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Operations

September 22, 2020

Utility of the Future Today & awards for outstanding performance

King County Wastewater Treatment Division (WTD) has received national recognition as a Utility of the Future Today for its beneficial use of Loop® biosolids. WTD is one of 65 water utilities being recognized for transformational work in community engagement, watershed stewardship,…

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Community People

September 10, 2020

Meaningful, virtual classes for high-schoolers are possible!

This July, our utility held an online program for high school-aged students to learn how to help protect clean water in our region This July, our utility held an online program for high school-aged students to learn how to help…

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Operations

August 18, 2020

The case of the metal strands – teamwork leads to the source of treatment system damage

When wastewater comes into the Carnation Wastewater Treatment Plant, it first passes through a process that removes larger particles like trash and grit from the water. Next, the water flows through a process that People should use sink drain baskets…

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Community People

July 13, 2020

Welcome people of all abilities to your remote meetings and events!

Are you hosting remote meetings? King County Wastewater Treatment Division (WTD) would like to share some advice that will make your meetings more accessible. Many wastewater utility workers are telecommuting and holding virtual meetings for the public. This technology can…

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WTD Updates

June 8, 2020

RainWise Goes Virtual to Support Contractors

For RainWise – a program designed to help property owners physically design and install rain gardens and cisterns – going virtual has had its challenges, but also unique opportunities. The RainWise program, a partnership between King County’s Wastewater Treatment Division…

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Community People Water Quality

April 24, 2020

Earth Day: Sticking to values in tough times

Beach clean up: debris and garbage is removed from the Discovery Park beach by King County wastewater worker volunteers Wastewater treatment is essential to protecting public health and the environment – but we do more than treat the region’s wastewater.…

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Operations

April 8, 2020

Our operators keep treating wastewater and protecting public health

King County Wastewater Treatment Division (WTD) treats wastewater from people and businesses to protect people’s health and the environment. We operate three regional treatment plants, two local treatment plants, and four wet weather treatment plants. In 2018, we treated an average of 175…

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Operations People Water Quality

March 1, 2019

King County Wastewater Treatment supports diversity through our Operator in Training Program.

Recently, our utility's work to recruit employees that represent our diverse and growing communities through our Operator in Training (OIT) Program was featured in the Water Environment Federation magazine. Visit the link or read the excerpt below: https://news.wef.org/king-county-enhances-diversity-through-operator-in-training-program/ King County…

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Water Quality

December 5, 2018

Saving SoundGuardian

Cross-posted from The Downstream Blog: View of the lumberyard fire behind the King County Environmental Lab from across the Fremont Cut. On the night of Saturday, Nov. 10, a four-alarm fire started at a lumberyard right across from the King…

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Community People

September 7, 2018

2018 Clean Water Ambassador Internship

Through WTD's partnership with Mountains to Sound Greenway Trust, we were able to foster the next generation of environmental leaders through a 6-week internship for high school students.

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Operations People

August 21, 2018

“When you come to work, you want to be in a happy environment. This is what we help create.”

Seasonal workers help us accomplish a lot of work in a short period of time during the good weather of spring and summer. This is super helpful when you have treatment plants like South Plant with about 100 acres of…

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Infrastructure Operations

August 7, 2018

Finding hidden value at the bottom of a sedimentation tank

A big mechanical job at our West Point Treatment Plant replaced a special part of our sedimentation tanks. The sedimentation tanks are part of how we clean everyone's sewer water. What’s the real cost? Have you ever been undecided when…

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