Who Will Own Your Water, Burton? Time to Chime In

Who Will Own Your Water, Burton? Time to Chime In

 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...
Meet Your Local Aquifers

Meet Your Local Aquifers

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...
Wanted: Water Operators

Wanted: Water Operators

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...
Who Will Buy Burton Water?

Who Will Buy Burton Water?

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...
Westside Water Expansion Spurs Lively Debate

Westside Water Expansion Spurs Lively Debate

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...