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A-6 THE FRIDAY FLYER APRIL 26, 2019

Canyon
Lake’s
primary
source of
water is
rainfall that
goes directly
into the lake
and from
storm water
that flows
into the lake
from the San
Jacinto River
Watershed.
EVMWD
owns all
water rights in
Canyon Lake.
The POA
leases the
recreational
surface rights
PHOTO BY DONNA RITCHIE a lease
through

agreement
with EVMWD.

Where does Canyon Lake’s water come from?

There are two ways to fill up Canyon EVMWD and the Canyon Lake POA,
Lake: rain and water purchased from the EVMWD can take water from Canyon
Metropolitan Water District (MWD). Lake down to 1,372 feet above sea level.
The primary source of water is rain- About four to five feet of water is lost to
fall that goes directly into the lake and evaporation each year.
from storm water that flows into the lake If the lake level falls below the mini-
from the San Jacinto River Watershed. mum level of 1,372 feet and EVMWD
The secondary source is from water does not purchase water to bring the
purchased by Elsinore Valley Municipal level back up to the minimum level, the
Water District (EVMWD) from MWD, POA can withhold its quarterly payment
which flows down the San Jacinto Riv- to EVMWD, per the lease agreement.
er into Canyon Lake from turnouts 11 In 2016-2017, EVMWD closed the
miles upstream. It can take weeks to Canyon Lake Water Treatment Plant for
reach Canyon Lake. MWD water is im- repairs. The plant went back on in late
ported from Northern California or the 2017 and EVMWD processed water PHOTO BY ELINOR MARTIN
Colorado River. again after a year of having to buy water
The lake is a drinking water reservoir from MWD. Imported water is more ex-
and plays an important role during pe- pensive than water processed from Can- Construction of the dam started in 1927 after Temescal condemned or purchased the neces-
riods of peak customer water demand. yon Lake, so the decision to purchase sary land. The project faced opposition from the citizens of Lake Elsinore but eventually an
EVMWD’s filtration plant serves cus- water is not taken lightly. agreement known as the Tilly Agreement was reached and construction continued.
tomers in the Elsinore Valley and Can- Canyon Lake holds approximately
yon Lake residents. 12,000 acre-feet of water. The spillway Heavy rainfall in December 2016 and structure remains in place, the configura-
EVMWD owns all water rights in elevation is 1,381.76 feet above sea January 2019 caused the water to spill tion was altered in 1996 when EVMWD
Canyon Lake. The Canyon Lake POA level. If rainfall causes the lake level to over. spent more than $9 million to improve
leases the recreational surface rights exceed that amount, water gushes over The construction of the dam began in its safety by widening and refurbishing
through an agreement with EVMWD. the spillway into the San Jacinto River 1927 and was completed two years later. the dam to withstand a 100-year flood
Per the lease agreement between channel and flows to Lake Elsinore. While the dam’s original concrete event.
Group Eight mailboxes to be replaced Monday

The POA is in the process of replac- delivered by the postal carrier to the
ing aging mailbox clusters throughout new mailboxes. Normal mail delivery at
the community with more secure and these locations will resume on or before
aesthetically pleasing cluster box units Friday, May 3.
(CBUs). The old mailboxes have ex- Starting Apr. 29, Group Eight may
ceeded their serviceable lifespan to the pick-up their new mailbox keys at the
point where replacement parts are no POA’s Operations office at 29081 Long-
longer available. For installation, these horn Dr. The office is only accessible
locations are being split into 10 groups. from Vacation Dr. adjacent to the north
Installation of Group Eight mailboxes gate. Office hours are Monday through
will begin on Monday, Apr. 29, and is Friday from 7 a.m. to 4 p.m.
anticipated to be completed by Friday, New mailbox keys will only be pro-
May 3. The following locations are part vided to the homeowner, valid tenant,
of Group Eight will be affected: or property manager. The individual
• 30418 Early Round Dr. must provide proper identification and
• 30643 Early Round Dr. complete a Mailbox Key Release Agree-
• 22481 Loch Lomond Dr. ment.
• 22111 Loch Lomond Dr. Residents are encouraged to sign up
• 22485 Sparkle Dr. for the Informed Delivery service of- PHOTO BY DONNA RITCHIE
• 22388 Canyon Lake Dr. South fered by USPS. This free service allows
• 22000 Village Way Dr. residents to digitally preview their mail
• 22461 Canyon Club Dr. as it arrives. For more information, visit The POA is replacing the old mailboxes throughout the community with new ones that are
• 22724 Lighthouse Dr. informeddelivery.usps.com. more secure and aesthetically pleasing. Installation of Group Eight begins Monday.
• 22931 Compass Dr. In February 2018, The POA Board of
Mail delivery by USPS will cease at Directors approved $390,182.03, plus
these locations today, Apr. 26. Mail will 2.5 percent contingency, for the Mail- that combine both mailboxes and parcel existing mailboxes. Over the course of
a planned timetable, a total of 96 loca-
boxes.
be held by USPS Sun City Post Office box Replacement Project. The exist-
The new CBUs are made of heavy-
located at 29700 Haun Rd. in Menifee. ing free-standing pedestal-style cluster duty aluminum with stainless steel hard- tions will be done throughout the com-
munity. The entire project is anticipated
Once the new CBUs are installed, mail mailbox units and parcel mailboxes will
will resume and all “hold mail” will be be replaced with front-loading CBUs ware, making them more secure than the to be complete by July 2019. For more