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Water Conservation tips and what to do when you have a leak, Westside Water Water Conservation Water is a precious resource that we should all strive to conserve. By making small changes in our daily routines, we can make a big impact on the environment. Below are some simple ways to save water. Let's work together to protect our planet's most valuable resource. 01 Stop Leaks Leaks are the quickest way to run up your water bill, and they put undue demands on our system. If you notice a leak from a buried pipe on your property, please contact our contract operator/manager Island Water Management. They can provide guidance for your situation and will consider authorizing a reduction in your water bill if you promptly repair the leak. Email manager@westsidewater.org or call 206-567- 4568 Some ways to tell if you have an underground leak: Your water bill is unexpectedly higher than usual. You hear a running sound in your pipes when you’re not using water. A wet spot or green grass shows up in your lawn in dry weather. 02 Conserve Water Along with fixing leaks outside the house, there are things you can do to conserve water day to day. This helps keep your water bill down and it also helps WWA by making it less likely that we would need to add capacity to our system. Here are some things to try: Avoid watering your lawn. This cuts out the biggest demand on our water supply. And in our rural setting, it even looks good. Turn off your faucet in between washing dishes, brushing your teeth and any other time where you may be letting your faucet run when it could be turned off. Wash your vehicles at a car wash. This conserves water because car washes recycle their water. It also prevents soap and oils from soaking into the ground. Fix leaks inside the house. We can help with leaks leading up to your house, but leaks inside the house can also be significant and are your responsibility. A running toilet or dripping faucet can consume hundreds of gallons a month. 03 Protect our Supply We’re fortunate that our sources in Shingle Mill Creek are very clean and require only a minimum amount of treatment. However, there are still some areas where we need to be careful: Prevent back flow. Install fixtures on your outside faucets to prevent water from being siphoned into your water pipes. If siphoning were to happen, contaminated water could get drawn into the supply system. Look after our watershed. Our water comes from rainfall on the north end of Vashon Island that percolates down to our aquifers. It makes sense to avoid putting anything else into the ground: pesticides, weed killers, fertilizers, oils, fuel, or anything else that might contaminate our water. Included in this list would be seepage from poorly designed or poorly maintained septic systems. WWA water is regularly tested for contaminants and we are fortunate in that we have no industry or large-scale agriculture in our watershed. However, if contamination were to occur it would be very hard to fix.

Become a member and sign up for a water share at Westside Water 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. 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

Meeting minutes, newsletters, charity initiatives, and member info at Westside Water 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

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