http://skylineranch.org Skyline Ranch is a neighborhood in Wimberley, TX Mon, 06 Sep 2010 01:15:36 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Message from I-Pei Hodge, SRE-WSC President Sun. Sept. 5, 2010; 7:30 PM CDT NOTICE In compliance with Texas Open Meetings Act (Texas Government Code, section 551.041), the following notice is given: a meeting of the SRE Water Supply Corporation (WSC) Board will be held Wednesday, Sept 8, 2010, 7:30 PM, at 126 Sunrise ... http://skylineranch.org/?p=595 Message from Stephen Greenberg, Attorney at Law Submitted on behalf of Skyline Ranch Estates Water Supply Corporation (SRE-WSC) SRE-WSC comment on Texas Water Development Board (TWDB) Region L Water Plan: http://skylineranch.org/content/filemgr/files/wsc_comment_regl_ipp_2010.pdf [pdf, 86 KB] Texas Water Development Board (TWDB) Region L Water Plan: history In June 1997, the Governor of Texas signed ... http://skylineranch.org/?p=542 Message from I-Pei Hodge, SRE-WSC President Sun. July 11, 2010; 6:00 PM CDT NOTICE In compliance with Texas Open Meetings Act (Texas Government Code, section 551.041), the following notice is given: a meeting of the SRE Water Supply Corporation (WSC) Board will be held Wednesday, July 14, 2010, 7:30 PM, at 126 Sunrise ... http://skylineranch.org/?p=523 SRE-WSC has posted a Consumer Confidence Report (CCR) for Skyline Ranch Estates, issued by the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ). This is a report of your drinking water quality for the year 2009. http://skylineranch.org/content/filemgr/files/wsc_2009_water_quality.pdf [pdf, 174 KB] http://skylineranch.org/?p=495 Message from I-Pei Hodge, SRE-WSC President Sat. June 5, 2010; 4:30 PM CDT NOTICE In compliance with Texas Open Meetings Act (Texas Government Code, section 551.041), the following notice is given: a meeting of the SRE Water Supply Corporation (WSC) Board will be held Tuesday, June 8, 2010, 7:30 PM, at 521 Stoney ... http://skylineranch.org/?p=486 Message from I-Pei Hodge, SRE-WSC President Sun. May 9, 2010; 12:30 PM CDT NOTICE In compliance with Texas Open Meetings Act (Texas Government Code, section 551.041), the following notice is given: a meeting of the SRE Water Supply Corporation (WSC) Board will be held Wednesday, May 12, 2010, 7:30 PM, at Ike's Beer ... http://skylineranch.org/?p=472 I-Pei Hodge, president of the Skyline Ranch Water Supply Corporation (SRE-WSC), has posted a dowloadable version of the presentation she made at the 2010 Annual Meeting (Saturday April 17, 2010), for the benefit of those who missed it. Download/view 1. Original PowerPoint presentation (8.59 MB): http://skylineranch.org/content/filemgr/files/wsc_2010_annual_meeting_pre.ppt 2. Reduced size, pdf format (448 ... http://skylineranch.org/?p=459 Message from I-Pei Hodge, SRE-WSC President Sun. Apr 11, 2010; 12:31 AM CDT NOTICE In compliance with Texas Open Meetings Act (Texas Government Code, section 551.041), the following notice is given: a meeting of the SRE Water Supply Corporation (WSC) Board will be held Wednesday, April 14, 2010, 7:30 PM, at 700 Skyline ... http://skylineranch.org/?p=451 The combined annual meeting of the SRE Property Owners Association and Water Supply Corporation is scheduled for Saturday, April 17, 2010, at the Wimberley First Baptist Church, on the Wimberley Bypass (Winters Mill Parkway). The POA meeting will begin at 10:30 A.M., immediately followed by the Water Supply Corporation meeting ... http://skylineranch.org/?p=441 Message from I-Pei Hodge, SRE-WSC President Sun. Jan 24, 2010; 7:00 PM CST NOTICE In compliance with Texas Open Meetings Act (Texas Government Code, section 551.041), the following notice is given: a meeting of the SRE Water Supply Corporation (WSC) Board will be held Wednesday, January 27, 2010, 7:30 PM, at 126 Sunrise ... http://skylineranch.org/?p=428 Message from I-Pei Hodge, SRE-WSC President Fri. Dec 18, 2009; 2:00 PM CST NOTICE In compliance with Texas Open Meetings Act (Texas Government Code, section 551.041), the following notice is given: a meeting of the SRE Water Supply Corporation (WSC) Board will be held Monday, December 21, 2009, 2:30 PM, at 126 Sunrise ... http://skylineranch.org/?p=418 Message from I-Pei Hodge, SRE-WSC President Sun. Nov 15, 2009; 5:30 PM CST NOTICE In compliance with Texas Open Meetings Act (Texas Government Code, section 551.041), the following notice is given: a meeting of the SRE Water Supply Corporation (WSC) Board will be held Wednesday, November 18, 2009, 7:30 PM, at 116 Sky ... http://skylineranch.org/?p=401 To:     All Water Customers, Skyline Ranch Estates Water Supply Corporation From: I-Pei Hsiu Hodge, President, Skyline Ranch Estates WSC Date: November 8, 2009 Subject: Water Conservation Update - Return to Stage 1 Response I am glad to report that we may now move back to a Stage 1 Response and its associated rate schedule. Water conservation efforts of ... http://skylineranch.org/?p=367 What:  National Night Out When:  Oct 6, 2009, 6 PM Where:  Home of Bob and Mary Fulton, 1475 Skyline Ridge Lookout What you should bring:  Lawn chairs. What will be provided:  Barbecue with fixins, cookies, tea, and water (thanks to SRE POA). Get to know your neighbors – celebrate National Night Out: a ... http://skylineranch.org/?p=357 To:     All Water Customers, Skyline Ranch Estates Water Supply Corporation From: I-Pei Hsiu Hodge, President, Skyline Ranch Estates WSC Date: September 29, 2009 Subject: Water Conservation and Quality Update The arrival of much needed rain, while cause for enjoyment, is as yet insufficient to release us from the state of drought. Please remember that we remain in ... http://skylineranch.org/?p=256 Message from I-Pei Hodge, SRE-WSC President Sat. September 5, 2009 7:19:11 PM CDT NOTICE In compliance with Texas Open Meetings Act (Texas Government Code, section 551.041), the following notice is given: a meeting of the SRE Water Supply Corporation (WSC) Board will be held Tuesday September 8, 2009, 7:30 PM, 700 Skyline ... http://skylineranch.org/?p=249 To:     All Water Customers, Skyline Ranch Estates WSC From: I-Pei Hsiu Hodge, President, Skyline Ranch Estates WSC Date: August 31, 2009 Subject: Water Conservation Update We are all aware of the current drought conditions that continue in Central Texas. As a community with a single well source, we should all be concerned with the sustainability of our ... http://skylineranch.org/?p=228 Message from I-Pei Hodge, SRE-WSC President Sat. August 22, 2009; 5:02 PM CDT NOTICE In compliance with Texas Open Meetings Act (Texas Government Code, section 551.041), the following notice is given: a meeting of the SRE Water Supply Corporation (WSC) Board will be held Tuesday August 25, 2009, 7:30 PM, at 116 Sky ... http://skylineranch.org/?p=219 Message from I-Pei Hodge, SRE-WSC President Fri. July 3, 2009; 1:34:33 PM CDT NOTICE In compliance with Texas Open Meetings Act (Texas Government Code, section 551.041), the following notice is given: a meeting of the SRE Water Supply Corporation (WSC) Board will be held Tuesday July 7, 2009, 7 PM, at 126 ... http://skylineranch.org/?p=208 Message from I-Pei Hsiu Hodge, SRE-WSC President Fri. June 30, 2009; 12:36:09 PM CDT Dear Friends and Neighbors, Construction activities at your water well site have quieted, as we have completed all of the planned well rehabilitation work: well cleaning, installing the inflatable well packer, installing and testing a propane-powered emergency ... http://skylineranch.org/?p=196 SRE-WSC has posted a Consumer Confidence Report (CCR) for Skyline Ranch Estates, issued by the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ). This is a report of your drinking water quality for the year 2008. http://skylineranch.org/content/filemgr/files/wsc_2008_water_quality.pdf [pdf, 2.7 MB] http://skylineranch.org/?p=124 Downloadable version of 2009 Annual Meeting Report [pdf, 80K]: http://skylineranch.org/content/filemgr/files/annmeeting_2009-04-25.pdf Introduction The 2009 Annual Meeting of the Skyline Ranch Estates Property Owners Association was held at the Wimberley Community Center, at 10:30 A.M. on Saturday April 25, 2009. A quorum requiring two-thirds of eligible membership votes was not met for this meeting. The meeting ... http://skylineranch.org/?p=101 Message from I-Pei Hodge, SRE-WSC President Fri. June 5 2009; 12:18:18 AM CDT NOTICE In compliance with Texas Open Meetings Act (Texas Government Code, section 551.041), the following notice is given: a meeting of the SRE Water Supply Corporation (WSC) Board will be held Tuesday June 9, 2009, 7 PM, at ... http://skylineranch.org/?p=90 Message from I-Pei Hodge, SRE-WSC President Thurs. May 7, 2009; 2:58:09 PM CDT We've tinkered and tested, pumped and puzzled, sampled and squinted, and ultimately have been forced to conclude that the outcome of our well rehabilitation project is a bona fide success. Qualitatively, you are likely to have noticed ... http://skylineranch.org/?p=88 Message from I-Pei Hodge, SRE-WSC President Tues. May 5, 2009; 5:48:05 PM CDT Oh happy day.  The boil water notice is officially lifted. Analytical results from the well water samples collected on May 4, 2009 did not indicate the presence of bacteria in four out of four samples tested.  You may now ... http://skylineranch.org/?p=87 Message from I-Pei Hodge, SRE-WSC President Mon. May 4, 2009; 9:01:11 PM CDT On Sunday, May 3, contractors injected chlorine solution into our well to re-disinfect the downhole well system.  Pumping from the well into our storage tanks was ceased until today, May 4, when our well was purged of the ... http://skylineranch.org/?p=86 Message from Bob Balslev, SRE-WSC President Fri. May 1 2009; 7:52:22 PM CDT The boil water notice is still in effect. The three samples I reported on yesterday did not indicate a result eliminating the "boil water notice." Please be reassured that we continue to chlorinate the water delivered to our storage ... http://skylineranch.org/?p=85 Message from Bob Balslev, SRE-WSC President Thurs. Apr 30 2009; 6:34:35 PM CDT We did not hear from the laboratory today re: BAC-T test results. Will follow-up tomorrow. I have no answers, other than what is stated above. Bob Balslev SRE-WSC President http://skylineranch.org/?p=84 Message from Bob Balslev, SRE-WSC President Wed. Apr 29 2009; 12:09:00 PM CDT ACTIVITY A water sample was not taken on Monday/Tuesday, primarily due to weather. Three separate samples were taken this AM. If one of the three passes, we will cease the "BOIL WATER NOTICE." Recent samples of mineral content indicate that the ... http://skylineranch.org/?p=83 Bob Balslev, president of the Skyline Ranch Water Supply Corporation, has posted a dowloadable version of the presentation he made at the 2009 Annual Meeting (Saturday April 25, 2009), for the benefit of those who missed it. Download/view 1. Original PowerPoint presentation (5.25 MB): http://skylineranch.org/content/filemgr/files/wsc_2009_annual_meeting_pre.ppt 2. Reduced size, pdf format (526 KB): ... http://skylineranch.org/?p=82 Message from Bob Balslev, SRE-WSC President Sun. Apr 26, 2009 The following Hays-Trinity Groundwater Conservation District (HTGCD) documents are referenced in this post: User Drought Contingency Plan (UDCP) [pdf, 4.6 MB] Proposed Legislation, Draft - Apr 26, 2009 [pdf, 62 KB] Proposed Legislation: Analysis [pdf, 40 KB] This post concerns the HTGCD User ... http://skylineranch.org/?p=81 Message from Bob Balslev, SRE-WSC President Fri. April 24, 2009 6:22:37 PM CDT ACTIVITY CONTINUE BOILING WATER. Today we received notice that the results of a bacteria analysis sample collected Thursday AM was positive. Until we can take another sample on Monday AM, with results on Tuesday PM, we need to continue boiling ... http://skylineranch.org/?p=80 When:  Saturday, April 25, 2009, 10:30 A.M. Where:  Wimberley Community Center in the Senior Room Address:  14068 Ranch Road 12.  Turn and drive up the hill from the traffic light at Ozona Bank. Google Maps:  Wimberley Community Center map The combined annual meeting of the SRE Property Owners Association and Water Supply Corporation is ... http://skylineranch.org/?p=79 Message from Bob Balslev, SRE-WSC President Wed. Apr 22 2009; 6:35:08 PM CDT At ~5:25 PM, our well is functioning properly – providing a flow of ~60 gallons/min to the storage tanks. "TAKE A SHOWER BUT BOIL WATER." Other than routine household washing, please limit outside usage until we have good, positive results ... http://skylineranch.org/?p=78 Message from Bob Balslev, SRE-WSC President Wed. Apr 22 2009; 5:52:28 PM CDT ACTIVITY At 4:03 PM today, our pump, now down at 625' --versus the previous 525'-- commenced pumping water at its expected rate (See Photo) of ~60 gallons/minute. We still need to cleanse the well by pumping out residual chemicals ... http://skylineranch.org/?p=77 Message from Bob Balslev, SRE-WSC President Tues. Apr 21 2009; 7:17:11 PM CDT ACTIVITY Today we commenced insertion of the pump/packer/stainless pipe. At 6:15 PM tonight, there were 8 sections of 20' pipe remaining out of ~31 total. My expectation is that sometime on Wednesday AM, we will commence pumping water, which ... http://skylineranch.org/?p=76 Message from Bob Balslev, SRE-WSC President Mon. Apr 20 2009; 5:45:57 PM CDT ACTIVITY The chlorine was removed from the hole today and the contractor's pipe pulled. Tuesday we will commence installation of the pump/packer/stainless pipe. A picture of the packer is attached, with our WSC Chief Engineer assessing the multiple components. CONSUMPTION It ... http://skylineranch.org/?p=75 Message from Bob Balslev, SRE-WSC President Sun. Apr 19 2009; 6:07:50 PM CDT ACTIVITY Well currently "steeping" with chlorine. Chlorine removal and pump/pipe/packer installation to commence Monday AM. CONSUMPTION 5100 gallons, with the caveat that there were no reported deliveries today. This is great for the community, if true. WE ARE STILL UNDER A "BOIL ... http://skylineranch.org/?p=74 Message from Bob Balslev, SRE-WSC President Sat. Apr 18 2009; 6:31:14 PM CDT ACTIVITY Yesterday we completed cleansing of the well with acid. We have now cleansed the acid and poured chlorine down the hole to finish the process. The well is currently "steeping" with chlorine. On Monday we will commence ... http://skylineranch.org/?p=73 Message from Bob Balslev, SRE-WSC President Fri. Apr 17 2009; 10:31:09 PM CDT Harlan has filled in for me in the past two days, as I was called out of town on assignment. Murphy always interferes with plans. That having been said, we (our community) need to pull together for a few more ... http://skylineranch.org/?p=72 Message from Harlan Mettenbrink, SRE-WSC Operations Manager Fri. Apr 17 2009; 7:48:33 PM CDT Progress was slow today, due to the storm and possibility of lightning. The work being done, as of now, is to install the piping necessary to evacuate the chemical treatment materials. Our water use remains the same ... http://skylineranch.org/?p=71 Message from Harlan Mettenbrink, SRE-WSC Operations Manager Thurs. Apr 16 2009; 6:45:36 PM CDT The project ran into a problem late Wednesday evening: the chemical insertion tube would not go to the bottom, where it is needed to treat the formation with chemicals. To solve the problem, the drilling rig ... http://skylineranch.org/?p=70 Message from Bob Balslev, SRE-WSC President Wed. Apr 15 2009; 3:08:10 PM CDT ACTIVITY Flushing complete Chemical insertion in progress Commencing generator installation project CONSUMPTIONIn the past 24 hours, we consumed what was delivered: 11,000 gallons (5 truckloads). Not a great trend since yesterday. Our normal usage is 15,000 gallons/day. Nothing further needs to be said. ... http://skylineranch.org/?p=69 Message from Bob Balslev, SRE-WSC President Tues. Apr 14 2009; 2:40:41 PM CDT Consumption measurements were taken at 11 AM today, 14 Apr 2009. In the past 24 hours, we used ~4500 gallons. This is exceptional: means that half of the planned daily deliveries ($111.75/delivery) are required at this rate. I ... http://skylineranch.org/?p=68 Message from Bob Balslev, SRE-WSC President Mon. Apr 13 2009; 6:10:06 PM CDT ACTIVITY The project was started this AM, with the following tasks completed: Well pump and pipe removed. Insertion of a 3" inch pipe encasing a 1" pipe for the cleansing activity commencing tomorrow. This past Friday (10 Apr 2009), the inflatable-packer was ... http://skylineranch.org/?p=67 Message from Bob Balslev, SRE-WSC President Sun. Apr 12 2009; 10:17:38 AM CDT Happy Easter, I hope you all have a wonderful day. Much has been said over the past few weeks regarding your project: improved water quality and reliability are the goals. To get there, Easter is the last day that you ... http://skylineranch.org/?p=66 Message from Bob Balslev, SRE-WSC President Thurs. Apr 9 2009; 8:28:21 PM CDT We will commence removing the pump and pipe from our well, 8 AM, Monday, 13 April 2009. Your only access to water will be what we can haul/day at $111.23/truckload, or $.05/gallon. Strict water conservation measures are ... http://skylineranch.org/?p=65 The following chart displays Skyline Ranch aquifer levels through March 2009, relative to drought stages. You may also view older SRE Water Supply Corporation documents, including previous aquifer level charts. The following chart submitted by Andrew Jefferies of SRE-WSC Board, 2009-04-09. Click to enlarge. http://skylineranch.org/?p=64 Message from Bob Balslev, SRE-WSC President Wed. Apr 8, 2009; 2:08:22 PM CDT The following pdf document is referenced in the post: HTGCD Drought Contingency Plan: Conservation Measures [pdf, 112 KB] Several of the WSC directors met with PGMS management this AM, and the following decisions were made: Resume the project on Monday, 13 ... http://skylineranch.org/?p=63 Message from Bob Balslev, SRE-WSC President Tues. Apr 7, 2009; 8:47:59 PM CDT No change in the Boil Water Notice instructions. Hopefully tomorrow! When we have a complete recap, we will inform you of the regulatory process we have been involved in since day 1. In the interim, many great pieces of ... http://skylineranch.org/?p=62