It was a good day today. After we got the crews off to work, we went over to prospective House #5 for the well test. We got there before the gentleman from the county environmental services arrived and tested the water one more time. We turned on the pump, caught some water in a small glass, added the special tablet and watched it stay nice and clear -- indicating no chlorine. Went walking around the property with the homeowner, who had stayed home from work for the test. We looked at her garden; checked out her fruit trees and flowers; found out that the lovely flowering vine that I had been admiring was jasmine; played with her puppy; watched and tried to identify several birds -- scrub jays, California towhees, ring neck doves; all while waiting for the fellow to show up.
The inspector finally arrived, we walked over to the well head with him and saw to our horror that the glass of water we had originally sampled had turned pink! He laughed though and said that that happened when the treated water sat out in the sun for a while! Forry turned on the pump again, he got his sample, dropped in the tablet and it stayed clear! He also checked for nitrates -- his test strip showed a small amount present, but way below the allowed percentage. So far so good. The inspector than took a sterile bottle and caught a sample that he will send on to the lab to check for e. coli and other bacteria. We should have the results by Wednesday or Thursday. Then they can get the permit for the septic system. Then we can get the building permit for the house...
Because the water inspector had been late, I was late getting into town for my meeting with the Local Recovery Committee, but it was okay and we had a good meeting and got several things ironed out.
After I returned to camp, I got a bit of work done, then Forry invited me to go with him up to House #4 to deliver some bags of cement for the porches they were pouring there. I had not seen the house since they got the floor joists in. The plumber was there installing water and sewer pipes under the joists. This will have to wait until Thursday to be inspected before the fellows can lay the floor. Our regular inspection days are Tuesdays and Thursdays, but the County is taking tomorrow off for Caesar Chevez day.
We had our Wednesday night special night tonight. I had invited the owners of house #1 and their daughter Tammy to dinner (partly because I wanted to visit a bit more with Tammy before she returned home!). Steve shared his pictures of the fire that destroyed their Bible camp along with their home and shared his testimony with the young volunteers that are here. He's a great speaker and several of the youngsters wanted to have their pictures taken with him and his family afterwards.
Tomorrow morning we will have the final Fire Inspection for House #1 which we have to have signed off before we can have the final house inspection... Keep us in your thoughts and prayers that this inspection goes well!
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