Updated WIWSA Brochure
We’ve updated our brochure for 2023. Download a copy below and share with your friends! Continue reading Updated WIWSA Brochure
Category: News
WIWSA “Virtual Booth” at Sound Waters University 2023
Exhibitors & Sponsors – Sound Water Stewards of Island County, WA WIWSA once again sponsored Sound Waters University 2023 and is displaying a virtual booth. The booth contains our new brochure. Continue reading WIWSA “Virtual Booth” at Sound Waters University 2023
A California city’s water supply is expected to run out in two months
Officials project Coalinga, Calif., will use up its allotted water before the end of the year — possibly forcing the city to buy water at exorbitant prices. https://www.seattletimes.com/nation-world/nation/a-california-citys-water-supply-is-expected-to-run-out-in-two-months/ Continue reading A California city’s water supply is expected to run out in two months
‘Forever chemicals’ are everywhere. The battle over who pays to clean them up is just getting started.
‘Forever chemicals’ are everywhere. The battle over who pays to clean them up is just getting started. – POLITICO State and local governments across the country are suing manufacturers of toxic chemicals that are contaminating much of the nation’s drinking … Continue reading ‘Forever chemicals’ are everywhere. The battle over who pays to clean them up is just getting started.
Whidbey Island waters undergoing testing will be dyed red
https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/environment/whidbey-island-waters-undergoing-testing-will-be-dyed-red-on-monday/ The waters of Whidbey Island will run red Monday with the fluorescent hue of rhodamine, a non-toxic dye being used by the state to survey wastewater movement and its impact on local shellfish. The Washington Department of Health is evaluating … Continue reading Whidbey Island waters undergoing testing will be dyed red
Commissioner Bacon’s newsletter discusses PFAS
https://content.govdelivery.com/accounts/WACOISLAND/bulletins/327e2fe …I want to share with you … a meeting to discuss PFAS in our drinking water, with John Lovie, president of the Whidbey Island Water Systems Associations; Keith Higman, Island County Public Health Director; and Heather Korteum, Island County Environmental Health Manager. On June 15th the EPA announced new Lifetime Health Advisories (LHAs) for per- and polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) which in some cases are over 10,000 times lower than the LHA numbers we have been working with in the water systems and private wells around the Navy facilities on Whidbey Island. This means that levels we thought were safe … Continue reading Commissioner Bacon’s newsletter discusses PFAS
‘They all knew’: textile company misled regulators about use of toxic PFAS, documents show
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2022/aug/05/saint-gobain-textile-company-toxic-pfas?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Other Continue reading ‘They all knew’: textile company misled regulators about use of toxic PFAS, documents show
History of DDT ocean dumping off L.A. coast even worse than expected, EPA finds
DDT ocean dumping in L.A. even worse than expected – Los Angeles Times (latimes.com) Continue reading History of DDT ocean dumping off L.A. coast even worse than expected, EPA finds
Saltwater Intrusion, a “Slow Poison” to East Coast Drinking Water
Saltwater Intrusion, a “Slow Poison” to East Coast Drinking Water – Circle of Blue Saltwater intrusion refers to the landward movement of seawater into freshwater systems. It’s a game of density: saltwater is denser than freshwater, so it remains underneath the freshwater in water tables. When the freshwater volume decreases, saltwater begins to take its place. Mixing then occurs, contaminating the whole supply. At high concentrations of salt in drinking water, people can develop hypertension, which exacerbates pre-existing health conditions and puts the elderly at higher risk of stroke. Continue reading Saltwater Intrusion, a “Slow Poison” to East Coast Drinking Water
Update: Bellwether Trial Date Set for PFAS Multidistrict Litigation Lawsuit
Update: Bellwether Trial Date Set for PFAS Multidistrict Litigation Lawsuit | Water & Wastes Digest (wwdmag.com) Continue reading Update: Bellwether Trial Date Set for PFAS Multidistrict Litigation Lawsuit
California drought official quits, blasting Newsom for ‘gut wrenching’ inaction
California drought official quits, blasting Newsom for ‘gut wrenching’ inaction https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2022-07-28/california-drought-official-blasts-newsom-administration Continue reading California drought official quits, blasting Newsom for ‘gut wrenching’ inaction
Can Arizona citizens use the tools of democracy to preserve the state’s dwindling water? — High Country News – Know the West
https://www.hcn.org/articles/south-water-can-arizona-citizens-use-the-tools-of-democracy-to-preserve-the-states-dwindling-water How a group of ‘scrappy’ locals are working to create Arizona’s first citizen-initiated groundwater management area. Continue reading Can Arizona citizens use the tools of democracy to preserve the state’s dwindling water? — High Country News – Know the West
Maine is Only Beginning to Grapple With the PFAS Crisis | Down East Magazine
https://downeast.com/land-wildlife/maine-is-only-beginning-to-grapple-with-the-toxic-legacy-of-forever-chemicals/ Continue reading Maine is Only Beginning to Grapple With the PFAS Crisis | Down East Magazine
Camp Lejeune Water Contamination
Camp Lejeune Water Contamination | Toxic Chemicals & Diseases (consumernotice.org) On-base leaks and spills, as well as an off-base business mishandling chemicals, led to water contamination at the Tarawa Terrace and Hadnot Point water treatment plants at Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune. Trichlorethylene (TCE), perchloroethylene (PCE), benzene and vinyl chloride were all detected. Continue reading Camp Lejeune Water Contamination
EPA Warns of Health Problems When PFAS Levels in Drinking Water Are Inconceivably Tiny
“For members of the general public who are attuned to drinking water contaminants, the EPA announcement is raising concerns, according to John Lovie, president of the Whidbey Island Water Systems Association. Located in Washington state, the association counts about 100 water systems as members, which range in size from several thousand customers to just three or four.” Continue reading EPA Warns of Health Problems When PFAS Levels in Drinking Water Are Inconceivably Tiny