Drinking Water: Seawater Intrusion Monitoring
The county issued a request to all water systems to check the Island County Hydrogeology Dashboard for your water system’s seawater intrusion risk. When a water system is connected to more than 2 homes and the well is in an … Continue reading Drinking Water: Seawater Intrusion Monitoring
Water on Whidbey—October 2024
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MOU and Joint Review Process Update
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
PFAS Basics Videos from DOH
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
September 2024—Q3 Member’s Meeting
The Q3 Member Meeting was held on Thursday September 19, 2024 from 5:00 pm – 7:00 pm on ZOOM. A quorum of 22 was reached to begin and there were 37 attendees for most of the meeting. The featured topics … Continue reading September 2024—Q3 Member’s Meeting
Water on Whidbey—September 2024
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ODW Now — September 2024 Edition
A new issue of DOH’s ODW Now newsletter is available for September 2024 LINK Continue reading ODW Now — September 2024 Edition
“You might want to move your wells”
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”
Water on Whidbey—August 2024
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Deference
A PFAS Diary It’s been a minute since we did a PFAS (per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances or “Forever Chemicals”) in drinking water roundup. If you’d like to start at the beginning of the PFAS saga, you can find all my … Continue reading Deference
Thank you!
I’d just like to say thank you to the board and members of Whidbey Island Water Systems Association for presenting me with this award at the symposium on June 29th. It has been my pleasure to serve on the board … Continue reading Thank you!
June 2024—Q2 Member’s Meeting
We are making the recordings of the member’s meeting available for viewing. Please note that the videos start about 5 to 10m before the actual meeting begins. You can fast forward to get to the start of the meeting. Meeting … Continue reading June 2024—Q2 Member’s Meeting
March 2024—Q1 Member’s Meeting
We are making the recordings of the member’s meeting available for viewing. Please note that the videos start about 5 to 10m before the actual meeting begins. You can fast forward to get to the start of the meeting. Meeting … Continue reading March 2024—Q1 Member’s Meeting
Lead Service Line Inventory
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