hot Springs Village Property Owners Association will be enforcing
water conservation regulations.
These regulations include (1) odd/even use of outside potable
water, which is determined by street address. For example, an even street
address number would water on even numbered days of the month.
(2) No daylight watering is permitted. Watering must be
conducted from dusk to dawn.
(3) Sprinkling cycles are limited to a maximum of one hour
at a time.
Because of the hotter than normal temperatures and water
usage reaching 3.8 million gallons this week, it is imperative that residents
be extremely conservative when using water for landscaping.
Violators are subject to having their sprinkler systems disconnected.
Water treatment capacity is currently limited to 4 million
gallons per day. Expansion of the water treatment plant is in the design stage.
Until temperatures decrease and rainfall occurs, Village residents
are asked to conserve water and control usage of potable water.
If you have any questions, please contact the Public Works
Department at 501-922-5524."
The vandalism of sprinkler systems on private property for spaying water paid for by the private property owner does not seem like legal recourse to me.
I think a request for voluntary participation for the greater good would be more in line. But, then again in a community that has taken away curbside recycling, there is no longer a sense of doing good for the sake of the community.
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The irony of this issue is that while all Villager home owners pay a water bill, those who water their lawns, fill their pools, let their toilets run or take very long showers all will result in the same thing -- higher water usage by the homeowner and a higher water bill. We already pay a pretty high flat fee for a minimum amount of water usage, regardless of how little or none that is used. Perhaps a change in the water rates at the higher end of usage might be a more appropriate incentive for water conservation (at least during the summer months) then some Gestapo-type taking of one's watering system. That way all high-usage users, regardless of the nature of the usage, would hopefully be encouraged to conserve.
ReplyDeleteAmazing to me POA board members & Scott Randall are pulling this stunt. Do they think this attracts people to become & stay residents of this beautiful place? If everything they do from Garage Sale signs to water for the landscape is worth the fight? This is GESTAPO type rules & legislation...Please rethink your value system & let's go back to being a VILLAGE of prosperity not FEES & FINES on the paying customers...After all Mr Randall you have no skin in the game, why should you care? This is PROPERTY OWNERS not RENTERS..
ReplyDeleteHowever, all board members should care..