Events

Whidbey Island Water Systems Association hosts quarterly Member Meetings which are open to the public. Typically the Member Meetings are held in March, June, September and December, with the December meeting designated as the Annual Meeting for budget approval, director elections and other formal business. Only WIWSA members are able to vote on motions at the quarterly and annual meetings.

Other upcoming events will be included here, both those sponsored by WIWSA or our partners, or other community events that might be of interest to WIWSA members.

Upcoming Events

SAVE THE DATE: Q3/2026 Member Meeting; September 17, 2026; 5:00 pm to 7:00 pm IN-PERSON and ZOOM

The next member meeting is tentatively planned for Thursday September 17th, from 5 pm to 7 pm at the Coupeville Library and on ZOOM. The agenda and meeting details will be emailed to the newsletter subscriber list in early September. You can subscribe to the email list here.

Recent Events

Reports from meetings or events that have been held recently. For less recent events, look further down under Meeting & Event Archives.

RECAP: Q2 Member Meeting; June 16, 2026 5:00 pm to 7:00 pm IN-PERSON and ZOOM

Thanks to everyone who attended the June Member’s Meeting which was held in person on Tuesday, June 16, 2026 at the Coupeville Library and online over Zoom. There was a quorum present at the library with over 40 people attending and another 25+ people joining on Zoom.

As usual the meeting began with introductions and approval of the minutes and treasurer reports. Of note, there has been some recent changes with WA Department of Health and we were joined by Sarah Spotts and Ben Majors who covered those changes. Ben is handling regional planning duties for several counties including Island County and he passed on his contact information and hours: Ben.majors@doh.wa.gov or 564-669-0855; Monday-Thursday from 6am-5pm.

The featured topics this quarter were financial planning with Jim Talaga and Garrett Halsey from Association Reserves speaking on Reserve Planning, and Randi Perry presenting on Rate Structures using the City of Langely’s models and plans as examples. For the financial topics, it’s best to review the presentations and view the meeting recording. Both are linked below along with additional links referenced during the meeting.

We were also fortunate to have Ed Sewester from Island County Public Works coming back with an update on the new requirements for Franchise holders and to address some additional questions and concerns. Ed emphasized that there are two years before these requirements will take effect and that the details are still being worked out. He encouraged questions and feedback using the contact information on the public works webpage here. Randi also indicated that WIWSA will be documenting some of the major issues voiced by members in a formal letter to the county.

Thanks to everyone for coming out of the sunshine to meet together and special thanks to our speakers and guests for taking the time to speak to us.

Drinking Water Advisory Group Meeting June 1, 2026, 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. ONLINE

The WA Department of Health/Office of Drinking Water held the most recent Drinking Water Advisory Group Meeting on June 1st. See the DWAG page for the agenda and presentation materials.

RECAP: Group B Meetup; April 16, 2026; 5:00 to 6:30 pm ZOOM Only

The first Group B meeting for 2026 was held on April 16, 2026 over Zoom with 13 Group B water systems represented and about 20 attendees all together. Michael Quintus, Whidbey Island Water Systems Association (WIWSA) board member led the meeting off with a review of the agenda and had attendees introduce themselves.

After Michael gave a brief recap of the previous three Group B Meetups in 2024 and 2025, Aneta Hupfauer and Tracy Hall spoke about Group B planning and introduced a streamlined template for Group B water systems to prepare a draft plan. There are links below to the presentation and the templates themselves.

Using the templates can serve as a basic water systems plan or as a draft of the basic information needed to start on a formal Small Water System Management Program (SWSMP). The Group B Water System Management Plan is accessible from the Island County Drinking Water webpage. It can be found in two places:

  1. https://www.islandcountywa.gov/1008/Public-Water-Systems [Drinking Water > Public Water Systems > Group B Public Water Systems (under Resources)]
  2. https://www.islandcountywa.gov/661/Documents-and-Forms [Drinking Water > Documents and Forms > Drinking Water Program (under Group B Water System Guide for Approval)]

Next, Michael presented a review of Cook Water Supply Operations, an 8-connection Group B system in North Whidbey that he manages for his community. It’s a nicely designed and well-maintained system which includes 2 source wells along with filtering systems for both manganese and arsenic. A link to the presentation is also included below.

An open forum followed with questions on SMAs, booster pumps and filtering systems among other topics.

You can view the recording below or view the presentations yourself. If you want to be notified of future Group B meetings, be sure to register your email for meeting notices by subscribing to the newsletter and specify that you are on a Group B system.

Recordings and Presentation Materials:

Meeting & Event Archives

Browse the meeting archives which include all meeting agendas, minutes and reports along with some presentations that were included in those meetings.

All Member Meetings (2015-present) — All quarterly, special and annual member meetings since 2015.

Group B Meetups (2024-present) — New meetings with Group B water system board members and residential water users.

Community Events (2015-present) — Other events or meetings hosted by WIWSA, our partners or other community members.