Irrigation System

SILVER SPRINGS COMMUNITY IRRIGATION SYSTEM

Kapaloski, Kinghorn & Alder

Attorneys at Law
10 Exchange Place, Suite 1000
Salt Lake City, Utah 84111

Steven F. Alder
Lee Kapaloski (attorney for Silver Springs Water Co.)
Gerald H. Kinghorn

Telephone 801-361-8644

Re: Water System Development, Lakes and Lands
Surrounding Lakes and Water Courses

This memorandum compiles the verbal discussions, draft written agreements, engineering and planning discussions and response to various requests to June 9, 1981. The purpose of this memorandum is to provide a single document for reference of SSD, SSI, Dale Perkins, Mike Hardman, Jim Webster, George Triggs, Roland Palmer and Dick Pearce.

Water Distribution System

Two separate water distribution systems exist; a potable system for high quality indoor use and an irrigation system for outdoor lawn watering. State law prohibits the cross connection of the potable and irrigation systems. - No physical connection between the systems should exist. The legal prohibition will become effective when the irrigation system is placed in operation. Until the irrigation system begins to draw water from the storage pond temporary outdoor service may be allowed from the potable system, but all temporary connections can be disconnected before the irrigation system begins to draw water from the storage lakes. The potable system will be contaminated if all cross connections are not disconnected. No backflow preventers should be used, special attention must be directed to the school since they apparently have a sprinkler system that is connected to the potable system.

During this summer service can be temporarily supplied to irrigation systems by providing a temporary line between the irrigation system of each lot and common area to the Silver Springs Water Company distribution main lines. For the present consumers can use unmetered water for outside irrigation under this arrangement. All such temporary connections must be removed by October 15, 1981.

Each metered connection should be checked after all temporary connections are removed. ……

Silver Springs Water Company is responsible for the installation of all collection, storage and distribution facilities to the point of the property boundary between public roads and private common areas, lots and units and for the inspection of each irrigation system to insure that cross connections are removed. Silver Springs Water Company personnel should also paint all taps of the irrigation system red the first time to insure that all taps are adequately marked.

SSD has contracted with Silver Springs Water Company to manage, contract for, and finance the construction of the system.

Each Builder is responsible for construction of the system from the property line to each common area, residential or unit point of use. Each builder is also responsible for the portion of common main lines across his property to other private properties as required by the consortium master plan for the systems.

Palmer-Wilding will be responsible for modifications to the master plan and training Silver Springs Water Co. personnel to inspect and test lines before trenches are backfilled. Palmer-Wilding will also provide construction specs for lines.

Each property owner and Homeowners Association will be responsible for the disconnection of temporary cross connections between the potable and irrigation systems prior to supplying the irrigation system from the storage lake. Each owner must notify Silver Springs Water Company when the irrigation cross connections have been removed and the system is ready for inspection.

Silver Springs Water Company must know where each cross connection is located and must inspect to make certain each cross connection is disconnected prior to using untreated water in the irrigation system……End of Quote

The irrigation system was installed only in the Phase 1-A of the Silver Springs Single Family Subdivision.
The irrigation system never was implemented except for use to water the lawn of the large park south of Silver Willow Lake Pond.
The three ponds built in Silver Springs were sediment ponds. See the History of the Lakes and their intended use.

Silver Springs Community Subdivisions have a storm drain system, sewer system, and ditches and creeks as conduits used to collect seasonal flowing water and snow melt. CC&Rs state that each individual homeowner is responsible for their own irrigation and anything within their property lines and easements. See http://www.silverspringscommunity.com/2009/10/06/2009-sept-16-water-firm-wins-big-tax-appeal/