There was some discussion at the April 2025 Group B meetup about pending legislation that would exempt some Group B systems from the requirement to hire a Satellite Management Agency (SMA). That legislation has gone into effect and the Office … Continue reading Group B SMA Rule Exemptions
Notice of informal comment period – Office of Drinking Water Fee Rulemaking The Department of Health (department) wants your feedback on draft fee updates to Office of Drinking Water program fees. This is your chance to suggest changes, ask questions, … Continue reading Washington State Department of Health Action
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
From Department of Health ODW: To serve our partners and communities, the Office of Drinking Water is embracing necessary structural changes in response to the loss of two of our upper-level managers. We believe the change will maintain customer support, … Continue reading Office of Drinking Water Announces Restructuring
The Washington State Board of Health (Board) wants your feedback on draft updates to WACs 246-290-315 and 246-290-71006, regarding PFAS in Group A public water supplies. This is your chance to suggest changes, ask questions, or share your ideas. Your … Continue reading PFAS Permanent Rule Updates
Department of Health has issued their March newsletter with news on the Consumer Confidence Rule (CCR) changes, the online Water Quality Monitoring Schedule (WQMS), Lead Service Line FAQs and more news. Read it at the ODW Newsletter webpage or download the printable PDF. Continue reading ODW Now — March 2025
This news update is part of a series on PFAS (per- and polyfluorinated alkyl substances, “Forever Chemicals”) in drinking water. You can read all the previous posts here. Continue reading Stone, meet water
At the end of the last update, we were left with three open issues: the Military’s response to the EPA’s new National Drinking Water Standard for PFAS; lawsuits challenging that standard; and testing of private wells with non-military sources of PFAS contamination. The last few months have brought us positive developments on two of these, and negative on the other. I’ll slide the bad news in between two slices of good. Continue reading A PFAS Sandwich
The Department of Health and the Department of Ecology have updated their Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) and Joint Review Procedures for coordinating and reviewing water system planning and engineering documents. The MOU and Joint Review Procedures outline the roles and … Continue reading MOU and Joint Review Process Update
Last week, the WA Department of Health released the latest isntallement of PFAS Basics Videos on YouTube. From their email release: Some news to share…we launched our next three PFAS Basics Videos on YouTube today! These three videos cover steps you … Continue reading PFAS Basics Videos from DOH
A new issue of DOH’s ODW Now newsletter is available for September 2024 LINK Continue reading ODW Now — September 2024 Edition
Adventures in Water System Consolidation Last week, I gave a talk at the Evergreen Rural Water of Washington (ERWoW) Fall Conference in Yakima, Washington, on water system consolidation. I spent some time on the nuts and bolts, but more on … Continue reading “You might want to move your wells”
EPA’s Lead and Copper Rule Revisions – New Requirements On January 15, 2021, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) issued Lead and Copper Rule Revisions (LCRR) that went into effect on December 16, 2021. Group A Community and non-transient non-community … Continue reading Lead Service Line Inventory
The latest issue of DOH/ODW’s bimonthly newsletter is out with information on the Lead Service Line Inventory Submittal process, Drinking Water Week Winners and more. Check it out at DW Now. Continue reading DW Now — May 2024
In honor of Drinking Water Week. Thanks to Nikki Guillot of ODW. Continue reading ‘I Water That Way,’ new music video from the Splashstreet Boys