Resources

“Whether you are new to the community or just checking to see your available options, the following gives you vital information about the resources and services you need.”

ARCN Homeowners Association

Electricity

Electricity within American River Canyon North is provided primarily by the Sacramento Municipal Utility District (SMUD). SMUD was founded with the idea that providing electric power to Sacramento was a job best done by a community-owned utility overseen by an elected board of directors. For more than 50 years, SMUD has done just that, providing Sacramento County (and a small part of Placer County) with a reliable source of electricity at competitive rates that are consistently lower than investor-owned utilities in the state. SMUD also offers incentives and participates in government rebate programs to promote more efficient energy use. Programs such as solar power, tree planting and more offer attractive ways of helping conserve energy.

You can reach SMUD at (888) 742-SMUD or visit their website at http://www.smud.org/

Water

Water within American River Canyon North is provided by the San Juan Water District. San Juan Water District is a community services district created by a vote of the citizens in 1954. The district is committed to ensuring the delivery of a reliable water supply of the highest quality at reasonable and equitable costs to all of its customers. The district wholesales water to Citrus Heights and Fair Oaks water districts, Orange Vale Water Company and the city of Folsom (north of the American River) and periodically to Sacramento Suburban Water District. Additionally, water is provided to customers in Granite Bay and the northeast portion of Sacramento County, which is the San Juan Water District retail area. American River Canyon North is currently on metered water.

You can reach the San Juan Water District at (916) 791-0115 or visit their website at http://www.sjwd.org/

Natural Gas

Natural gas within American River Canyon North is provided by Pacific Gas & Electric (PG&E). Pacific Gas and Electric Company, incorporated in California in 1905, is one of the largest combination natural gas and electric utilities in the United States. Based in San Francisco, the company is a wholly owned subsidiary of PG&E Corporation. There are 19,575 employees who carry out Pacific Gas and Electric Company's primary business—the transmission and delivery of energy. The company provides natural gas and electric service to approximately 13 million people throughout a 70,000-square-mile service area in northern and central California. Pacific Gas and Electric Company and other utilities in the state are regulated by the California Public Utilities Commission. The CPUC was created by the state Legislature in 1911.

You can reach PG&E at (800) 743-5000 or visit their website at http://www.pge.com/

Garbage (and Sewer) Collection

Garbage and sewer collection is handled by the City of Folsom. There is a monthly charge for both garbage, recycling and sewer service, which is called the smart cart program. Each Folsom residence is supplied a 60 gallon gray (waste) cart, and a 90 gallon blue (recycling) cart and a 90 gallon green (green waste) cart. Additional recycling and green waste carts are available for no charge, and larger 90 gallon gray (waste) carts are available for additional charges. There are also recycle drop off containers at various places throughout the city for items such as plastics and cardboard. The closest drop off center to ARCN is in the parking lot outside Vic's grocery store on Oak Avenue Parkway.

For garbage collection days, the City of Folsom has a garbage collection day PDF on their web site. Please contact the city for garbage collection service. The City of Folsom also offers periodical pickup of excess solid waste.

You can reach The City of Folsom’s solid waste division customer service at (916) 355-8367,the City of Folsom’s waste water division customer service at (916) 355-8365 or visit the city’s website at http://www.folsom.ca.us/

USPS Mail

Mail is delivered to community mail boxes located throughout the ARCN community. If you have recently moved here, the previous owner should have left you with a mailbox key. It is advisable to notify the post office that you have recently moved in and provide them with your name. They will let you know what box location to pick up from if the previous owner did not inform you. If you plan on travelling for more than a day or two, it is highly recommended that you let the postal service know as the boxes can only hold a certain amount of mail. Each box has a mail drop facility in the top left hand corner for outgoing mail. Oversized packages are left in one of the two larger mail drop boxes. The postal employee will leave a key for the larger box in your mailbox. The key will remain in the larger box once it has been used.

The post office is located on 1015 Riley Street in Folsom. Riley street runs parallel to East Bidwell. The post office is located between Riley and East Bidwell on the corner of Glenn.

The post office is open weekdays 8:00 am - 5:00 pm and Saturday 9:30 am - 3:00 pm. The last pickup is 5:00 pm weekdays and 3:00 pm Saturdays.

You can reach your local post office at (916) 983-0371 or visit their website at http://www.usps.com/

House Alarms

Before making any alarm system active, you are required to have an alarm permit from the Folsom City Police Department. For information about obtaining a permit, please call (916) 355-7230 or visit the city’s web site at www.folsom.ca.us/depts/police

Cable/Satellite Television and Internet Access

Digital cable service is available through Comcast. Satellite service is available through DirecTV or the Dish Network. If you elect to use satellite service, please read the CC&R's for your area for dish locations. High speed cable modem internet access is available through Comcast. SBC has recently made DSL available in the area.