Camano Water Association
The mission of the Camano Water Association is to provide members with ample, good quality, domestic water at a reasonable cost.
The Camano Water Association (CWA) is established to provide domestic water for properties within the geographic area (Camano Country Club) served by Camano Water Association.
Capital Improvement: The ten-year water system plan.
In 2022, the Camano Water Association (CWA) completed a comprehensive system analysis and developed a strategic plan outlining its programs and initiatives for the next decade. This Water System Plan includes detailed assessments of key components such as water supply capacity, legal water rights, well production, wellhead protection measures, treatment infrastructure, and the distribution network—including pumps and pipelines.
This planning effort aligns with Washington State regulations, which mandate that all public water systems serving 1,000 or more service connections must prepare and update a Water System Plan every 10 years. To review the plan, contact the CWA office at info@camanowater.com or (360) 387-9136. Read more about CIP here
Short History
July 1952, five persons created a nonprofit corporation: Camano Water Association, CWA, to exist in perpetuity to serve an area of about 1.7 square miles, 1,075 acres, on Camano Island known as the Country Club. The Garrison and Hartman families owned this land, and five of their members became the first Trustees of CWA. Over the years the Trustees wrote bylaws to conform to the Articles of Incorporation and modified these bylaws from time to time. The Trustees enacted the current version on September 27, 1997.
For a member, the key document is the Application for Membership, a contract that guarantees that CWA will supply water to the lot to which the membership is attached. This document specifies that membership can be transferred only with that particular lot. When a person acquires land within the CWA service area…
