In the summer of 2020, the tiny community of Mansfield, WA (population 343) found itself smack dab in the middle of several wildfires between July and September. The largest fire, the Pearl Hill Fire, got a few thousand yards from town. Some residents lost everything. The Seattle Times published a map showing fires surrounding Mansfield…
King County Wastewater Treatment Division recently welcomed a visit from our wastewater treatment counterparts Watercare who serve Auckland, New Zealand🇳🇿. Their resource recovery manager Rob Tinholt, visited us to learn about our biosolids program. They’re developing their own resource recovery program and wanted to tap our resource recovery expertise so that Auckland could benefit from…
Our CitySoil Farm is fostering community engagement as we help people learn about the value of our recycled products.
King County hosts a special group of campers at CitySoil Farm. They learned how we protect people and the environment, and helped provide for families just like theirs.
Three King County employees learned the value of recycling resources in faraway communities where sustainable practices are a necessity.
CitySoil Farm partners, students, and volunteers delivered a harvest of health to the White Center Food Bank in 2016.
King County stepped in at a crucial moment in a 12-year project to help salmon and people.
Snohomish County rescue teams and WTD employees train at King County’s Brightwater Treatment Plant.
Many developing Asian countries face unique challenges delivering quality wastewater services. In an effort to mentor these communities, a team of WTD employees participated in information sharing with a growing utility called URENCO in Dong Hoi, Vietnam. The collaboration was sponsored by the Asian Development Bank, which covered expenses for the trip. After visiting Vietnam,…
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