Department of Health (DOH) recently published a new factsheet to serve as a starting point for people considering POET filters, sometimes called whole house filters. You can find the factsheet here. Continue reading Point-Of-Entry Treatment (POET) Filters for PFAS
SHARP dashboard tracks contaminated sites: Ecology started using the Site Hazard Assessment and Ranking Process (SHARP) to assess contaminated sites in January 2024. There is now a real-time dashboard to track the status of about 6,500 contaminated sites in Washington … Continue reading SHARP Dashboard Tracks Contaminated Sites
State Representative Clyde Shavers is co-sponsoring HB 1906 – 2025-26 (Increasing transparency and consumer protection in water system rates); a bill introduced last year that has passed the House and in the Senate at this time. Read additional comments from … Continue reading HB 1906 – 2025-26 (Increasing transparency and consumer protection in water system rates)
Welcome to Water on Whidbey, our Quarterly Newsletter! Starting with this issue, Whidbey Island Water Systems Association will switch to a quarterly newsletter. Our aim is still to keep the community up to date with water news through our website … Continue reading Water on Whidbey — February 2026 Newsletter
SHARP dashboard tracks contaminated site ratings: Ecology started using the Site Hazard Assessment and Ranking Process (SHARP) to assess contaminated sites in January 2024. There is now a real-time dashboard to track the status of about 6,500 contaminated sites in … Continue reading SHARP dashboard tracks contaminated site ratings
Here is the first newsletter of 2026 with water news from Whidbey Island Water Systems Association and our partners! Continue reading Water on Whidbey — January 2026 Newsletter
January 15, 2026; 5 pm to 7 pm IN-PERSON and ZOOM The rescheduled Annual Member’s Meeting for December was finally held in person on Thursday, January 15, 2026 at the Coupeville Library and online over Zoom. There was a quorum present at the … Continue reading RECAP: 2025 Annual Member’s Meeting
The Office of Drinking Water has released the January 2026 ODW Now newsletter: Drinking Water Week Awards 2026, WQMS downtime, new PFAS monitoring requirements go into effect and much more. Check it out here… Continue reading ODW Now—January 2026 Newsletter
Happy Holidays! Here is the December newsletter with the year end water news from Whidbey Island Water Systems Association and our partners! Continue reading Water on Whidbey — December 2025 Newsletter
When development threatens its drinking water supply, a community must pull together to find a new source before funding turns into a pumpkin. John Lovie has a new post with an update on the drinking water project that consumes most … Continue reading “No one needs a hydrogeologist!”
Here is the November newsletter with the latest water news from Whidbey Island Water Systems Association and our partners! Continue reading Water on Whidbey — November 2025 Newsletter
Welcome to the October newsletter, catching up water news from Whidbey Island Water Systems Association and our partners! Continue reading Water on Whidbey — October 2025 Newsletter
Welcome to the September newsletter, catching up on two months of news from Whidbey Island Water Systems Association and our partners! Continue reading Water on Whidbey — September 2025 Newsletter
Happy summer, the July Newsletter is here with the latest news from Whidbey Island Water Systems Association and our partners. Enjoy! Continue reading Water on Whidbey — July 2025 Newsletter
The Washington State Department of Health Drinking Water State Revolving Fund (DWSRF) and Whidbey Island Water Systems Association cordially invite the Island County water systems and outlying area to attend a one-day workshop. The topics include: funding & program updates; … Continue reading WA DWSRF Workshop, July 31, 2025