Monica Van der Vieren

Community

April 18, 2017

King County Recognizes a Leader in Air Quality Solutions

On Monday, April 17, Just Health Action (JHA) received a Green Globe Award for leading a partnership to build a green solution to an air quality problem.

Infrastructure People

April 17, 2017

Building community through infrastructure projects

Campaigns to shop and eat locally are inspiring more of us to spend money closer to home. By supporting independent businesses, we create jobs for our neighbors, deepen community roots and strengthen our local economy. At WTD, we also embrace…

Monica Van der Vieren

Community People Water Quality

April 13, 2017

A celebration for the past and the future

During World Water Week, people gathered at a storied restoration site to plant memories for loved ones and a seed for the future.

Monica Van der Vieren

Operations

April 7, 2017

West Point Update: Fine Tuning the Biology

With 24/7 care, restoration of the complex microbes that clean our wastewater is on track.

Monica Van der Vieren

Community Operations

April 5, 2017

Reaching Out to the Next Generation of Clean Water Stewards

Christine Merker's 4th graders were concerned enough about how the Feb. 9 flooding incident would affect the Puget Sound ecosystem. They wrote us letters asking us to hear their concerns. We did.

Monica Van der Vieren

Community Infrastructure Water Quality

April 3, 2017

Wanted: A Permanent Home for Temporary Art

West Seattle residents in the Murray neighborhood are on a mission to find a permanent place for what started out as temporary community art.

Monica Van der Vieren

Operations Water Quality

March 31, 2017

Norovirus Outbreak in Oysters Unrelated to West Point Overflow

Photo credit David Monniaux, mod. by Peter Gugerell An outbreak of norovirus linked to consumption of raw oysters harvested in Puget Sound is not connected to temporarily reduced treatment capacity at King County’s West Point Treatment Plant. The recent…

Monica Van der Vieren

Operations Water Quality

March 30, 2017

‘Tis the Season: Enjoy the Natural Beauty of Our Beaches and Waterways

Enjoy the spring at our beaches and on our waterways. Find out how you check beach and waterway status.

Monica Van der Vieren

Operations People Water Quality

March 28, 2017

King County’s Marine Monitoring Program Continues Rain or Shine

King County's commitment to water quality doesn't end when weather moves in and wind kicks up the waters of Puget Sound.

Monica Van der Vieren

Community

March 26, 2017

Celebrating Water from Source to Sea

Families and adults celebrate our waters from source to sea on World Water Day at the Brightwater center.

Monica Van der Vieren

Community People

March 24, 2017

Sharing a Knowledge of Water

A day of sharing connects water systems communicators and educators.

Monica Van der Vieren

Operations

March 21, 2017

That Plume You See is Sediment, Not Sewage

The power of imagery was on full display in a Seattle Times aerial photo showing a supposed sewage plume around West Point. But that plume wasn't what it seemed.

Monica Van der Vieren