DLPOA Newsletter Summer 1976

Our first presentation of the Sewerage Study to the property owners was made at your April 22nd meeting at Kratzer Hall. About 150 people were in attendance. We presented the lake wide sewerage system we propose to construct for Deer Lake. For those property owners who were unable to attend the meeting, we would like to briefly summarize our presentation.

Service Area of Proposed Sewer System

The proposed sewer system is sized to serve all present subdivided lots. There is not capacity designed into the proposed sewer system for new developments. Future subdivisions are not necessarily prohibited, but all costs of constructing a sewer system for them shall be born by the development.

Sewer System Design

Type; combination gravity and pressure

Level of Service; All lots, with the exception of 115 lake-front lots in Southwood Shores, shall be served by gravity.

Pumps; 7 major lift stations and 72 duplex grinder pump units.

Sewers; 87,400 feet of 6-inch thru 12-inch.

Pressure Mains; 41,800 feet of 2-inch thru 8-inch.

Project Cost; $5,010,000

Annual Operation & Maintenance Cost; $55,500

Sewage Treatment & Disposal

Type; two, 10-foot deep, four cell, aerated lagoons; one serving the east side - one serving the west side.

Size; 50-day detention at design loading; 90 removal of the Biochemical Oxygen Demand (BOD-) and Suspended Solids (S.S.).

Disposal; winter storage and irrigation of effluent in summer,

Project Cost; $766,000

Annual Operation & Maintenance Cost; $14,500

Our second presentation to you will be held at your Association meeting on June 18, 1976 at Kratzer Hall, Nazarene Camp. Your attendance and. participation at this meeting is requested. At this meeting methods of financing the local share of the project, rate schedules for various classes of users, and proposed policies of the utility will be presented and discussed. These matters directly affect each and every property owner. Your input and comments on these matters are an important ingredient in implementing the recommendations of this study.

Grants

Grants will become available from the Washington State Department of Ecology and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. These grants in total will pay 90 of grant eligible items. Grant eligible items are (l.) treatment and disposal facilities, (2.) major lift stations and their force mains and (3.) interceptor sewers.

Financing

The remaining cost after grants is referred to as the local share. The local share is bom by the users and/or property owners within the sewer district, Bonds are sold to pay for the improvements. The repayment of these bonds can be from one of three sources or a combination thereof:

1. Revenues from the utility

2. Property Assessments

5. Property Taxes

We will present a method of financing the local share at the June 18th meeting.

Utility Policies

The proposed utility will have to have policies regarding side sewers, hookups, extensions, billings and usage. Tentative policies will be presented for your consideration and comment at this meeting.

JUNE MEETING

THIS IS THE BIG ONE!

I. Elections of Officers and Board Member for coming year.

II. Amendments to the By-Laws.

III. Financial and membership report.

IV, Presentation No. 2 by the Professional Engineer of the progress on the feasibility study of a sewer project for the Lake community.

V. Directors Report.

Our membership really is growing now, and that is good. All people around the Lake should have a-say in what is going on. In organization we have strength; if you are not a member yet, you are missing out. We urge you to join.

So many of our .people are not voters in Stevens County, and therefore have little say in local politics (Deer Lake Property Owners: Spokane 511, Stevens County 100, Other Cities in Washington State 110, Other States 57). This organization is designed to bring you that representation your taxation richly deserves. Twelve dollars and your name and address to DEER LAKE PROPERTY OWN3RS ASSOCIATION, LOON LAKE, WASHINGTON, 99148, and you are in... and be sure to come to the meetings.

P R 0 G R A M

AMENDMENTS TO THE BY-LAWS.

Dr. Ted Maxson, of Deer Lake, said it very well in a resolution he submitted June 18; it reads as follows:

"Whereas the Deer Lake Property Owners Association has successfully managed its affairs under the original By-Laws during its formation, it may seem a point of judgment to re-examine from time to time certain sections of the By-Laws in view of changing experience and maturity of the organization."

And that we will do together at the coming meeting, and the main areas to be looked into are:

1. Tenure of officers and directors, and succession.

2. Geographical areas better defining the Lake community into voting groups, and number of directors representing each.