There have been a number of reports of an aggressive elk with its calf in CV 1 and 2.  Usually the elk in our Village are really passive and easy going. This may be an isolated incident, but remember, they are big, wild, and unpredictable. Be especially careful with your children and dogs. We don’t want to have a tragedy because of an overprotective mother with her calf.

Current status: The last water meter installations will be completed this summer.

Your meter is in a concrete or plastic meter box at the property line. If you are unsure where your meter box is located, please contact CVHA at cvhapres@gmail.com.

You may need a small screwdriver to open the meter flip cover. The water meter can be used to check for leaks on the homeowner side of the box by turning off all water in the house and looking at the meter. If the small silver dial is turning, then water is being used. Even a leaking toilet will cause the small dial to turn. The large red pointer reads in gallons, it will move from say 5 to 6 as one gallon of water is used. If you have a leak please repair it, as even a small leak can add up over a year. If your dial or small silver wheel is moving and you cannot discover why, please email CVHA at cvhapres@gmail.com. We will have someone contact you that will be able to help find the problem.

If you have a water emergency, the water can be shut off to the house at the meter box by turning the valve located before the meter. This valve is easily recognizable because there is an arrow engraved on the top of valve that show flow direction. In the closed position, there are two holes that will align that allows the valve to be locked in the off position. It is very easy to turn, but a small crescent wrench or medium size pliers may be used. If you need assistance, email CVHA, and we will gladly come by to show you the procedure. No great amount of force is needed to perform this operation and since the apparatus may be damaged by excessive force, email if you have any problems.

The meter boxes themselves rely upon freeze protection by being partly installed below the ground freezing level. This allows air, warmed by the ground, to circulate in the box and keep the meter from freezing. The meter itself has a pop off bottom that will release to prevent any damage to the meter itself should it freeze. At first, insulation was put in the box to insure freezing  would not occur. It is now the 2^nd winter without insulation and no freeze damage has occurred. If the you (the homeowner) is more comfortable installing insulation, you may do so.

The homeowner should keep the area around the meter box free of vegetation and the box free of obstruction. This will make it easier to find the box and perform any maintenance or reading of the meter.

Currently, the meters are being used to monitor for leaks or verify leaks that are on the home owner’s side of the meter. Once all the meters are installed we will begin tracking water loss by adding all the individual water meter usage and subtracting that from the source meter at the pump house. This data will be used for WA State reporting purposes as part of the Water Use Efficiency Program, also known as the Municipal Water Law.

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With summer here, there is a lot more traffic on Hwy 410 and more non-residents coming into the Village to look at the river, look for elk, and look to see if there is anything around worth stealing.

One resident, in CV 1, had a carved bear and a couple of 2 ft. high carved mushrooms taken from this gated yard before Memorial Day.

Please watch for anything unusual or suspicious. Our best defense is to maintain a good watch on our neighborhood.

The Draft 2015 Annual Meeting Minutes are online and ready for your review.

You can always find previous board minutes, water manual, CCRs and Bi-Laws all here on the web site. See the “CVHA Docs” link near the top right.

Please send feedback to cvhapres@gmail.com 

Next board meeting will occur on 5/9/2015 @ 9am

Location: President Scott Rush’s House in CV1. (16608 Crystal Dr E)

Crystal Village Homeowners Association is seeking applications for a part time Water Manager  position to manage the Association Class A water system. Licensed operator preferred, may be open to training unlicensed applicant.

Contact cvhapres@gmail.com or call Mike Walsh – 360 663 2697

Next board meeting will occur on 4/12/2015 @ 9:30am

Location: President Scott Rush’s House in CV1. (16608 Crystal Dr E)

There has long been an encroachment on the CVHA common area by CVII Lot 11. The CVHA Board had filed a notice of encroachment with Pierce County. Now that the home has a prospective buyer, there is a driving force to see if the encroachment issue can be resolved.

We will leave this open for homeowner comment for 3 days. After the comment period, the Board will vote on the motion.

Comments are welcome directly here on the blog or via email: cvhapres@gmail.com.

There is an official survey and a picture of the area attached. “Tract A” is a common area.

Proposed Resolution:
We agree that the CVHA Board will accept the line that CVHA put in as an approximation of the property line, but the property line shown on the survey (dated 9/10/2007), done by Larson will be considered accurate.

The fence, hot tub. electrical, plumbing must be removed from the Common Area. The roof structure and hot tub cement pad may remain and be donated, in writing, to CVHA and will become CVHA property.

CVHA will remove the encumbrance filed with Pierce County, after the aforementioned actions are taken.

Next CVHA Board Meeting is on March 7th 2015 @ 3:00pm

Location: Greenwater Community Center

Homeowners are welcome to attend.

Please join us at the 2015 Annual CVHA Meeting

When: January 17^th, 7:00pm – 8:30pm
Where: Greenwater Community Center