freeland water and sewer district

Regular Meetings

Meeting time: Third Wednesday at 8:30AM
Location: 1667 Roberta Avenue
Freeland, WA

• March 18
• April 15
• May 20

Special Meeting

Water News

• Harbor Hills Water System - February 2026
  The District continues to focus its attention on two issues affecting the Harbor Hills Community Water System – completing a new well and replacing an aging water treatment plant. The well has been drilled, and water quality and quantity have been tested and confirmed to meet expectations. The District engineer has submitted a project report to the Washington Department of Health for approval. We still expect to be able to issue Water Availability Certificates by June 2026.
  Whidbey Water Services is coordinating with the leading treatment plant designer for pilot testing of the well water quality. This testing has been delayed to early April. The test results will be needed for design and construction of the treatment plant, which will take at least three months. In the meantime, Whidbey Water Services is manually operating the treatment plant three days per week to achieve the same water quality achieved before the control problems surfaced.
  Even if the treatment plant is constructed and delivered by summer, it may be prudent to wait until the dry season is behind us because there will be significant disruption of the Harbor Hills treatment plant as the old system is removed and the new one is installed. The risk of service disruption will be lower if we wait until demand for water is lower next fall.
• Harbor Hills Treatment Update January 30, 2026
  Although the District maintains a website with a section titled "Water News", it's been suggested that we maintain an email list for more timely information about water issues. If you wish to be included on this email list, please provide your email address with your payment. We intend to limit emails to occasions when a water issue might affect your water quality or availability, such as the water treatment plant challenges we currently face in the Holmes Harbor community.
  
  Despite extensive efforts late last year to rehabilitate the aging water filtration and treatment system at the Harbor Hills well site, the treatment system is still not performing as designed and needs to be replaced. Partial treatment of the naturally occurring iron and manganese in the groundwater is occurring as chlorine is added to oxidize the iron and manganese prior to filtration. Discoloration of the water may be noticed by some residents of the community. The Freeland Water and Sewer District has scheduled a pilot test by an established treatment system manufacturer so that a site-specific filter design and be procured, but it may be four to six months before the new system can be installed. Read More
• January 2026 Harbor Hills Well Update
  A new well has been drilled near the existing well at our site off Antelope Road. Testing of water quality and quantity has been completed and found to be satisfactory. Based on the test results, an engineering project report is being finalized for submittal to the departments of Ecology and Health for approval. The District currently anticipates connecting the well to the existing treatment plant by May. If state approvals occur as anticipated, the District hopes to be able to provide Water Availability certifications in June of 2026.
• Harbor Hills Connection Moratorium