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CL grad sought for Carolyn Knight scholarship

The Friday Flyer publisher Chuck year. Email Chuck at chuck@golding-
Golding is keeping a promise he made publications.com. The winner will be
to Carolyn Knight, his dear friend and announced in a future edition of The
business partner. Eleven years ago, the Friday Flyer.
two sat in Carolyn’s living room and Carolyn passed away last year on
chatted about her pending retirement.
It was there, in the spring of 2007, June 13. Throughout her life she battled
that Chuck made a promise he thought a life-threatening allergy to sulfites, and
would be decades before he’d have to had many brushes with death.
make good, he said. As a breast cancer survivor, she was
“Upon my death,” Carolyn asked one of four Canyon Lake women who
Chuck, “Please have the newspaper founded the Bosom Buddies Support
sponsor a scholarship in my name to a Group, advocating for others facing the
graduating high school senior. same battle.
I don’t care the amount or the quali-
fications of the recipient, but want my Carolyn always valued education,
name associated with the promotion of and although her plans were placed on
education, particularly for those young hold when she married at age 18, she
women who are looking to pursue ca- never gave up her dream of earning a
reers in writing, public affairs or jour- college degree. After 14 years of study
nalism.” and raising her two girls, she obtained
The Carolyn Knight Memorial Schol- her BA from California State University
arship is being established by The Friday Fullerton.
Flyer and will be awarded next month.
All 2018 graduating young women are Carolyn moved to Canyon Lake
eligible to apply. with husband Vick Knight in 1981. Af-
The $500 scholarship will be awarded ter working with the CLPOA and edit-
to the person who best epitomizes the ing newsletters that went to Canyon
standards Carolyn stood for, Chuck said. Lake residents, she became editor of
“We will be looking for someone who the community’s newspaper, The Friday
has plans in the writing world, particu- Flyer, in 1990. Later, she and Chuck be-
larly one who is advocating community came co-owners.
improvement,” he said.
Applicants need only write an email “With that background, it’s no won-
outlining qualifications and describe der Carolyn was so adamant about her FILE PHOTO
future plans, including the name of the legacy living on after her death,” Chuck
school she will be attending later this said. “We plan on doing just that.” Carolyn Knight

New EVMWD customer sewer rates start July 1

New sewer rates for EVMWD cus- restructuring sewer service rates from
tomers start July 1. Currently, EVMWD fixed to variable, EVMWD ensures the
customers pay a flat, fixed rate for sewer lowest feasible costs for its customers
service, which covers ongoing system which accurately reflect the cost of pro-
maintenance, administrative, and facil- viding services.
ity costs. It doesn’t account for the im-
pacts that households have on the sewer Questions and Answers
system. The most significant impact Here are questions and answers sup-
comes from the number of people living plied by EVMWD.
in each home. Q: How does EVMWD measure
To more accurately reflect the costs what goes into the sewer?
of providing sewer service, EVMWD’s A: Although EVMWD cannot mea-
Board of Directors adopted a new resi- sure the sewer flow from each individual
dential rate structure. The new structure home, the variable sewer rate structure is
reduced the fixed charge, and now in- designed to reflect the amount of waste
cludes a variable rate based on the num- each home contributes to the sewer sys-
ber of people living in the home. The tem based on the indoor water budget
variable charge covers the cost to collect and the number of people in the home.
and transport sewage to the treatment Q: How does EVMWD know I’m
plant, treatment chemicals, and waste sending more waste to the sewer than
disposal. a home with less people?
The new, lower fixed rate will be A: Indoor water budgets allocate 55 PHOTO BY DONNA RITCHIE
$20.29 per month. The variable rate will gallons per person, per day. Generally
be $6.93 per month for each person in the more people in the home, the more
the home. For example, a four-person water a home needs. The same theory EVMWD adopted a new residential rate structure that will effect its customers starting July 1.
household would pay $27.72 (4 people applies to sewer service, where an in-
times the variable rate of $6.93), plus the crease in the number of people in the Q: Do we get penalty charges for plies these costs based on people in the
fixed rate of $20.29, for a total sewer bill home means an increased flow to the flushing more, showering more, etc.? home, which is more representative of
of $48.01. sewer system. A: No. Sewer rates are based on the each home’s contribution to the sewer
The Canyon Lake monthly residen- Q: Could my sewer costs go down variable sewer rate structure for the system.
tial capital sewer surcharge of $12 (40 under the variable rate structure? number of people in the home. Although Q: Is EVMWD the first to charge
cents per day) per 30 days billing cycle A: Yes, some people will see their your sewer bill may not increase due to for sewer services this way?
remains the same. sewer bill decrease under the new rate increased water use, the more water you
Customers who wish to update their structure, depending on the number of use may cause you to go over your wa- A: EVMWD is one of many local
person per household number can log on people in their household. ter budget, which would result in being agencies to adopt a variable rate struc-
to evmwd.com/2018sewer and submit Q: We have a large family but we charged more for water use. ture for sewer service. Many agencies
an online request or can call EVMWD are very water efficient. Why do we Q: My home is vacant half the year, charge block rates based on the volume
Customer Service at 951-674-3146. Per- have to pay a higher amount if we are shouldn’t there be a reduced rate for of water a customer consumes.
son per household number will not take not using more water than smaller me, since I am not contributing to the Q: Does the variable rate structure
effect until July 1. households? system year-round? apply to all EVMWD sewer custom-
Adjusting your household number for A: It is good to be water efficient. A: EVMWD’s sewer system is ready ers?
the variable sewer will also affect your However wastewater is comprised of to use whenever you need it. In order A: All residents with sewer service
household water budget. To help deter- waste and water. A home’s sewer flow to accomplish this, sewer rates are set in the EVMWD service area will be
mine your rate, visit EVMWD’s website reflects the number of people in the based on the cost of service, mainte- charged under the new variable sewer
or contact Customer Service. home, not how much water you save. nance, and the amount of flow the sewer rate structure.
As a public service provider, EVM- EVMWD’s tiered rates are designed to treatment plants process. Everyone pays Q: What can I do to learn more
WD can only charge its customers for apply sewer costs more accurately based for these costs, as determined by the about my sewer rates?
the costs associated with providing ser- on each home’s expected flow to the number of people in the home and the To learn more about sewer rates, call
vice. The district cannot earn a profit. By sewer system. tiered rate. The tiered rate system ap- 951-674-3146 or visit evmwd.com.