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President's Message

WIWSA PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE September, 2016

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“WHAT’S THIS AWFUL STUFF IN MY WATER?  AND HOW DO I GET RID OF IT?”  I have gotten calls like this about once a month since we posted our WIWSA website with my telephone number on it. The frequency of these calls tells me two things: one, the “demographic” on our island is changing.  More and more folks are moving here with the expectation that their drinking water will be of the same quality as it was in City “X” somewhere on the mainland.  The other thing is that our association has to put more emphasis on explaining the need … Continue reading WIWSA PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE September, 2016

Events, Training

ODW Invites You to a Free Infrastructure Funding Webinar

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Washington State Department of Health Office of Drinking Water   Are you interested in attending a no-cost webinar?   Always looking for additional resources?  Short on time and travel budget? Need Infrastructure Funding Program updates? Then join us Thursday, September 29th at 10 a.m. Learn about a variety of state and federal resources available to you! Get the latest infrastructure funding information on: Economic Development, Water Quality, Complete Streets, Brownfields, and many more programs.   You will hear from program experts: Janea Eddy with the Community Economic Revitalization Board David Dunn with the Department of Ecology Karen Klocke with the Department of Health Phyllis … Continue reading ODW Invites You to a Free Infrastructure Funding Webinar

Events, Training

Collaboration and Other Tools to Help Address Issues Facing Small Water Systems

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Spanaway, WA | August 24, 2016 | 9:00am – 4:00pm Spanaway Water Company 18413 B Street East, Spanaway, WA 98387 *Parking is limited, please carpool if possible Register | Download the Mail-In Registration Form Cost: Complimentary. Please register to reserve your spot. CEUs: This workshop has been submitted to the state for CEUs. Register Running a small system is quite challenging. Water utilities have to meet ever increasing regulations and customer expectations, while at the same time having to address aging infrastructure, lack of personnel and financial resources, and competing priorities. Generally, small systems cost more to operate on a … Continue reading Collaboration and Other Tools to Help Address Issues Facing Small Water Systems

Meetings, Quarterly

June 2016 General Membership Meeting Agenda

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GENERAL MEMBERSHIP MEETING JUNE  15, 2016 — 6:00 PM TO 8:00 PM AT CENTRAL WHIDBEY ISLAND FIRE & RESCUE 1164 RACE ROAD, COUPEVILLE, WA                                                                   AGENDA Call to order                                                              Member and guest introductions Quorum call                                                              Verification of membership Approve Agenda                                                     Vote to approve Agenda Introduction of special guest:  Ms. Arlene Hyatt, Capacity Development Project Manager at the Washington State DOH Office of Drinking Water Secretary’s Report    Willy LaRue will present the Minutes for the March 17, 2016 General Membership Meeting.  Vote to approve the Minutes. Treasurer’s Report    John Lovie will present the Treasurer’s Report.  Vote to approve the Treasurer’s Report. … Continue reading June 2016 General Membership Meeting Agenda

President's Message

WIWSA President’s Message June 2016

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Just recently, I had the pleasure and opportunity to sit with three representatives of a local ground water system which had just added new residents to their community and were moving up from a Group B to a Group A water system.  You all know our WIWSA mantra about the smartest thing that a Group B can do is to behave like a Group A water system by observing the federal and state rules for the larger systems.  Those rules were put into place in order to protect communities from unsafe drinking water and unwise business practices. The folks who … Continue reading WIWSA President’s Message June 2016

News

Drinking in the View

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Drinking in the View BY SHARON BETCHER Whidbey Life Magazine Contributor May 18, 2016 On the island, water can seem mesmerizingly ubiquitous. We drink in the view from every possible angle. But drinking in the aqueous view can deceive us. Despite the water that stretches to the horizon in every direction, we actually have a limited supply of fresh drinking water, and that supply is intimately related to our habits—from where we build our homes to how our excretes percolate through the soil and reenter the groundwater. More… Continue reading Drinking in the View

Events, Training

Asset Management; Financial Planning and Project Management

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Four locations and dates available Attend an Asset Management class to learn how Asset Management impacts your budget. This training will help water system staff: figure out the equity of their water system see the condition of their water system know what connections costs should be define what are the system’s critical assets know what their levels of reserves should be The classes are free. Water system operators can earn 0.7 CEUs. See dates and locations listed in the Asset Management Flyer. You must register to attend. Registration form is also in the Asset Management Flyer. Continue reading Asset Management; Financial Planning and Project Management

DOH

Revised Total Coliform Rule goes into effect April 1

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Announcement from Washington State Department of Health Office of Drinking Water. To learn more, attend our Training Opportunity – Water Board “Bible” and Revised Coliform Rule April 16th 2016 at Heller Road Fire Station, 2720 SW Heller Road, Oak Harbor, WA 98277. Pre-register using the Training Opportunity Pre-Registration Form RTCR Information for Group A Water Systems   Washington State Department of Health Office of Drinking Water   Please do not reply to this mailbox.   On April 1 the Revised Total Coliform Rule (RTCR) will go into effect.  The major changes include: Systems serving 1,000 or fewer people will have to collect three … Continue reading Revised Total Coliform Rule goes into effect April 1

Training

Training Opportunity – Water Board “Bible” and Revised Coliform Rule

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Training Opportunity April 16th 2016 Heller Road Fire Station, 2720 SW Heller Road, Oak Harbor, WA 98277 8:00-8:30 Welcome and Introductions 8:30-12:00 Morning Session The Water Board Bible The Handbook of Modern Water Utility Management Presented by Robert Kreb, Evergreen Rural Water of Washington 12:00-1:00 Free Lunch 1:00-3:30 Afternoon Session Total Coliform Rule Basics of Water Quality Presented by Carol Stuckey and Virpi Salo-Zieman, Washington Dept. of Health Office of Drinking Water Pre-register using the Training Opportunity Pre-Registration Form Continue reading Training Opportunity – Water Board “Bible” and Revised Coliform Rule