April 19, 2018
The nose shouldn’t know you live near South Treatment Plant. But if you smell something, we’re all ears
While it doesn’t smell like roses inside a wastewater treatment plant, we put lot of effort into making sure our plants are good neighbors. But when fugitive odors jump the fence line? We want to hear from you.
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…
December 13, 2017
South Plant gets to the heart of energy efficiency
This fall, WTD earned an $894,970 grant from Puget Sound Energy for a pump replacement project at South Plant that will save enough electricity to power 212 homes a year. Read how our team of engineers, energy experts and plant…
December 6, 2017
New pumps function as South Plant’s ‘heart’
Raw sewage pumps are the heart of our South Treatment Plant in Renton. But the plant doesn't have just one heart -- it has six. After 50 years of service, it was time to replace three of the pumps in…
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…
September 19, 2017
Fast action by Vashon Treatment Plant neighbors helps recover missing buoy
A drifting buoy in Puget Sound was quickly retrieved thanks to watchful community members.
July 20, 2017
Our thoughts on the West Point Independent Review Report
In response to the County Council's Independent Review report on West Point, we're already taking a number of steps to plan for the future and make important improvements to our operations.
June 21, 2017
Treatment plants go ‘Platinum’ in 2016
Commitment to environmental excellence and an outstanding record of permit compliance earned us top honors from the National Association of Clean Water Agencies.