The change would clarify when a satellite management agency is needed to ensure safe drinking water.

As reported in the Saturday, January 4, 2025 edition of the South Whidbey Record, the current issues with limited and costly SMA coverage affecting Group B water systems was briefly a topic at the December 17, 2024 meeting of the Island County Board of Health. The discussion was prompted by a presentation on 2024 legislative priorities from the Washington State Association of Local Public Health Officials (WSALPHO) a non-profit advocacy group.

For more details, you can read the South Whidbey Record article, view the WSALPHO slides, and listen to the Board of Health meeting recording, where the comments on the issue begin at 56:45 (minutes:seconds) of the recording and end at about 64:00. If you download the recording then you should be able to fast forward to the relevant part of the recording.