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An Evening With Dr. Mona Hanna-Attisha Physician, Scientist + Activist Who Exposed The Flint Water Crisis

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FRIDAY MAY 1, 7 P.M. SOUTH WHIDBEY HIGH SCHOOL 5675 Maxwelton Rd., Langley AND SATURDAY MAY 2, 7 P.M. OAK HARBOR ELKS LODGE 155 NE Ernst St., Oak Harbor This lecture is part of the Sno-Isle Foundation’s Trudy Sunberg lecture series. Click the link below to download a flyer with details. Continue reading An Evening With Dr. Mona Hanna-Attisha Physician, Scientist + Activist Who Exposed The Flint Water Crisis

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Informal comment on PFAS rulemaking from Whidbey Island Water Systems Associations

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On Friday January 17th, Whidbey Island Water Systems Association held a special member meeting to discuss the draft changes to WAC 246-290 and to agree on comments to be submitted on behalf of the membership during the informal comment period ending January 31st, 2020. Comments were discussed and approved unanimously by the water system representatives in attendance. As discussed at the meeting, the board has sent in by email those comments and a list of the water systems in attendance. A copy of the email is linked below. You are encouraged to send in comments from your own water system. … Continue reading Informal comment on PFAS rulemaking from Whidbey Island Water Systems Associations

Meetings, Quarterly

General Membership Special Meeting

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January 17, 2020 — 5:00 PM TO 7:00 PMSNO-ISLE COUPEVILE LIBRARY788 NW Alexander Street, COUPEVILLE, WA AGENDA Call to order & Quorum call Member and guest introductions Approve Agenda Members vote to approve the Agenda THEME OF THE MEETING: The State Board of Health is drafting changes to the Washington Administrative Code 246-290, the Group A rule, and has extended the informal comment period through January 31st 2020. The changes are summarized here. Explanation for the meeting and distribution of State Board of Health overview summaries – Jim Patton (10 minutes) Details of State plan to make changes to the … Continue reading General Membership Special Meeting

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GENERAL MEMBERSHIP ANNUAL MEETING

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December 12, 2019 — 5:00 PM TO 7:00 PM SNO-ISLE COUPEVILE LIBRARY788 NW Alexander Street, COUPEVILLE, WA AGENDA Call to order & Quorum call: Member and guest introductions Approve Agenda: Members vote to approve the Agenda Secretary’s Report: Randi Perry will present the Minutes for the September 19, 2019 General Membership Meeting. Vote to approve the Minutes. Treasurer’s Report: Bethel Hart will present the Treasurer’s Report and Budget for 2020. Votes to approve the Treasurer’s Report and Budget. Election of Director: Vote to re-elect Joe Grogan for 3-year ter “Pass the word!”: Comments on AWWA one-day workshops on Whidbey Island; … Continue reading GENERAL MEMBERSHIP ANNUAL MEETING

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WIWSA PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE December 2019 THE HOME STRETCH!

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At the beginning of this year, our WIWSA Board of Directors decided to do more than encourage our members to complete their Small Water Systems Management Programs (SWSMPs). We dedicated our June and September Quarterly Members’ Meetings to focus on the first two of the three components of the SWSMP: Chapter One, Managerial Capacity, and Chapter Two, Technical Capacity and we provided copies of the 82-page Guide for completing a SWSMP (DOH Document #331-134), along with suitable loose-leaf binders. The enthusiastic response from our members showed that we were on the right track. Now, we are dedicating our December Quarterly … Continue reading WIWSA PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE December 2019 THE HOME STRETCH!

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General Membership Meeting

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September 19, 2019 — 5:00 PM TO 7:00 PM SNO-ISLE COUPEVILLE LIBRARY 788 NW Alexander Street, COUPEVILLE, WA Agenda Call to order & Quorum call    Member and guest introductions Approve Agenda   Members vote to approve the Agenda Secretary’s Report:  Randi Perry will present the Minutes for the June 13, 2019 General Membership Meeting.  Members vote to approve the Minutes. Treasurer’s Report:    Bethel Hart will present the Treasurer’s Report. Members vote to approve the Treasurer’s Report. “Pass the word!”:  Plan for bringing AWWA one-day workshops to Whidbey Island, subject matter, date, location and fees for the second workshop; Whidbey Island Water … Continue reading General Membership Meeting

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WIWSA PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE SEPTEMBER 2019

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Perhaps the most “onerous” task for the board of any Group A community water system is the preparation of the Small Water Systems Management Program that is required by the Washington Administrative Code (WAC 246-290-105).  In fact, there is nothing really complicated about putting together a SWSMP …. but it covers so many aspects of operating and maintaining a water system that board members feel swamped …… and that leads to putting off the task until the Office of Drinking Water conducts a Sanitary Survey and discovers that the required document isn’t complete or doesn’t exist at all. At the … Continue reading WIWSA PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE SEPTEMBER 2019

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June 2019 Membership Meeting

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GENERAL MEMBERSHIP MEETINGJune 13, 2019 — 5:00 PM TO 7:00 PMSNO-ISLE Coupeville Library788 NW Alexander Street, COUPEVILLE, WA AGENDA Call to order & Quorum call Member and guest introductions Approve Agenda Members vote to approve the Agenda Secretary’s Report: Randi Perry will present the Minutes for the March 14, 2019 General Membership Meeting. Members vote to approve the Minutes.Treasurer’s Report: Bethel Hart will present the Treasurer’s Report. Members vote to approve the Treasurer’s Report.“Pass the word!”: Plan for bringing AWWA one-day workshops to Whidbey Island; members’ comments on first workshop; subject matter, date, location and fees for the second workshop … Continue reading June 2019 Membership Meeting

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WIWSA PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE JUNE 2019

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Every year, we receive many questions from our members about the Small Water Systems Management Program (SWSMP) that the State requires (Washington Administrative Code 246-290-105) of all Group A systems. Indeed, when you pull up the official Guide for preparing the SWSMP on your computer it does seem overwhelming (82 pages !!!! for Heaven’s sake) and that induces the urge to put off working on it for another day. Meanwhile, water keeps flowing out to our neighbors and problems of ownership and operations keep coming up – and even the most dedicated and competent water boards struggle to understand and … Continue reading WIWSA PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE JUNE 2019

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General Membership Meeting

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March 14, 2019, 5:00 pm to 7:00 pmSno-Isle Coupeville Library788 NW Alexander St, Copeville, WA 98239 Agenda Call to order & Quorum call Member and guest introductions Approve Agenda Members vote to approve the Agenda (leaving routine “housekeeping” items until after the main presentations). “Pass the word!”: Plan for bringing AWWA one-day workshops to Whidbey Island, subject matter, date, location and fees for the first workshop; Dates for Quarterly Membership Meetings in 2019 at Coupeville Library; Plans for subject matter for these meetings. WIWSA board members serving on the Whidbey Island Water Resources Committee – Charter and Mission of the … Continue reading General Membership Meeting

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WIWSA President’s Message March 2019

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Those of us who were born before the so-called “Digital Revolution” still expect to find important data and information about nearly everything printed on paper. Wellllll, that revolution really happened and now we are all working hard to become “computer literate.” When we needed information or data about our water systems, for example, it once required an actual “voyage of discovery” down to Island County Administration, a “get acquainted” chat over the desk, and the patience to delve through records in every stage of decay. Not so anymore! We are indeed fortunate to have access to digital “Navigators” who can … Continue reading WIWSA President’s Message March 2019