The Military’s Response to PFAS Contamination in Drinking Water John Lovie has a new post on the approaches being taken by military branches in anticipation of the release of new EPA Maximum Contaminant Levels as demonstrated by what is happening … Continue reading Off-Base
The last of the four open houses on the update to the Island County Comprehensive Plan will be held next week in Oak Harbor. The open house is on Tuesday February 13, 2024 from 6 to 8 pm at the … Continue reading Island County Comp Plan Open House on Feb 13
WaterOperator.org offers a Virtual Operator Conference to take place next week February 6-8, 2024. Each day of this free, online event offers 4 one-hour sessions on topics of interest to drinking water operators: Visit the conference site for more details and to … Continue reading WaterOperator.org Training Feb 6, 7 & 8
A reminder that the county will be holding Open Houses in February at various locations on Whidbey and Camano Islands on the Comprehensive Plan. This is early in the planning process and a perfect opportunity to learn more about how … Continue reading Island County to hold Open House Events
Department of Ecology is hosting a webinar on January 31st at 5:30 pm. Click here for more details and to pre-register. Continue reading Questions about the Nooksack adjudication?
‘It smells bad’: the US farmworkers grappling with unsafe water at home – theguardian.org Continue reading US farmworkers grapple with unsafe water
CORRECTION—In the January newsletter, there was a notice that the Navy will be hosting two Open House Public Meetings on February 1st which included an incorrect phone number for those who might want to request a sampling appointment. The notice … Continue reading Navy hosting Public Meetings on water sampling
PFAS on Spokane’s West Plains Check out the West Plains Coalition, an all-volunteer, local non-profit dedicated to learning more about the West Plains PFAS water crisis along with a recent documentary, Troubled Waters. The 20 minute documentary presents the story … Continue reading West Plains Water Coalition
Water quality and supply a concern on Whidbey Island | South Whidbey Record Continue reading Water quality and supply a concern on Whidbey Island
The Office of Drinking Water released information about some important loan and grant programs available this year along with Emergency Rule changes that went into effect on December 29, 2023. The application windows for the announced programs are either open … Continue reading ODW Revolving Fund Programs Announced
Chris Kelley, the Island County Hydrogeologist, spoke at the 2023 Annual Meeting in December. He presented a timeline of the county’s hydrogeological database, concluding with a demonstration of the latest toolset. The county’s effort to capture relevant data on each … Continue reading Island County Hydrogeology Data
We’ve had emails from time to time asking for referrals to local water systems service providers. To make it easier to find that information, we’ve added a new page called Water Systems Contractors & Services which includes a list of local well pump installers, operators and legal services. You’ll find this new page in the Resources section of the website. Check it out and let us know of any additions you’d recommend to the list. Continue reading Water Systems Contractors & Services