Happy New Year!

We wish you well! This time of year is a great time to make goals and plans for the year ahead. Including Healthy Actions in your plans can help keep your drinking water safe.

Healthy Actions:

• Replace the water filter in the fridge (follow the manufacturer's recommendation).
• Maintain water softeners and other water treatment systems.
• Safely store potential pollutants at least 100 feet from any wells.
• Inspect the visible parts of your well.
• Measure and track the static water level in your well.
• Schedule routine water quality testing for your well.
• Schedule chloride and conductivity testing for April and August, if seawater intrusion monitoring is required.
• Schedule an inspection for your septic system.
• And update Water Facilities Inventory (WFI) reports.

Do you have questions about water quality, water systems, wells, seawater intrusion monitoring, or septic systems?

Visit our Environmental Health website for more information. The Drinking Water program has information on water quality, water systems, and wells and a list of frequently asked questions. The Hydrogeology program has information on wells and seawater intrusion and a dashboard with information on specific wells and water systems and interactive maps showing groundwater levels and groundwater quality county wide. The Onsite Sewage (Septic) Systems program has information on septic systems and a list of septic professionals.

Still have questions?

Do you need to know where to dispose of potential pollutants? Public Works has a list of locations to safely dispose of potential pollutants. Do you need a water level tape to measure the static water level in your well? The Island County Public Health Coupeville office has a water level tape available to borrow. Do you want to submit water level and/or water quality information for your well? The Hydrogeology program accepts groundwater data from private citizens and public water system operators. For any other drinking water related questions, please email us at drinkingwater@islandcountywa.gov.

Thank you for your interest in Island County Drinking Water.

For more information, contact us at drinkingwater@islandcountywa.gov.