Membership

2016 Membership renewals have been mailed

WIWSA

You should be receiving your 2016 renewal invoice shortly by email or postal mail. If you do not receive it by the second week of January, please contact us. We’re asking all renewing members to complete our WIWSA Membership Application/Renewal/Update Form to update your contact information so that you don’t miss our newsletter or other communications.   Continue reading 2016 Membership renewals have been mailed

Membership

Happy new year – new application, renewal, update form

WIWSA

It’s the time of year when we send out our invoices to renew your membership in WIWSA. This year we’re asking all members to renew their contact information including email addresses so that we may continue to reach you with news and announcements, and we’ll be including a copy of our WIWSA Membership Application/Renewal/Update form to collect that information. You can download the WIWSA Membership Application/Renewal/Update form at any time to apply for or renew your membership, or just to update your contact information. We look forward to hearing from you!       Continue reading Happy new year – new application, renewal, update form

Meetings, Quarterly

December 2015 General Membership Meeting Agenda

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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

President's Message

WIWSA President’s Message December 2015

WIWSA

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

President’s Message, September 2015

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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

Meetings, Quarterly

Funding sources for water system improvements

WIWSA

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

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Free DOH Drinking Water Asset Management Workshop

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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