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Spring 2010 Compost Giveaway

Free Compost Giveaway: The Spring season is a good time to feed your plants naturally with free compost made from your very own plant trimmings. Hillsborough residents can take up to 1 cubic yard of compost free of charge while supplies last.

Bring shovels, gloves, containers, and proof of Hillsborough residency. The compost giveaways are brought to you by: RethinkWaste, Allied Waste and the Town of Hillsborough.

Saturday ~ March 13, 2010 & Saturday ~ April 10, 2010 9am-12pm (or while supplies last) 1600 Floribunda Avenue: (parking lot @ Floribunda Avenue & Walnut Avenue)

SeeClickFix
The Public Works Department has made it easier to report and track a non-emergency problem that residents encounter in their community. SeeClickFix has an application available for iPhone, Blackberry, and Android. Additionally information can be reported from your smart phone by downloading http://www.seeclickfix.com/apps or visit http://www.seeclickfix.com/hillsborough to keep an eye on reported issues in Town.

San Mateo County Times Article attached.
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Owl House Locations Needed
The Town has only two Owl Houses remaining! The Public Works Department would like to install them in the areas that do not have coverage. Please contact the Public Works Department if you are interested in hosting a site at any of the locations below:

A. Wedgewood Dr-1500 block, Kingswood Dr, Joyce Dr, Lakeview Dr, 1200-1300, Buckingham Way

B. Clydesdale Dr

C. Parkside Dr, 2100 block

D. Irwin Dr, Willow Rd 1800-1900 block, Brookvale Rd
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SFPUC Water Quality Change
In January 2010, our water wholesaler, the San Francisco Public Utilities Commission shut down the pipelines from their reservoirs in the Sierra Nevada to install seismic upgrades and perform maintenance. Water is now coming from local sources in the Bay Area.

Milky Water: Tiny bubbles of air have saturated water. You will likely notice that the water clears up from the bottom of a glass container as the bubbles rise to the surface.

Changes in Taste: The SFPUC normally provides its customers with a blend of about 85% Hetch Hetchy water and 15% locally produced water. Since Hetch Hetchy water is not in the mix, the taste is slightly different.

How long will this condition last? The SFPUC expects to complete its work on the Hetch Hetchy sometime during the month of February. After that, they will resume delivery of Hetch Hetchy water as before. Past experience shows that the water will return to normal within a day or two after.

You can refer to the SFPUC Public Notice at their website: http://sfwater.org/detail.cfm/MC_ID/18/MSC_ID/114/C_ID/4840

Sewer Video Inspection and Sewer Rehabilitation Reimbursement Programs

The Town of Hillsborough is offering free video Inspection of sewer laterals to residents.

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The California Water Conservation in Landscaping Act (AB 1881)
In an effort to reduce water consumption in landscaped areas, California passed The Water Conservation in Landscaping Act of 2006 (AB 1881). AB 1881 requires the State Department of Water Resources to update the State�s Model Landscape Ordinance with specific ways to improve water efficiency in urban irrigated landscapes. To comply with AB 1881, the Town of Hillsborough will need to adopt either the State�s updated Model Landscape Ordinance or one of its own that is �at least as effective�.

In December 2009, the Bay Area Water Supply and Conservation Agency (�BAWSCA�) presented a Regional Model Landscape Ordinance to its Bay Area member agencies (including Hillsborough). BAWSCA created the Regional Model Ordinance to simplify the state�s ordinance requirements and make it more applicable to our region. The Regional Model Ordinance can be found at http://bawsca.org/docs/09_FINAL_BAWSCAOutdoorOrdinance_December122009.pdf

The Hillsborough City Council will be considering the State and Regional Model Ordinances as a discussion item on February 8, 2010. Information regarding this meeting will be provided on the Town�s City Council webpage http://www.hillsborough.net/depts/council/agenda/agenda.asp . Interested members of the public may also contact the Town directly at 650-375-7444 for more information.

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