FoxIsland.net          Celebrating our 10th Year Online

The Fox Island Mutual Water Association was formed in 1978 to take over an existing private water company then owned by Col. Frederic Nichols.  Our original 300 connection system had grown to 1112 by year end 2003.  We have a total well supply of 1335 GPM and water storage of 781,000 gal.  We are state approved for 1267 connections. We have a full time certified system manager who reports to a Board of Directors, which currently seats two engineers, a county sheriff, And two small business owners.

Water quality is within state set maximum contaminant levels for primary inorganic chemicals, and no volatile organic chemicals have been detected in our water supply.  Bacteria testing is done monthly, and we have never had e-coli detected in our water supply.

Water Rates

For water rates and connection prices, please contact the Fox Island Mutual Water Association at: 253-549-2671 or e-mail fimwa@aol.com

Meetings

The annual meeting of the Membership is held the 3rd Tuesday of March.

Pump being set in well 23, our newest well. Drilled to a finished depth of 857 feet, which is 575 feet below sea level. It produces 400 gallons per minute significantly increasing our water supply.

Water Quality Report - Year 2010

This annual report presents a summary of analytical testing results from samples of your area’s water supply and compares your tap water to federal and state standards. All of Fox Island Mutual Water comes from underground aquifers. This means that the water you consume is pumped from a series of wells to your home or business through our system of reservoirs and mains. We regularly draw water from nine wells. The depth of these wells varies from 88’ to 850’.

Again we are pleased to report that your water meets or exceeds all health-related standards for quality and safety. We do however have some elevated iron (MCL of 0.3 mg/l) our range of <0.03 to 0.46 mg/l and manganese (MCL of 0.05) our range of < 0.01 to 0.067 mg/l. This raw water is either mixed with other sources or treated to reduce the iron and manganese level. Drinking water, including bottled water, may reasonably be expected to contain at least small amounts of some contaminants. The presence of contaminants does not necessarily indicate that water poses a health risk.

The Federal Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA) divides drinking water Inorganic Contaminants into two categories: Primary standards (table 1) relate to constituents that affect public health. Secondary standards relate to constituents that effect esthetic qualities such as appearance, taste, odor, and color. The following is the highest primary level of each chemical from all nine wells. As you examine Table 1, notice that organic chemical levels are expressed in mg/1 (milligrams per liter) of water (0.1mg/l = 1part per 100Million) (0.001mg/l = 1 part per billion). To illustrate how small a milligram is, one milligram per liter is equal to a single penny to $10,000.

Effective January 2006 water systems of our size were required to reduce the level of arsenic from 50 parts per billion (ppb) to 10 ppb. Recent testing of all our sources shows your drinking water meets the new standard for arsenic. However it does contain a low level of arsenic, which is a mineral known to cause cancer in humans at high concentrations and is linked to other health effects such as skin damage and circulatory problems.

The regulatory schedule for testing the Fox Island Mutual Water production wells is as follows:
Inorganic(metals & salts) Every 36 months
Microbiological (bacteria ) 3 samples per month
Nitrate Annual sample
Radionuclides Every 48 months
Chloride Annual sample (DOE)
Volatile Organic Chemicals Every 36 months

Read the WATER QUALITY REPORT January 2010

Read the WATER QUALITY REPORT March 2004

Read the WATER QUALITY REPORT March 2003

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