Free EPA Webinar: Building Resilience & Adapting to Climate Change Impacts (govdelivery.com) Continue reading Free EPA Webinar: Building Resilience & Adapting to Climate Change Impacts
Reminder: DWAG March 7 Meeting Links (govdelivery.com) Continue reading Drinking Water Advisory Group Meeting March 7, 2022, 9:00 a.m. to 11:55 a.m.
Washington StateDepartment of Health Office of Drinking Water November 17 we’ll hold our last webinar for the 2021 DWSRF Construction Loan Program. Join us for our MS Teams meeting from 10 AM to noon. The meeting link is available on the DWSRF Webpage. Submit your application using the DWSRF on-line system, WALT. The program guidelines, application worksheet, EZ-1 Form, and WALT Users Guide are available on the DWSRF Webpage. Application deadline is November 30, 2021, at 11:59 pm. NOTE: Pre-registration is required to access WALT. If you’re already in the WALT system, no action is needed. For WALT Pre-registration, please email … Continue reading Drinking Water State Revolving Fund Construction Loan Cycle
Washington StateDepartment of Health Office of Drinking Water Are you proud of a water system? Do you know an outstanding waterworks operator?Does someone you know in the drinking water industry do an amazing job?Honor them during Drinking Water Week!Nominations now open through February18, 2022. Anyone can nominate someone in the water industry for an award. Fill out the Drinking Water Week nomination form online. Some of the categories we use are below. Sometimes, we adjust categories for special situations. Above and Beyond. Recognition for going above the normal call of duty and/or to provide assistance to neighboring water systems. Commitment … Continue reading 2022 Drinking Water Week Nominations Now Open!
Washington StateDepartment of Health Office of Drinking Water PFAS Update: We are excited to announce that after four years of hard work and coordination with utilities, communities, and other state and federal partners the Washington State Board of Health approved updates to Drinking Water Regulations for Group A Water Systems Chapter 246-290 WAC. These updates helped clarify processes by which the Washington State Department of Health (DOH) addresses unregulated contaminants in public water systems. It also establishes PFAS state action levels (SALs) that require water systems to test for PFAS compounds and report to the state and their customers if … Continue reading ODW Updates: PFAS and Staffing
Washington StateDepartment of Health Office of Drinking Water Hello Drinking Water Partners: I hope this message finds you, your families, and utilities well. This summer flew by and as we move into fall, I want to update you on the Office of Drinking Water’s recent hiring. We have recruited for the five open leadership positions in the office since this summer. Four of these positions have filled, and new faces will be starting in the office soon. We are still in the midst of the Field Operation Manager recruitment and hope to have someone on board in that position permanently … Continue reading Welcome New Leadership! (from DOH Office of Drinking Water)
Washington StateDepartment of Health Office of Drinking Water Hello Drinking Water Partners: We all know that water is essential, reliable, and invaluable. Without water our communities would not thrive. Most of your customers don’t think about what happens behind the scenes when they turn on the tap. You do. You know that the infrastructure you’re in charge of is vulnerable to aging, vandalism, and natural disasters. October 21 is national Imagine A Day Without Water. We encourage you to participate through social media posts, a news release article, or any other way you can think of. We have free graphics and bill stuffers … Continue reading Imagine a day without water
The DWSRF Program is accepting Construction Loan applications. Submit your application using the DWSRF on-line system, WALT. The program guidelines, application worksheet, EZ-1 Form, and WALT Users Guide are available on the DWSRF Webpage. Application deadline is November 30, 2021. NOTE: Pre-registration is required to access WALT. If you’re already in the WALT system, no action is needed. For WALT Pre-registration, please email dwsrf@doh.wa.gov. Join us for our next MS Teams meeting on the Construction Loan program Nov 17, 10 AM to noon. The MS Teams meeting link is available on the DWSRF Webpage. Please forward this email to anyone … Continue reading Drinking Water State Revolving Fund Construction Loan
Washington StateDepartment of Health Office of Drinking Water Hello Drinking Water Partners: On September 30, 2021, Proclamation 20-23.16 Ratepayer Assistance and Preservation of Essential Services, more commonly called the no shut-off order, is lifted. State leaders and utility operators estimate over half a million Washingtonians have overdue water or electrical bills that could result in their services being shut off. While customer assistance and payment plan options will vary across water systems, the new Washington Water Assistance program is one option for customer’s over 150 percent of the federal poverty limit. What: Free virtual workshopWhen: Thursday, September 16 from 10 a.m. to 11 a.m.Who: Brian … Continue reading Customer Assistance Program FREE Webinar
Washington StateDepartment of Health Office of Drinking Water Drinking Water State Revolving Fund Construction Loan The Drinking Water State Revolving Fund (DWSRF) Program will accept Construction Loan applications October 1 to November 30. A DWSRF Fact Sheet with more program information is attached. Submit application using the DWSRF on-line system, WALT. The program guidelines, application worksheet, EZ-1 Form, and WALT Users Guide are available on the DWSRF Webpage. NOTE: Pre-registration is required to access WALT. If you’re already in the WALT system, no action is needed. For WALT Pre-registration, please email dwsrf@doh.wa.gov. Join us for an informational MS Teams meeting … Continue reading Drinking Water State Revolving Fund – Construction Loan