
March 2023 Member Meeting Presentations
Presentation from the March 2023 Quarterly Member Meeting. Downloadable PDF files with links. Continue reading March 2023 Member Meeting Presentations
Presentation from the March 2023 Quarterly Member Meeting. Downloadable PDF files with links. Continue reading March 2023 Member Meeting Presentations
A new study published this week was showed that toilet paper is a major contributor to PFAS in wastewater.
Rural Washington State relies heavily on septic systems for sewage treatment and on ground water wells for drinking water. In voluntary testing of public water systems in Washington State, PFAS compounds have been detected in about 10% of them. Could PFAS from our toilet paper be showing up in our drinking water? Continue reading About that Toilet Paper
What did EPA announce?
On March 14, 2023, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced a proposed rule for
regulating six per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in drinking water. Over the next year, the
proposed rule will undergo an extensive public review and comment process. The final regulation may
differ from the proposal.
EPA proposed maximum contamination levels (MCLs) of 4 parts per trillion (ppt) for perfluorooctane
sulfonate (PFOS) and four parts per trillion (ppt) perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA). Continue reading 2023 EPA Proposal to Regulate PFAS in
Drinking Water
Theme of this meeting: Climate Change and Water Systems:
December 2022 Flooding
Puget Sound Sea Level Rise Vulnerability Assessment
Town of Coupeville Sea Level Rise Vulnerability Assessment
Sea Water Intrusion in Island County
Vulnerability Self-Assessment Tool
Emergency Management Community Response Team Training
Q&A Continue reading Quarterly Member Meeting March 16, 2023 Agenda
Minutes of the special meeting. Continue reading Member Meeting Minutes, January 5, 2023
The Town of Coupeville has completed a Sea Level Rise Vulnerability Assessment, including the vulnerability of the water system. Continue reading Town of Coupeville Sea Level Rise Vulnerability Assessment
SEATAC — In the 1980s, rookie firefighters at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport endured a hazing ritual known as the “foam shower.”
Recruits stood some 150 feet down the tarmac with 5-gallon buckets and were told to catch firefighting foam shot out of a crash-response truck’s water cannon.
They would wear the usual helmet and heat-resistant gear, but still ended up drenched as the bubbly white liquid rained down on them. Continue reading Sea-Tac’s legacy of PFAS chemicals: ‘foam showers,’ sick firefighters and contaminated water
The calendar offers multiple ways to find the training you’re looking for. In addition to a chronological list of trainings, the calendar and filters let you refine your search by day, week, month, year and event category. Continue reading Free Washington Drinking Water Workshops
Welcome to the WIWSA February 2023 Newsletter!
Whidbey Island Water Systems Association sends a monthly newsletter to keep our community up to
speed with water news. We send this newsletter to our email list and post it on our website. We aim to
provide an easy place to find all the month’s news and upcoming events.
Please share this newsletter with your fellow water system board members, commissioners, operators,
members, friends, neighbors, and anyone who drinks water on Whidbey and beyond, and encourage
them to subscribe. Continue reading Water on Whidbey February 2023
Presented to Evergreen Rural Water of Washington’s Annual Conference, Feb 15, 2023. Continue reading “Forever Chemicals” in Groundwater