$ C C S • Use your microwave rather than your oven whenever possible. • Reset your water heater temperature between 110 and 120 degrees. • Close blinds and shades to reduce heat gain in windows that receive direct sunlight. • Use compact fluorescent light bulbs and turn off lights when not in use. • Open windows and use fans instead of air condioning on cooler days. • Use exhaust fans to remove heat and moisture from bath, kitchen and laundry areas. • Check weather-stripping on doors and windows and replace or repair where necessary. • Wear lighter clothing and use fans to circulate air for greater comfort when you are at home. Inside College Station * * * * * * * City of College Station * Home of Texas A&M University ® * College Station, Texas * * * * * * * S ummer will soon arrive and bring with it higher temperatures and higher ulity bills. College Staon Ulies would like to provide you with some ps on how you can reduce summer energy consumpon as well as lower your ulity bills. Here are a few simple conservaon ps: • Have your air condioning system checked by a trained professional to ensure that it is at its peak operang condion. • Replace your return air filter at least once every month; more oſten if you have pets. • Keep your thermostat at no less than 78 degrees while you are home and raise it during extended absences. • Install a programmable thermostat that will automacally adjust temperatures for savings. • Do heat-producing tasks such as cooking, laundry and dishwashing in early mornings or late evenings. June 2011 Saving ENERGY could save you MONEY Learn more at: cstx.gov/utilities • Plant landscaping to help block the sun to reduce heat gain. • Learn to read your electric and water meters to help monitor your daily usage. For further energy conservaon assistance, schedule an on-site energy audit, which are available to College Staon Ulies customers at no charge. An energy audit reveals how and where energy is wasted in your home, and provides methods to reduce overall energy consumpon and energy costs. Call 979.764.3724 to set up your audit today. For more informaon, call 979.764.6274 or visit cstx.gov/ulies. Energy Conservation/Rebates 979.764.3724 Wind Watts/Wind Power 979.764.3535 cstx.gov/ucs e-Bill Sign-up 979.764.3535 cstx.gov/ucs e-Payments 979.764.EPAY (3729) epay.cstx.gov Credit Card Payments 979.764.3535 24/7 Utility Dispatch 979.764.3638
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The June edition of the Inside College Station newsletter features energy conservation tips and the July events calendar. Other articles are about the downpayment assistance program, 2010 water quality report and See/Click/Fix, an online tool for reporting code enforcement violations and other issues.
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• Useyourmicrowaveratherthanyourovenwheneverpossible.
• Resetyourwaterheatertemperaturebetween110and120degrees.
• Closeblindsandshadestoreduceheatgaininwindowsthatreceivedirectsunlight.
• Usecompactfluorescentlightbulbsandturnofflightswhennotinuse.
• Openwindowsandusefansinsteadofairconditioningoncoolerdays.
• Useexhaustfanstoremoveheatandmoisturefrombath,kitchenandlaundryareas.
• Checkweather-strippingondoorsandwindowsandreplaceorrepairwherenecessary.
• Wearlighterclothingandusefanstocirculateairforgreatercomfortwhenyouareathome.
Inside College Station* * * * * * * City of College Station * Home of Texas A&M University ® * College Station, Texas * * * * * * *
Summerwillsoonarriveandbringwithithighertemperaturesandhigherutility
bills.CollegeStationUtilitieswould like toprovideyouwithsometipsonhowyoucanreduce summer energy consumption aswellasloweryourutilitybills.
Hereareafewsimpleconservationtips:
• Haveyourairconditioningsystemcheckedbyatrainedprofessionaltoensurethatitisatitspeakoperatingcondition.
• Replaceyourreturnairfilteratleastonceeverymonth;moreoftenifyouhavepets.
• Keepyourthermostatatnolessthan78degreeswhileyouarehomeandraiseitduringextendedabsences.
• Installaprogrammablethermostatthatwillautomaticallyadjusttemperaturesforsavings.
• Doheat-producingtaskssuchascooking,laundryanddishwashinginearlymorningsorlateevenings.
June 2011
Saving
ENERGY could save you
MONEY
Learn more at:
cstx.gov/utilities
• Plantlandscapingtohelpblockthesuntoreduceheatgain.
• Learntoreadyourelectricandwatermeterstohelpmonitoryourdailyusage.
Forfurtherenergyconservationassistance,schedule an on-site energy audit, whichare available to College Station Utilitiescustomers at no charge.Anenergy auditrevealshowandwhereenergy iswastedin your home, and provides methods toreduce overall energy consumption andenergycosts.Call979.764.3724tosetupyouraudittoday.
For more information, call 979.764.6274orvisitcstx.gov/utilities.
Energy Conservation/Rebates 979.764.3724
Wind Watts/Wind Power 979.764.3535 cstx.gov/ucs
e-Bill Sign-up 979.764.3535 cstx.gov/ucs
e-Payments 979.764.EPAY (3729)
epay.cstx.gov
Credit Card Payments 979.764.3535
24/7 Utility Dispatch 979.764.3638
fromsamplesthroughDecember31,2010,and the source of these substances. If acontaminant was not detected or testedfor, it isnot included in thereport.This iswhy you won’t see some drinking watercontaminants,suchasarsenicorendocrinedisruptors,inCollegeStation’sreport.
The2010reportwillbemailedtomorethan30,000 College Station water customers.The project is paid for through thewaterfund,whichreceivesnorevenuefromsalesor property taxes. The fund is generatedfrom water and wastewater rates, alongwithservicecharges.
Notreadytobuyahomeyet?Applytotheprogram and get one-on-one homebuyerand credit counseling tailored to you andyourneeds.
To apply for down-payment assistance,please go to cstx.gov/housingassistance,visit us at 1207 Texas Avenue, or call979.764.3778.
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July 2011Drinking Water Quality ReportHave you ever wondered where yourwatercomes from,or justwhat is inyourtap water? If you’ve ever found yourselfponderingthoseandotherdeepquestions,besuretocheckyourmailboxthismonthfor the latest issue of College Station’sannualDrinkingWaterQualityReport.
AspartoftheSafeDrinkingWaterAct,theUnited States Environmental ProtectionAgency (USEPA) wants to make certainthateverytapwaterconsumerinAmericahas information on the water they drink.Everycommunitywatersystemisrequiredby law to provide its customers with adrinkingwaterqualityreport,alsoknownasaConsumerConfidenceReport,byJuly1ofeachyear.
Whilesomeof the language in the reportis fairly complex, the bottom line is thatCollege Station’s water meets all federalandstatedrinkingwaterstandards.Nearlyevery day, College Station’s tap water istestedforcompliancewiththesestandards.Outof thehundredsof samples collectedfromthebillionsofgallonsofdrinkingwaterprovided last year, not a single sampleviolatedfederalorstatestandards.
ThereportdescribeswhereCollegeStation’swatercomesfromandhowit’streated,listswhat was detected in the drinking water
CITY OF COLLEGE STATION
See-Click-FixNew feature for reporting city issuesThe city has partnered with a third-partyprovider, SeeClickFix.com, to provide anonline application that allows citizens toreport code enforcement violations andother issues by flagging the location andtakingapicturewiththeirsmartphone.
Oncea reporthasbeenmade, individualscan track the status of their complaint,receive progress reports from city staffandcommentonothercomplaints. IssuescanalsobereportedandtrackedonlineatSeeClickFix.com/college_station for thosewhodonotownasmartphone.
“Wearealwayslookingforwaystoempowerourcitizensthroughbettercommunication,”Planning and Development ServicesDirector Bob Cowell said. “We encourageour residents to take an active role intheir neighborhood integrity through thistechnology.”
ThisapplicationisavailablenowforiPhone,BlackBerry and Android phones. Simplydownloadtheapplicationbysearchingfor“SeeClickFix”onyourphone’sAppstore.
For more information, contact [email protected].
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Down-Payment AssistanceBuying a home? Let us help!Recently, City Council approved a changeto the City’s Down-Payment AssistanceProgram.Thisisgoodnewsforyou!
Now,15%ofthepurchasepriceofaCollegeStationhomeisavailableforincome-eligiblehomebuyersthrougha0%interest,deferredloanwiththeCityofCollegeStation.
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events coming in July. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
July 4City offices will be closed for Independence Day. Garbage, brush, bulk and commercial waste will be collected as normal. The Monday recycling route will be collected on Monday, July 11.
July 13Town Hall Meetingwith Councilman Jess Fieldscstx.gov/calendar
July 18Neighborhood Seminar SupperRSVP by July 15Topic: “Recycling” by Heather Qualls, Recycling [email protected]
July 20Exploring History Lunch LectureRSVP by July 18Topic: “Brazos County Media”by Robert [email protected]
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