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President's Message

WIWSA President’s Message

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WIWSA PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE March, 2017 As the members of our association know, our “bread & butter” has been in helping our members understand and comply with federal and state regulations governing the purveyance of safe drinking water.  We have employed the opportunities provided by our quarterly meetings to introduce our members to state regulators and to explain the details of subjects like Small Water System Management Plans, the Responsibilities of Water Boards and Developing Financial Capacity. Now, we have a new drinking water-related situation here on Whidbey Island that argues for making explanations available to our members.  That situation has … Continue reading WIWSA President’s Message

Training

Free webinar on board ethics

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RCAC Ethics Training for Board Members (AB1234)               Start Date: 2/23/2017 End Date: One Day Event   City: Online State: Webinar   Location: Pacific Time Start Time: 6:00 PM               Event Info: https://www.events.rcac.org/assnfe/CourseView.asp?MODE=VIEW&clCourseID=164&csCategory=&csFrom=&csTo=&csKeyWord=&csSortBy=1&clPageNumber=1&clParentCategory=0   For More Info: https://www.events.rcac.org/images/rcac/pdfs/CA-DW_Jan-June2017-web.pdf               Details: Small water systems throughout the country have volunteer board members governing their public water system. According to the Fair Political Practices Board and the State Attorney General, in California all new and existing board members are required to attend two hours of an ethics training once every two years. This workshop … Continue reading Free webinar on board ethics

Training

Free webinars on well operation

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More FREE webinars from RCAC this week! Check them out tomorrow at 10 am and 2 pm Pacific Time.  http://ow.ly/dF1w3094RfH and http://ow.ly/64S33094RhM. RCAC Well Operation & Maintenance               Start Date: 2/22/2017 End Date: One Day Event   City: Online State: Webinar   Location: Pacific Time Start Time: 10:00 AM               Event Info: http://www.events.rcac.org/assnfe/ev.asp?ID=949   For More Info: http://www.rcac.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/CA-DW_Jan-June2017-web.pdf               Details: As demand for fresh water continues to increase, so too does the demand for reliable groundwater. The ability to optimally use groundwater is affected by many factors including water quality, overdraft, and operations. … Continue reading Free webinars on well operation

RCAC, Training

Webinar: RCAC Board Basics – Safe Drinking Water Act

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LOGIN   RCAC Board Basics – Safe Drinking Water Act               Start Date: 2/21/2017 End Date: One Day Event   City: Online State: Webinar   Location: Pacific Time Start Time: 10:00 AM               Event Info: http://www.events.rcac.org/assnfe/ev.asp?ID=948   For More Info: http://www.rcac.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/CA-DW_Jan-June2017-web.pdf               Details: Throughout the country, small water system staff adhere to regulations to provide safe drinking water for their customers. The drinking water system staff follows direction from the state or county health department, but may not realize that these regulations began at a federal level. This workshop will teach … Continue reading Webinar: RCAC Board Basics – Safe Drinking Water Act

Events

UPDATE: Open House Public Meetings for the Navy’s Drinking Water Sampling Results near NAS Whidbey Island

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As a reminder, the Navy will hold its next two open house public meetings on the results and future plans for its ongoing community drinking water sampling for PFOS and PFOA around NAS Whidbey Island facilities on Feb. 15 and 16, 2017. The meeting on February 15 will be held in the Coupeville High School “commons” from 4–7 p.m. and in the Oak Harbor High School gym on February 16 from 5-8 p.m. For more details, please follow the link below. https://www.cnic.navy.mil/content/cnic/cnic_hq/regions/cnrnw/installations/nas_whidbey_island/news/news_releases/update–open-house-public-meetings-for-the-navys-drinking-water-.html     Continue reading UPDATE: Open House Public Meetings for the Navy’s Drinking Water Sampling Results near NAS Whidbey Island

News

NWQMC Public Health Impacts of Nitrate and other Drinking Water Contaminants: Implications for Source Water Protection

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http://wateroperator.org/calendar_details/ID/104990 LOGIN   NWQMC Public Health Impacts of Nitrate and other Drinking Water Contaminants: Implications for Source Water Protection               Start Date: 2/8/2017 End Date: One Day Event   City: Webinar State: Online   Location: Eastern Time Zone Start Time: 1:00 PM               Event Info: https://acwi.gov/monitoring/webinars/nitrate-public-health_webinar_announcement_8feb17.pdf   For More Info: https://acwi.gov/monitoring/webinars/index.html               Details: This webinar will present results of almost 15 years of Iowa-based research on drinking water nitrate and risk for cancer and birth defects. Other emerging drinking water contaminants that will be touched on include pesticides, arsenic, pharmaceutical compounds, … Continue reading NWQMC Public Health Impacts of Nitrate and other Drinking Water Contaminants: Implications for Source Water Protection

Sound Water Stewards

WIWSA at Sound Waters

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WIWSA will have a booth at Sound Waters 2017, February 4th, 2017. In addition, we have a session again this year: C.16 Understanding Your Local Water System — Best Practices in Management and Operations Everything about water is important to everyone. Meet with several experts to learn the legal aspects of local water systems and best practices in management and operations. Jim Patton,  John Lovie,  Jennifer Kropack,  Virpi Salo-Zieman See you there! Continue reading WIWSA at Sound Waters

Meetings, Quarterly

Meeting Dates 2017

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The 2017 member meeting dates will be: Wednesday March 15th 5 PM to 7 PM Thursday June 15th 5 PM to 7 PM Wednesday September 20th 6 PM to 8 PM Wednesday December 6th 6 PM to 8 PM Please note that the first two meetings are at 5 pm, not 6, and that the June meeting is on a Thursday rather than a Wednesday. All meetings will be held at Race Road Fire Station 1164 Race Road Coupeville, WA 98239 Continue reading Meeting Dates 2017

Meetings, Quarterly

GENERAL MEMBERSHIP MEETING AGENDA (Official Annual Meeting)

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GENERAL MEMBERSHIP MEETING (Official Annual Meeting) DECEMBER 7, 2016 — 6:00 PM TO 8:00 PM AT RACE ROAD FIRE STATION, COUPEVILLE, WA.         AGENDA Call to order                                                      Member and guest introductions Quorum call                                                      Verification of membership Approve Agenda                                             Motion to approve the Agenda Secretary’s Report    Randi Perry will present the Minutes for the September 30, 2016 General Membership Meeting.  Motion to approve the Minutes Treasurer’s Report    John Lovie will present the Treasurer’s Report.  Motion to approve the Treasurer’s Report. Review and Approve Budget for 2017     Jim Patton will present the draft budget for 2016.  Motion to approve the Budget Nomination … Continue reading GENERAL MEMBERSHIP MEETING AGENDA (Official Annual Meeting)