Regular Board Meeting 2/18
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Welcome to Eastsound Water
Water is a precious gift and among our most vital resources. Eastsound Water has the awesome responsibility of delivering safe, high-quality water to our community. It is a responsibility we proudly embrace. Our volunteer board and staff of professionals are dedicated to providing exceptional service to our 1,300+ members.
All of us at Eastsound Water are committed to the responsible stewardship of our island’s renewable water resources.
New Financial Assistance Programs
In response to the COVID 19 virus and its impact on our community Eastsound Water users may be experiencing quarantining, reduced income or other financial impacts. Your water system has developed several initiatives to help support our members and customers, while...
COVID 19 and Your Water System
Eastsound Water Users Association is closely monitoring the developments of the spread of COVID-19. The CDC and Washington Department of Health has issued statements that the COVID 19 virus IS NOT TRANSMITTED through a disinfected water supply such as Eastsound...
Record Low Water Use in 2019
In 2019 Eastsound Water served more connections with less water than ever before. There are 3 graphics in this post that demonstrate the Water System continued improvements is efficiently managing the community's water supply. The first graph show the continual...
Bylaws and Operating Rules Revisions March 2020
The Eastsound Water Board is in the process of the first revision of the Association’s Bylaws and Operating Rules since 2009. This document is an overview of the most significant changes that are being proposed. It also includes a link to the revised documents that...
Membership Fee Increase Coming Soon.
The cost of purchasing service from Eastsound Water is going up on January 1st. The rate change applies to the initial cost of membership or the upgrade of a membership. Since 2016 the cost of new service has been $12,700 for a single family home. A year ago at...
2019 Board Election Results
Eastsound Water Board election results are in. The first question is "did we meet the election quorum?". The answer is YES (just barely). Eastsound Water has 1073 memberships, with each membership having one vote. A quorum is 10% of eligible votes or 108 votes. ...
Potential Water Operator Training Class
During Oct of 2019 Eastsound Water staff taught a 20 hour course for prospective water system operators. The course attracted 13 students from a wide age range. Meeting Tuesday and Thursday evenings class focused on details of how water systems work, and what...
Eastsound Water Annual Meeting and Candidate Forum
Eastsound Water's Annual Meeting is scheduled for Tuesday Oct 29th at the Eastsound Fire Hall from 6pm to 8pm. The agenda will include an opportunity to meet and question the 3 candidates seeking election to the Association's volunteer Board of Directors. A valid...
2019 Base Rate Appeal Process Update
In response to members' feedback, on July 1st Eastsound Water announced an "Base Rate Appeal Process". In 2019 Eastsound Water adopted a new rate structure the linked members' base rate portion of their service fees to their 2018 water use. The process was...
2019 Annual Meeting Scheduled for Oct 29th
The Eastsound Water Board of Directors has scheduled the 2019 Annual Meeting for Tuesday evening Oct 29th at the Eastsound Fire Hall. At this year's annual meeting 3 Board seats will be open. The seats held by Joe Cohen, Clyde Duke, and Steve Miller are open for...
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