May 25, 2018
Employee engagement, health and well-being
Cross-posted from KC Employee News When the Department of Natural Resources and Parks’s Wastewater Comprehensive Planning and GIS group sat down to review their engagement survey results, they kept coming back to one thing – improving their well-being. To support…
April 2, 2018
Using virtual reality to train staff, pass on know-how
Cross-posted from KC Employee News Virtual reality is not just for gamers! King County is using HoloLens technology to capture work processes, take advantage of institutional knowledge and enhance staff training using Mixed and Virtual Reality. In a pilot project with Microsoft and…
September 26, 2017
Poofighters rock on and take the stage at world’s biggest, most extreme, wastewater Ops Challenge at WEFTEC in Chicago
When asked why he became a wastewater operator, Darek Kenaston reveals, “The more I got into it, the more I was interested. It was a good fit. I’ve always been around the water. I grew up in Florida, two blocks…
August 8, 2017
Video: New Director’s learning curve becomes a mountain
Anyone who’s ever started a new job knows there can be a lot to learn for the first few months – or even year. When you tackle the learning curve, you have to learn a lot of new faces and…
March 29, 2016
Apply for WaterWorks Grants Through May 25
King County is making it easier for people to launch projects to control pollution and build healthy communities through funding from the WaterWorks Grant Program.
March 28, 2016
Innovative Floating Wetlands Protect Community Natural Area
WTD employees are developing new ways to protect the ponds in the North 40 natural area at the Brightwater Treatment Plant site.
October 12, 2015
Poofighters: “The crowd was so loud, you’d have thought we were at a Seahawk’s game”
“The crowd was so loud, you’d have thought you were at a Seahawk’s game.” – Chad Clay, Poofighters Team Captain You’re up against the best of the best in wastewater operations. The watching crowds are enthusiastic, engaged, and LOUD.…
