Monthly PRESS RELEASE June 27, 2023

Press Releases will follow shortly after each of the Open Public Sessions of GSD Monthly Board of Directors Meetings, generally scheduled on the fourth Tuesday of every month. Please See our Calendar to attend in person, to this public forum for your local water district or read the complete Agenda and Meeting Minutes. Meetings are held inside the main office located at 919 Redwood Drive, Garberville CA 95542

Regular Meeting Called to Order at 5PM Tuesday, June 27, 2023.

General Manager Report:

Persistant notices to mutltiple agencies with regards to SHCP and GSD, complaining, from out of the county, about the Local Cal Fire DepartmentTrainings held at the Southern Humboldt Community Park were brought to discussion for transparency of activity. Our community continues to work together to serve and protect our residents throughout the year. These trainings require water from the fire trucks for fire fighting skills as the fire season approaches quickly. Cal Fire is located within the GSD boundary and fills their trucks at their facility. Cal Fire - (707) 923-2645 Garberville FIRE Department - (707) 923-3196
The Tank Replacement Project proceeds with multiple tasks in operation, including repairs to the backhoe by a mobile mehanic from Peterson Caterpillar. This necessary maintenance allows project work to carry on as needed and in a timely manner.
Several new reports and applications, required by the State, have taken all of the GSD staff to complete accurate information within the timelines expected. We work diligently to comply with local, county and state regulations as we maintain and improve our water services district.
Further updates addressed include: Drought Preparedness, River Level, Customer Water Usage and Vagrants damaging District property.

For more information, CALL: (707) 444-3831 ext. 201 TODAY!

Regular Agenda Items & General Business proceeded with full Board support and no additional Public Comments were recorded.

Agenda Items for the next Board Meeting

River Level
Water Conservation
SHCP Water Service
Tank Replacement Project

The next Open Public Session of the GSD Board of Directors Meeting is scheduled for 5PM July 25, 2023

Website Accessibility Policy

Garberville Sanitary District is fully committed to providing accessible facilities, elements and channels of communication to all members of the public. As part of this commitment, Garberville Sanitary District has a policy of providing an accessible website compatible with the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG 2.1) and commercial screen reading software. All features of the website are coded to allow individuals with vision and other impairments to understand and use the website to the same degree as someone without disabilities. We welcome feedback and can often resolve issues in a timely manner if they arise.

If you need any special assistance or accommodations:

Call us at (707) 923-9566

Ongoing Compliance Information

Compliance Officer

Garberville Sanitary District has designated a compliance officer for website disability-related accommodations. The compliance officer has received training in website accessibility and updates the site in accordance with those best practices. Contact our accessibility officer to report an issue.

Compliance Procedures and Reports

In addition to testing with users with a wide range of disabilities and coding our website to WCAG standards, Garberville Sanitary District regularly scans its website to ensure ongoing compliance, and makes timely changes to any inaccessible changes, if any are found.

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