Water System
TICC owns and operates a water
system for island residents. The system consists of three wells,
each with a pump house, a 150,000-gallon storage tank, fire hydrants,
water lines, and testing stations. There are individual hookups to
island lots, but no water meters at this time. Your annual dues pay for
the operation and maintenance costs. TICC's drinking water is safe
and meets federal and state requirements. It has no detected
contaminants.
NEW Sanitary Survey Report
The water system had a sanitary survey in September
2009 by our regional engineer from the Office of Drinking Water:
Water Use Efficiency Rule
The Water Use Efficiency (WUE) Rule went into effect
in January 2007. The rule requires municipal water systems, including
Treasure Island, to implement a water use efficiency program. There
will be some changes to our water system — the rule mandates water
meters at each connection and evaluation of a rate structure that
encourages water use efficiency. The rule also requires that we
forecast water demand, meet a water system leakage standard, and set
conservation goals through a public process.
Water Use Efficiency Committee
(Excerpt
from January 2009 TICC Newsletter Article) As related at the 2008
TICC annual meeting, under the Water Use Efficiency Rule implemented
by the Washington State Department of Health, the Treasure Island
water system (classified as Group A – serving between 25 and 3000
population) is required to install meters to all existing connections
by 2017, and install water meters to new connections immediately. You
may have heard or read about a court ruling relieving small, private
water systems from that requirement, and the pending appeal which may
overturn the ruling and reinstate the requirement.
Since we don’t know what will happen with the court
proceeding, the committee set up to comply with the WUE rule continues
to gather information on meter systems and pricing from suppliers. No
bids will be solicited for construction unless the ruling is
overturned and it again becomes a mandate for us.
For more information, see the following from the DOH
Office of Drinking Water
legal challenges
web page:
