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Island County approves three franchise renewals; commissioners push for stricter oversight of small water systems
Summary
The Board of Island County Commissioners unanimously approved franchise renewals and a septic‑system franchise transfer but directed staff to develop stronger franchise standards and to work with Public Health on monitoring and funding mechanisms.
Island County commissioners on July 15 approved three franchise actions for small water and septic systems on Camano Island but pressed staff to tighten oversight of aging private and small public water systems.
County engineer Ed Seawastair presented three related items brought up as a backlog: a Camano Colony Water System renewal (about 2,600 linear feet of right‑of‑way and roughly 24 connections served by one well), a franchise transfer related to two parcels and a shared septic/drain‑field maintenance agreement in northern Camano, and a Pleasant View Water…
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