Operations – Page 2 – King County Wastewater Treatment Division

A wastewater operator sits facing away from us, in front of multiple computer screens that help monitor the treatment plant processes

Operations

October 12, 2021

As rainy weather approaches, we are on the job 24/7

Our crews are on the job 24/7, 365 days a year to ensure the region’s wastewater treatment service – and that remains true as we move into the rainy season.

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Banner with a photo of Lake WA and Mt Rainier and text that says construction in Mercer Island & Bellevue to start early 2022

Community Infrastructure Operations

September 29, 2021

Major construction in Mercer Island & Bellevue to start early next year

If you live, play, work, or drive on Mercer Island, or if you live or recreate near Enatai Beach Park or Mercer Slough, you will see our construction activities over the next few years.

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Puget Sound view from the SoundGuardian boat

Operations

September 20, 2021

Reducing nitrogen in Puget Sound where it matters

King County is committed to protecting water quality and reducing harm to fish and aquatic life in Puget Sound’s shallow bays caused by human sources of nitrogen.

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Aerial view of the West Point Treatment Plant

Infrastructure Operations

August 19, 2021

Charging ahead with reliable battery power for West Point Treatment Plant

King County Executive Dow Constantine signed an emergency declaration and the King County Council authorized up to $65 million to provide West Point with more reliable power. The team behind the West Point Treatment Plant Power Quality Improvement Project has been working diligently to identify an innovative, sustainable supplemental power solution.

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Operations

August 12, 2021

Awards for permit performance despite a tough year

Our Carnation, Brightwater, Vashon treatment plants and the South Plant Reclaimed Water Plant received 2020 Outstanding Performance awards from the Washington State Department of Ecology.

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Delivery of sodium hypochlorite – a chlorine compound and disinfectant in common household bleach and the primary disinfectant used in our wastewater treatment process

Operations

June 18, 2021

Regional chlorine / sodium hypochlorite shortage: How we’re conserving to protect public health and the environment

A nationwide shortage of sodium hypochlorite – a chlorine compound that's the primary disinfectant in our wastewater treatment process – triggered by a supply chain disruption, is impacting wastewater treatment operations throughout the Northwest.

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Operations

May 13, 2021

What’s that smell? Controlling & reporting odors

It’s important that our wastewater facilities are a good neighbor to the people who live, work and play near them. Part of being a good neighbor means that we work hard to control odors that come from the wastewater treatment process.

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Infrastructure Operations

May 5, 2021

Starting a decade of improvements at West Point Treatment Plant

Like much of the King County wastewater system, the West Point Treatment Plant is more than 55 years old and many of its components reach their “end of life” each year.

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Operations

February 26, 2021

UPDATED: We’re working to improve power supply quality at West Point Treatment Plant to continue our clean-water mission

Power disruptions during heavy rainfall An emergency order to fast-track power projects at West Point will help protect the treatment plant from power disruptions. One of the potential solutions to help buffer West Point power supply is modifying the on-site…

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Operations People

December 22, 2020

Finding a job that fits you, pays well AND is meaningful is amazing. If you like freedom and change you might like operating a wastewater treatment plant. We’ll help you find out – and pay to train you.

Operators watch over large and complex industrial equipment and the flows going through them – from both on-the-ground and from computer monitoring systems. Our business is unconventional – and that works for a lot of our employees We get it.…

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nothing but toilet paper should be flushed

Operations

October 29, 2020

Don’t flush that!

Did you know you have sewer equipment you're responsible for taking care of? And it’s not just plumbing. Every house or building has a sewer pipe that connects it to the larger sewer system. Often called a "side sewer", your…

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Operations

October 21, 2020

Being a good neighbor & controlling odors

It’s important for King County facilities to be a good neighbor to the people who live, work and play near us. At the County’s South Treatment Plant in Renton, we work 24-7 to treat the water that people use in…

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