November 16, 2016
King County Partners With Emergency Responders for Rescue Training
Snohomish County rescue teams and WTD employees train at King County's Brightwater Treatment Plant.
November 4, 2016
Celebrating 105 Years of Combined Service- and No Regrets
At King County WTD, men and women devote their entire careers to public health and our waters. We talk to three employees with over a century of service.
October 7, 2016
Meet Your Utility of the Future- Today
On September 27, 2016, WTD received recognition of the work that turns our future vision into reality.
August 19, 2016
Celebrating 50 years of Work to Keep Our Waters Clean
Raw sewage flowed from pipes at every street end. River waters in cities were so dead that fish would avoid swimming upstream. “Scum and toilet debris floated on the water,” said one person, shaking his head. “It stunk. We weren’t…
August 1, 2016
Turning Gold into Platinum
Each year NACWA recognizes member agency facilities for their dedication in maintaining compliance of NPDES limits. All of our plants are receiving awards this year, but we’re especially excited to announce that our Vashon Plant has now moved up the…
July 21, 2016
Pokémon, Don’t Go Here!
A few weeks ago, Nintendo awakened the ‘90s kid in all of us when it released its newest interactive mobile game, Pokémon Go. While it’s thrilling to see technology getting people outside and exercising, remember that you can’t always go…
March 9, 2016
Puget Sound Energy Grants Put to Work at South Plant
Ratepayers are getting a great deal on big projects now underway at our South Treatment Plant in Renton, thanks to generous grants from Puget Sound Energy.
February 4, 2016
Protecting water quality – it’s good business! Survey coming soon
Access to the great outdoors is just one reason King County is such an awesome place to live and work. Because protecting our natural resources is a big job, we need everyone’s help. This spring, WTD will mail a survey…
February 4, 2016
Bond refi brings sweet savings to ratepayers
Sewer improvement projects that protect our waterways and support a healthy economy now come with the benefit of a lower price tag. On Feb. 1, we refinanced $279 million in sewer revenue bonds, which will save ratepayers an incredible $65…
January 1, 2016
Celebrating 2015 highlights with a message from our Director
Happy Holidays everyone! Here we are at the end of another productive year in the Department of Natural Resources and Parks. With 2016 just around the corner, this is a great time to reflect on and celebrate our 2015 accomplishments.…