by Mary Bruno | Jul 25, 2022 | blog
Chuck Weinstock (left) and Don Furman of the seven-member feasibility board recommending that Burton buy its water system for $1.2 million. Credit: Mary Bruno UPDATE, August 2, 2022: Straw poll results are in: Seventy-two percent of Burton...
by Mary Bruno | Mar 21, 2022 | blog
The Groundwater Protection Committee often gets questions about the Vashon-Maury Island aquifer. Fortunately, there are several excellent sources on the subject, which you’ll find below. But an aquifer FAQ seemed like a good idea. I turned to Eric Ferguson and Steve...
by Mary Bruno | Feb 1, 2022 | blog
Brace yourselves for the “grey tsunami” that’s about to swamp the nation’s water industry. TheUS Environmental Protection Agency sounded the alarm in a December 2021 report : “One ofthe major challenges facing our nation is the critical and unprecedented staff...
by Mary Bruno | Dec 2, 2021 | blog
This is the eleventh in a monthly series of guest blog posts about island groundwater topics by Mary Bruno, Vashon-Maury Island Groundwater Protection Committee.Big changes are afoot on the Vashon-Maury water scene. As community-owned Westside Water Association...
by Mary Bruno | Oct 5, 2021 | blog
This is the tenth in a monthly series of guest blog posts about island groundwater topics by Mary Bruno, Vashon-Maury Island Groundwater Protection Committee. In my July post, a Q&A with longtime Westside Water Association manager, Doug Dolstad, we learned that...