WIWSA President’s Message December 2015

We are approaching our last Quarterly Member’s Meeting for this year, scheduled for 6:00 pm, December 16, 2015 at the Race Road Fire Station.  This meeting will double as our Annual meeting and we will attend to “housekeeping” duties like electing directors and presenting our budget for 2016 to be voted on by our members in attendance. Over the last few quarterly meetings we have explored issues like consolidation of small water systems, preparations for natural disasters, and the sources of funding for needed replacements and improvements.  For this meeting our Board of Directors decided to organize a “World Café” … Continue reading WIWSA President’s Message December 2015

President’s Message, September 2015

WIWSA PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE September, 2015 I would not be surprised to learn that more than a few of our member water systems are in need of an important upgrading of treatment equipment, replacement of well and / or distribution pumps or piping or expensive repairs or improvements of some sort.  If we pay the attention that we should to the “water works” on which we rely for our most basic human requirement we all find wear and tear or simple obsolescence that we cannot ignore indefinitely. Recognizing the needs of our water systems is easy, but finding the money to … Continue reading President’s Message, September 2015

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

Free DOH Drinking Water Asset Management Workshop

Free DOH Drinking Water Asset Management Workshop Saturday November 7th, 8:30 am-4pm, Heller Road Fire Station, Oak Harbor Attend an asset management workshop to learn about the asset inventory and setting rates. Bring your laptop and we will help you begin your asset inventory exercise. Don’t have a lap top? We will have a few available for use in class and we will send you home with a thumb drive with all the attachments you should need. DOH and RCAC program staff can provide one-on-one assistance with your asset inventory form and answer your questions. The workshop is FREE and … Continue reading Free DOH Drinking Water Asset Management Workshop