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Contact Our Information Westside Water Association P.O. Box 267 Vashon, WA 98070 Main: (206) 567-4568 24hr Manager contact: (206) 715-3805 Bookkeeper contact: (619) 517-8016 manager@westsidewater.org board@westsidewater.org billing@westsidewater.org Get in Touch First Name Last Name Email Message Send Thanks for submitting!

Providing Clean Water to the Westside of Vashon Island since 1928 Fern Cove OUR MISSION Our priority is to provide clean, safe, and reliable drinking water to all members within our district. Trust us to deliver excellence in water management. COMMUNITY MEETINGS Stay Updated on Our Annual Meetings SAVE WATER Explore Sustainable Water Solutions BECOME A MEMBER Membership Information and How to Apply for a Watershare Welcome We provide clean drinking water to over 200 households in our neighborhood. Our district is on the shore of Colvos Passage, on the northwest side of Vashon Island. The water sources for Westside Water Association are adjacent to Shinglemill Creek. Read More Newsletters Click Here Contact Us Westside Water Association P.O. Box 267 Vashon, WA 98070 Main: (206) 567 - 4568 24hr Manager: (402) 659 - 8824 Bookkeeper: (206) 567 - 4568 (Option 2) manager@westsidewater.org board@westsidewater.org billing@westsidewater.org First Name Last Name Email Message Thanks for submitting! Send Did you know? Westside Water Association was first incorporated in 1928.

Meeting Minutes We are excited to share with you the minutes of our past meetings. These records are a comprehensive overview of the discussions and decisions made during our previous sessions. We hope that you find these minutes informative and useful. Please do not hesitate to contact us if you have any questions! Annual Meeting Minutes 2024 Meeting Minutes 2023 Meeting Minutes 2022 Meeting Minutes 2021 Meeting Minutes 2020 Meeting Minutes 2019 Annual Meeting 2018 Annual Meeting 2017 Annual Meeting 2016 Annual Meeting 2015 Annual Meeting Special Membership Meeting Minutes March 16, 2022: Special meeting to amend the Association Bylaws related to shares and share sales. March 28, 2016: Special meeting to advise and inform members of rate changes and new board policies regarding financial planning. November 25, 2015: Special meeting to amend the bylaws to allow Board to secure loans for capital improvement projects July 10, 2014: Special meeting to share information about the Anderson Well project. Rate increase justification June 24, 2012: Special meeting to propose rate increase April 21, 2010: Special meeting to amend bylaws regarding timing of shutoffs for nonpayment. Board Meetings In 2010, the Board of Directors of the Westside Water Association voted to exclude board meeting minutes from posting on our website due to privacy concerns.

Newsletter Archive Explore our newsletter archives to stay up-to-date with the latest news and updates from Westside Water. Don't miss out on any our happenings and stay informed by browsing through our past newsletters now. Newsletters 2024 May Newsletter 2024 February Newsletter 2023 May Newsletter 2022 January Newsletter 2022 May Newsletter 2022 Fall Newsletter 2021 February Newsletter 2021 May Newsletter 2021 July Newsletter 2020 Spring Newsletter 2020 Summer Newsletter 2020 October Newsletter 2019 April Newsletter 2019 Fall Newsletter 2018 March Newsletter 2018 May Newsletter 2018 September Newsletter 2018 December Newsletter

About Us Dedicated to our community At Westside Water Association, our top priority is to ensure that all association members within our district have access to clean, safe, and reliable drinking water. We are committed to providing high-quality water services to meet the needs of our community. Trust us to deliver on our promise of excellence in water management. Mission Our mission is to ensure that every member within our district has access to high-quality water that meets their needs. We take pride in our work and strive to meet the communities expectations every day. Scope WWA is a member-owned and member-run nonprofit utility service. We are committed to providing reliable and affordable services to our community. As a 501(c)(12) organization, we prioritize the needs of our members above all else. History Westside Water Association has a rich history dating back to 1928 when it was first incorporated. You can find more information about our legal documents, including the articles of incorporation and bylaws, under "members" tab. Additionally, we invite you to explore our earliest meeting minutes recorded by the Association under the "meeting info" tab. Staff System Manager Island Water Management, Inc (Doug Dolstad) Operations Manager Island Water Management, Inc (Paul Huss) Bookkeeper Island Water Management, Inc (Ken Hicks) Current Board of Directors, 2023-24 President Sam Lanier Vice President David Hawkins Treasurer Holly Shull Secretary Doug Swan At Large Peter Meyers

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Our Water System On this page, you'll discover details about how our water system operates, our management program, as well as water quality and sanitizing surveys. We're proud to showcase our water use efficiency and our well's approval. Thank you for choosing us as your water provider. Small Water System Management Program This plan supplants the previous Westside Water Comprehensive Plan of 1996. This plan should be considered a snapshot of Westside Water that reflects the capacity of the system as viewed against the primary considerations of Managerial, Technical and Financial aspects of the system. Water System Management Program 2020 Addendum to Program 2021 Water Quality Westside Water is required to comply with drinking water regulations specified by the state Department of Health. As with all water utilities, our information is in the public record. For a complete record of required testing results, please visit the following website: https://fortress.wa.gov/doh/eh/portal/odw/si/Intro.aspx Our system ID number is 94950. Because of ongoing issues with arsenic concentrations in the summer months, we continue to pursue new sources. Sanitary Survey The Washington State Department of Health performs a detailed inspection of our system every 5 years. The survey includes a system status report and recommendations for system improvements. The next one will take place in 2029. 2024 Westside Water Survey 2018 Westside Water Survey Water Use Efficiency (WUE) The State of Washington recently established the Municipal Water Law, part of which mandates a water use efficiency plan. Part of the plan requirement involves setting goals and monitoring the results. In 2012, the Westside Water Board set and met the goal of asking all shareholders to reduce their water consumption by ½ of 1%. On average, this amounts to a little less than one gallon per household per day. This reduction is easily accomplished by simple acts like shutting off the water tap while brushing teeth or turning off the shower briefly while you lather up with shampoo. Of course if you are planning to replace your toilet, please consider selecting a low water use one. Installing a low flow shower head is easy too and more than meets this goal. To continue to benefit, all shareholders are asked to use water efficiently and, especially, to check for and promptly respond to leaks. More information about the Water Use Efficiency Rule can be found here. Lead Service Line Inventory (LSLI) Westside Water Association is required by the EPA to complete and submit a Lead Service Line Inventory (LSLI) to the State and make the inventory publicly accessible. The purpose of this inventory is to identify lead or old galvanized service lines in the system. Explore the document below to get more information on individual service line material. Westside Water Lead Service Line Inventory (LSLI) Back40A Well Source Approval Document Click Here Water System Construction

Becoming a Member To be a member of the Westside Water Association, one must own property within the Westside Water District boundary. We serve over 200 households in an area west of Shingle Mill Creek and north of Bank Road. The association is administered by a volunteer board, which is elected from the members at an annual meeting. Membership is limited to those members within the district who are in possession of a water share. We reevaluate every year to see if we can support more shares, unfortunately we are fully subscribed at this time, there are no new water shares available. Water Share Sale Process Key items in the water share sales process: • $100 non-refundable application fee • Each applicant can apply for only one (1) share in any sales cycle • Any WWA member can buy only one (1) share every two (2) years (if shares are offered yearly). • Each application must be linked to a specific parcel. • If there are more applicants in any sales cycle than there are water shares available, the Board will hold a lottery drawing to determine who gets the opportunity to purchase a water share. • The lottery order does not carry over from year to year. When additional shares are released in the future, the entire application process starts over. • Per the WWA By-Laws, if an extension from the main line is needed for a new share, the shareholder is responsible for both the mainline extension and the connection costs. • The holder for a new water share is also responsible for obtaining an estimate for the cost of a mainline extension to their house. Download full Document Here Information Meeting Member Views on New Shares

Managers Blog Welcome to our blog section where you can find past blogs from our manager. Our blog is a running commentary on happenings within our water system. Stay tuned for updates and insights on our work. Past Blogs 2015 2014 2013 2012 2011 2010 2009

Emergency Prep Here are some helpful resources for emergency preparation. We've compiled a list of emergency websites and other useful links to help you stay prepared. Check them out and stay safe! Emergency Response Plan This document is intended to provide an overview for members of the current ERP. The original document includes emergency phone tree numbers, which are used by first responders, not the general membership. These have been removed in this version to protect the privacy of the board members whose numbers appear there. Emergency Notifications Emergency notification is provided via the Public Alert system Westside Water has subscribed to. Public Alert is able to contact virtually all users of the water provided by Westside Water via email, text messaging and voice messaging to land and mobile phones. In addition to the Public Alert system, a list of members known to be most susceptible to any kind of water emergency are directly contacted by the operator and/or Board members either by telephone or in person. Sign boards are also posted notifying users of a “Water Emergency,” or in less severe cases, a “Water Alert”. These boards carry a telephone number through which users can listen to a recorded message describing the situation and what part of the system is affected as well as an emergency contact number to contact the system operator (IWM). Less critical notifications can also be posted via the Public Alert provider as well as being posted on the WWA website (www.westsidewater.org). Home Preparation Planning Westside Water has provided a steady supply to its customers for most of its history–our only interruptions have been from power outages in winter storms, which have been short and infrequent. In fact, our last big quake, the Nisqually quake in 2002, slightly increased the flow of water from our springs. However, we in the Pacific Northwest need to be prepared for a large earthquake that could interrupt services of all kinds, potentially for a long period of time. Here are some things you can do to be prepared: Keep a supply of water stored on your property. One gallon per person per day is thought to be the minimum water requirement. For a family of four, this would be 28 gallons for one week. When you consider that normal usage for one person is something more like 140 gallons per day, you might want to store more than the minimum. Having at least one 55-gallon drum ends up being a good choice for a household, and a list of rain barrel suppliers from Seattle Public Utilities gives local sources for inexpensive containers. If you don’t have a drum, 2-liter pop containers will do. Stay away from milk containers, as those break down over time. To make sure that your stored water is palatable and safe, keep these things in mind: Most rain barrels have been previously used; make sure that yours was used for food or beverage. Containers need to be supported so they won’t tip over in an earthquake, and should be in a spot that’s easily accessed even if there’s damage to your house. Stored water can accumulate bacteria and other organisms. One way to prevent this is to make sure that your storage containers are opaque and well-sealed. Also, taste-test your water at least once a year and treat it if needed with household chlorine bleach. This is a way of chlorinating your water much the same way that public utilities do. After bleaching, let the water sit tightly sealed for a day to give the bleach time to work, you can get rid of the chlorine taste by letting it sit uncovered for an hour. Don’t use bleach that has soap or other additives. Use 1/8 teaspoon of bleach (equal to about 5-8 drops) per gallon of water, or about 1/8 cup per 55-gallon drum. Be ready to purify your own water. This may mean having a bottle of bleach set aside, or tincture of iodine, or a filtration system that doesn’t require WWA water pressure. NERO and WWA from vashonbeprepared.org: "Neighborhood Emergency Response Organizations (NEROs) are informal groups of neighbors from five to fifteen homes, who organize to help each other in the hours and days after a minor storm or major earthquake. NERO efforts help neighborhoods, because transportation and communication may be difficult after a storm or other incident. NERO reports from neighborhoods also help our professional responders prioritize their efforts, to do the most good for the greatest number of islanders." The Westside Water Association includes 231 households. There are a couple of established NERO groups in our district; however, most areas are not covered by a NERO group. For the purpose of contacting WWA members in a water system emergency, we have loosely organized our district into groups of 3 to 10 homes, similar to the NERO model. We hope to identify one home in each neighbor group that can serve to coordinate checking on and notifying neighbors personally in the event of a water emergency, in addition to our current protocol of district-wide notification. We hope that by implementing these neighbor groups, you can help us ensure that you and all of your neighbors are receiving current information in a water emergency. For more information about NERO on Vashon, please visit the NERO page of Vashon Be Prepared. Emergency Preparation Links Vashon Be Prepared A very helpful site provided by the Vashon Island Emergency Management Area (VIEMA), which is an Island-based organization authorized by King County, and the Vashon Disaster Preparedness Coalition (VDPC) King County Emergency Services Checklists for preparing for all kinds of emergencies. FEMA FEMA Guide to Emergency Preparedness

Becoming a Member To be a member of the Westside Water Association, one must own property within the Westside Water District boundary. The Association serves over 200 households in an area west of Shingle Mill Creek and north of Bank Road. The association is administered by a volunteer board, which is elected from among the members at an annual meeting. Membership is limited to those members within the district who are in possession of a water share. We reevaluate every year to see if we can support more shares, unfortunately we are fully subscribed at this time, there are no new water shares are available. Water Share Sale Process Key items in the water share sales process: • $100 non-refundable application fee • Each applicant can apply for only one (1) share in any sales cycle • Any WWA member can buy only one (1) share every two (2) years (if shares are offered yearly). • Each application must be linked to a specific parcel. • If there are more applicants in any sales cycle than there are water shares available, the Board will hold a lottery drawing to determine who gets the opportunity to purchase a water share. • The lottery order does not carry over from year to year. When additional shares are released in the future, the entire application process starts over. • Per the WWA By-Laws, if an extension from the main line is needed for a new share, the shareholder is responsible for both the mainline extension and the connection costs. • The holder for a new water share is also responsible for obtaining an estimate for the cost of a mainline extension to their house. Download full Document Here Information Meeting Member Views on New Shares

Billing Welcome to our billing page. Here you can find all the information about our rate structure and pricing plans. If you have questions or inquiries, please don't hesitate to contact us. We are always here to help! Pay Your Bill Click here to pay your Bill Rate Structure 2024-2025 Bill Calculator (Excel Download) 2024-2025 Rate Card Inquires For any billing questions please contact: Ken: billing@westsidewater.org OR Doug: manager@westsidewater.org