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...
2019 Water Use Update
2019 Water Demand is down 2.7% compared to 2018. This is comparing Jan 1 through the end of July 2018 to the same period in 2019. This is in keeping with a decade long trend of Eastsound Water efficiently serving a growing membership without taxing our water...
Water System Operator Job Training Course
Eastsound Water and the San Juan Economic Development Council are offering an introductory course for persons interested in learning about a career as a Certified Water System Operator. The course will be taught by Eastsound Water on Orcas Island. Topics to be covered...
2019 Base Rate Appeal Opportunity
In response to members’ requests, Eastsound Water has developed a 2019 Base Rate Appeal Process. The 2019 rate structure specifies that members’ base rates are calculated at $14 per 1,000 gallons applied to their 2018 water use. (Example: If an account averaged 10,000...
2019 Rate Forum
The Eastsound Water Board is hosting a membership forum on Monday, March 25 at 5 p.m. in the Eastsound Fire Hall. The meeting is to allow members to provide feedback to the Board regarding the 2019 rate structure. While the rate structure is the primary focus,...