GSPOA Members,

Per our April update, please find the DOH Priority Letter and List linked here:

https://glaciersprings.org/wp-content/uploads/2026-02-01-DWSRF-Priority-List.pdf

This file is password protected. The password was provided in the April update emailed to the membership. If you have misplaced the update and need the password provided to you, please email info@glaciersprings.org.

Thank you!

The 2025 Annual General Meeting (AGM) is set for an in-person meeting at the East Whatcom Regional Resource Center on Saturday, October 25th, 2025 at 11:00 AM PDT.

AGM information was mailed to members on October 1, 2025. For members unable to attend, proxy forms were included in that mailing, and must be returned either by post - postmarked by October 18, 2025 - or via email to info@glaciersprings.org by October 22, 2025. Failure to secure a minimum of 50 proxies or in-person member attendees will cost the Association considerable expense to hold a second meeting, so please return your proxy or plan to attend on October 25th.

Please view the linked agenda here for the items of business presented:

Agenda for the Glacier Springs POA General Meeting
Saturday, October 25, 2025, 11:00am PDT
East Whatcom Regional Resource Center
8251 Kendall Road, Maple Falls, WA 98266

The board is pleased to present Glacier Springs Property Owners Assoication's 2025 Annual Report:
2025 GSPOA Annual Report

Meeting materials:

1. FY26 Budget Presentation
2. FY26 Budget Memo
3. Description of the Water Treatment Project
4. Water Treatment System Funding Proposal
5. Counsel Memo re: DOH Water System Treatment Requirements
6. 2025-03-10 Sanitary Survey
7. Your Water System Asset
8. Glacier Springs Small Water System Management Plan (SWSMP) - APPROVED - v3.2
9. 2025 AGM Meeting Minutes (Approved)

All AGM Documents, including Annual Report, Financial Statements, and the 2025-2026 Budget are password-protected. The password is listed in the paper copy of the meeting notice mailed/emailed to each member. If you have misplaced your notice, please email info@glaciersprings.org with your name and Glacier Springs address, and we will re-send the password to you.

The 2024 Consumer Confidence Report for the Glacier Springs Waster system is now available for all property owners. Click here to download a copy. A special thank you to Jim Klessig and John Mercer/Water Systems Services for their efforts this year.

A sanitary survey is a periodic inspection of water system facilities, operations, and records. It is used to identify conditions that may present a sanitary or public health risk. Washington state drinking water rules require all Group A public drinking water systems to have a routine sanitary survey once every three to five years. The results of Glacier Springs Water System updated survey for 2025 is linked below for your reference.

Glacier Springs 2025 Sanitary Survey

• Reminder: The system is still on a boil water advisory!
• Moderate chlorine addition starting Tuesday – Thursday, February 18-20, 2025
• Planned water outage between 9 am – 5 pm Thursday, February 20, 2025 for planned critical system maintenance/repairs
• Chlorine will dissipate over the following days. Using a Britta filter system may help alleviate the chlorine taste/smell.

Dear Glacier Springs and Glacier Green property owners,

Glacier Springs’ water system (#277559) is currently under Blue Operating Status as designated by the Washington Department of Health (DoH) and is under a Boil Water Advisory. This designation allows us to continue issuing water connection availability and collecting the associated connection fees for properties that have received initial zoning committee approval per the Association’s zoning processes: https://glaciersprings.org/building/.

Other permits, including occupancy permits issued at the end of construction, remain at the discretion of Whatcom County and may be affected by the water system’s status. Issuance of a water connection and payment of the associated fee is not a guarantee of Whatcom County approval, especially while the Blue Operating Status remains in effect. We recommend that property owners consult with the County to understand any potential impacts on their projects. Updates on the water system’s status will be communicated as they become available.Please note that our boil water advisory is still in effect. Please be assured that the board is working as diligently and quickly as we can to add a chlorination treatment system for safe drinking water.

For the most up-to-date, accurate information on the water system, please refer to the GSPOA website https://glaciersprings.org/news/. Since not all property owners use or have access to social media, we will post to the website and send the same information through email.

Thank you.
GSPOA Board
info@glaciersprings.org

Hello, GSPOA owners,

It has been a while since our last update, so we wanted to provide one. Since our Annual General Meeting and update on October 18, we have not had any E.coli hits and continue to get satisfactory coliform results. We are still under a Department of Health boil advisory. Bring water to a rolling boil for one minute and let cool before using.

Thank you to those who have volunteered to serve on a committee! It’s the first time in GSPOA history that we’ve had such great participation.

• The Water Committee has met and is currently soliciting quotes from contractors for the spring box repair (known as “Phase 1”) and for engineering quotes on possible treatment options (known as “Phase 2”). The committee will make recommendations to the board and once those are approved, the board will send out a special meeting notice to discuss and vote on possible expenses and work. Anything over $10,000 needs to be approved by members.
• In the coming months, the committee is identifying and fixing leaks around the water system. We are also in the process of getting bids for hazard tree removal around the tanks and spring box area. We hope to start that work in late January.
• The Finance Committee will be meeting in a few weeks. The Finance and Water Committees will be working closely together on all project budgets/cash forecasting.
• By-Laws and Covenants Committee is being scheduled.
• Zoning Committee will be scheduled soon as well.

Hello, everyone –

We received water test results earlier today and of the eight tests, two were positive for coliform and one was positive for E.coli. This is a reminder that we are still under a boil advisory. Bring all water to a rolling boil, for 1 minute, and let it cool before using.

Thank you to those that attended the AGM and the informational webinar online. The new board met Monday, October 16 and, in the coming weeks, we will be working on scheduling another informational meeting with the Department of Health to address outstanding questions and working on next steps.