General Membership Meeting Agenda

GENERAL MEMBERSHIP MEETING MARCH 16, 2017 — 5:00 PM TO 7:00 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 Secretary’s Report    Randi Perry will present the Minutes for the December 7, 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. “Pass the word!”:  1. WIWSA presentation to Sound Waters, plan to do annually                                     2. Scheduled dates for 2017 Membership Meetings … Continue reading General Membership Meeting Agenda

WIWSA President’s Message

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

Meeting Dates 2017

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

GENERAL MEMBERSHIP MEETING AGENDA (Official Annual Meeting)

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)

WIWSA PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE

We are approaching our last Quarterly Member’s Meeting for this year, scheduled for 6:00 pm, December 7, 2016 at the Race Road Fire Station.  This meeting will double as our Annual meeting and we will attend to “housekeeping” chores like electing directors, reporting on our finances and presenting our budget for 2017 to be voted on by our members.  As usual, we will move through all of this smartly to save time for our “main event.” In our three previous members’ meetings this year we covered issues like the responsibilities of water boards, the ownership of water in Washington State … Continue reading WIWSA PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE

GENERAL MEMBERSHIP MEETING SEPTEMBER 30, 2016 — 6:00 PM TO 8:00 PM AGENDA

GENERAL MEMBERSHIP MEETING SEPTEMBER 30, 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 guests:  Mr. Samuel Perry, P.E., and Ms. Carol Stuckey, WA State Department of Health, Office of Drinking Water Secretary’s Report    Randi Perry will present the Minutes for the June 15, 2016 General Membership Meeting.  Vote to approve the Minutes. Treasurer’s Report    John Lovie will present the Treasurer’s Report.  Vote to approve the … Continue reading GENERAL MEMBERSHIP MEETING SEPTEMBER 30, 2016 — 6:00 PM TO 8:00 PM AGENDA

WIWSA PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE September, 2016

“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

June 2016 General Membership Meeting Agenda

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

WIWSA President’s Message June 2016

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

March 2016 General Membership Meeting Agenda

WIWSA AGENDA GEN. MEMBERS MTG. 3-17-16 GENERAL MEMBERSHIP MEETING MARCH 17, 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 Secretary’s Report    Willy LaRue will present the Minutes for the December 16, 2015 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. “Pass the word!”:  1. WIWSA presentation to Sound Waters, plan to do annually                                     2. … Continue reading March 2016 General Membership Meeting Agenda

December 2015 General Membership Meeting Agenda

GENERAL MEMBERSHIP MEETING (Official Annual Meeting) DECEMBER 16, 2015 — 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    Joe Waldrup will present the Minutes for the September 16, 2015 General Membership Meeting.  Motion to approve the Minutes Treasurer’s Report    Jim Patton will present the Treasurer’s Report.  Motion to approve the Treasurer’s Report. Review and Approve Budget for 2015     Jim Patton will present the draft budget for 2016.  Motion to approve Budget Nomination and election … Continue reading December 2015 General Membership Meeting Agenda

Funding sources for water system improvements

Do you need to upgrade or repair your water system infrastructure? Come to the Whidbey Island Water Systems Association quarterly meeting on Wednesday September 16th at 6:00 pm at Race Road Fire Station 1164 Race Road Coupeville, WA 98239 Hear presentations from and have your questions answered by our panel: Darla O’Connor (USDA) Karen Klocke (Washington DOH) Chuck Miller (RCAC) Tracy Hunter (ERWOW) Bruce Martin (Islanders’ Bank) John Lovie (Whidbey Island Local Lending)   Continue reading Funding sources for water system improvements