Meetings, Quarterly

June 2016 General Membership Meeting Agenda

WIWSA

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

Meetings, President's Message, Quarterly

WIWSA President’s Message June 2016

WIWSA

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

deprecate, News

Drinking in the View

WIWSA

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

deprecate, Events

Asset Management; Financial Planning and Project Management

WIWSA

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

WIWSA

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

deprecate

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

WIWSA

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

Meetings, Quarterly

March 2016 General Membership Meeting Agenda

WIWSA

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

President's Message

WIWSA President’s Message March 2016

WIWSA

WIWSA PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE March, 2016 I believe that everyone who attended our December Quarterly Members’ Meeting (which was also our annual meeting) agreed that the tryout of the “World Café” was a success.  For more than an hour all of our board members, our Group A and Group B membership representatives and two members of the State Department of Health Office of Drinking Water sat in “conversation circles” to voice their concerns about the condition of small ground water systems here on Whidbey Island.  We were able to capture the sense of those concerns and that information will morph into … Continue reading WIWSA President’s Message March 2016

Events

Who’s in Charge of Your Drinking Water?

WIWSA

If you live in Island County, chances are that you are! The majority of water systems in Island County are community owned and are accountable to their members through a council, commission, or board. Could Flint, Michigan happen here? What are the threats to our drinking water? Attend our local drinking water forum to voice your questions and concerns and find out how you can help safeguard your water supply. Meet your State, County, and municipal drinking water staff. Join small group discussions to identify common concerns and find out how to participate. This session is supported by the Whidbey Institute … Continue reading Who’s in Charge of Your Drinking Water?

Events

WIWSA president Jim Patton speaking at Sound Waters

WIWSA

WIWSA president Jim Patton will be speaking at Sound Waters on Feb 6th on Understanding Your Local Water System — Best Practices in Management and Operations. The class will cover the legal identifications of the types of local water systems; the control of the federal government, and the state and county governments over water systems; the ownership and the responsibilities of owners of local water systems; and best practices in management and operations, including routine financing and planning for replacing capital equipment. Time permitting, the pros and cons of consolidating small water systems will also be covered. WIWSA will also … Continue reading WIWSA president Jim Patton speaking at Sound Waters