May 20 -26,2013 is
Drinking Water Week.

Take the challenge   www.drinkingwaterweek.org

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Guess who's turning 60 this year........

Clearbrook Waterworks District!!

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Clearbrook Waterworks District sincerely thanks the following sponsors for the generous support and contributions on the occasion of its 60th Anniversary Celebration:

Andrew Sherets Limited, Corix Water Products, Clow Canada, Envision Financial, Greek Islands Restaurant, Kalwij Water Dynamics, KPMG, Kuhn LLP, MacDonald's Restaurants, Opus Dayton and Knight, Prospera Credit Union and Teminal City.

Your efforts and generosity were instrumental in making our celebration a success.

We also wish to thank all our guests who joined us at the celebration.

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Annual General Meeting

We thank all the rate-payers that attended the Annual General Meeting on Monday evening March 11, 2013.

Mr. Glen Hildebrandt was elected by acclamation to the Board of Trustees for a three year term.

Door prizes were won by Edwin Janzen, Robert McCulloch and Marguerite Adamson.

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Notice of Construction - 2450 Lynden Street

Clearbrook Waterworks District would like to inform you of an upcoming well drilling project at the above location. This project will adhere to the City of Abbotsford's construction noise bylaw which permits construction noise during the following hours:

Monday to Saturday - 7:00am to 9:00pm

Sunday -9:00am to 9:00pm

Statutory Holidays: 9:00am to 9:00pm

Anticipated Start Date: November 8, 2012

We will strive to minimize any inconvenience caused by the construction and we thank you for your understanding and cooperation.

Notice of Construction - 2889 Grandview Crescent

Clearbrook Waterworks District would like to inform you 0f our major improvement project at 2889 Grandview Crescent. This project will also adhere to the City of Abbotsford's construction noise bylaw listed above.

We will strive to minimize any inconvenience caused by the construction and we thank you for your understanding and cooperation.

If you have any concerns regarding these projects please contact our Field Supervisor Steve McDonald at 604-308-4153.

Thank you.

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Are you interested in becoming a volunteer for CWD? Please let us know.

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Clearbrook Waterworks District wishes to make all ratepayers aware of the following recommendations from Fraser Health for all water consumers: Metals in Drinking water - "Flush" Message! 

Anytime the water in a particular faucet has not been used for six hours or longer, "flush" your cold-water pipes by running water until you notice a change in temperature. (This could take as little as five to thirty seconds if there has been recent heavy water use such as showering or toilet flushing. Otherwise, it could take two minutes or longer.) The more time water has been sitting in your home's pipes, the more lead it may contain.

Use only water from the cold-water tap for drinking, cooking, and especially for making baby formula. Hot water is likely to contain higher levels of lead.

The two actions recommended above are very important to the health of your family. They will probably be effective in reducing leads levels because most of the lead in household water usually comes from the plumbing in your house, not from the local water supply.

Conserving water is still important. Rather than just running water down the drain you could use the water for things such as watering your plants.

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2013 Residential and Commercial Bills

The bills for 2013 will be sent out quarterly at the end of March, June, September and December.

Water Wise Tips

• Take a 'sailor shower' - turn off the water while soaping and shampooing, then rinse off quickly.
• To find out if your lawn has been watered enough, put an empty tuna can on the grass. When it's full, your lawn has all the water it needs.
• Never put fats, oils or grease down the drain. these substances can clog pipes and deplete oxygen in our rivers, lakes and oceans.