These are exciting times at EWUA. The Eastsound Water Board of Directors continues to work exceptionally hard to improve our water system, and develop plans to meet the growing needs of our community. EWUA strives to be apolitical and has not taken a position on the challenging issue of community growth. Current Urban Growth Area plans focus a great deal of the island’s growth within the Eastsound Water service area. EWUA has been planning for this growth, and expects that in the coming 20 years demand for service from EWUA will double. This will be a challenge, but EWUA is ready to step up to this challenge.

I believe it is important for our members to know that EWUA will not be expecting its current members to “foot the bill” for this expansion. Any expansion of the EWUA system is being planned at the expense of future members. We are exploring a variety of promising options for securing additional water sources to meet this demand.

I want to encourage members to plan on attending our annual meeting. This is your water system, and I can honestly say that I know your input is greatly valued by our Board of Directors.