King County Wastewater Treatment Division

Operations

May 24, 2018

Brown is the new ‘green’ as South Plant becomes a major local source of renewable biofuels

Purified renewable natural gas produced at South Treatment Plant in Renton is now a clean diesel alternative for local commercial trucks. Each year, the volume of renewable natural gas produced at the South Treatment Plant is the energy equivalent of…

Community Operations

May 24, 2018

Public tours resume at the West Point Treatment Plant

Welcome to West Point this summer! If you’re curious about how water systems work, or if you’d like to learn about the things you can do every day to help protect water quality, sign up for a Saturday tour or…

Community Operations

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.

People

April 5, 2018

Creating pipelines to future careers

Most high school students don't realize the variety of jobs -- from engineers and financial analysts to electricians -- that are needed to keep our water clean. We recently hosted over 50 high school students at a Careers in Clean…

Operations People

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…

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Community

March 28, 2018

Go salmon! WaterWorks grant supports Finn Hill Neighborhood’s work to protect Denny Creek

A sense of mission and a small grant can go a long way. Finn Hill Neighborhood Alliance’s rain water harvesting project in Kirkland earned a $15,000 grant through King County's WaterWorks Program to protect Denny Creek, an important salmon-bearing stream.

Infrastructure Water Quality

March 2, 2018

Construction underway on the Georgetown Wet Weather Treatment Station Project

At a ceremonial groundbreaking on March 1, we joined the community to celebrate the start of construction on a $262 million project that will address an ongoing source of water pollution in the Duwamish River, and reflect neighborhood priorities around…

Community Infrastructure Water Quality

February 21, 2018

King County turns the past into a sustainable future in Seattle’s Georgetown neighborhood

Preparing a site for a major construction project offered a great opportunity to find new uses for old building materials. Our Georgetown Wet Weather Facility project team show how King County is working toward a healthy future for our communities…

People

February 1, 2018

Careers that matter: We’re accepting applications for paid summer internships through Feb. 25.

If you're a college student who shares our passion for clean water and healthy communities, we're looking for you. We're now hiring for paid summer internships in a number of different career areas. Apply online through Feb. 25.

People

January 2, 2018

Filing project streamlines record keeping and recruits new employees

As Seahawks coach Pete Carroll always says, it's not how you start, it's how you finish. Learn how two temporary employees used a short-term filing assignment as a stepping stone into rewarding full-time careers at WTD.

Infrastructure

December 28, 2017

2017 brings a bond rating boost, lower costs for vital infrastructure

Infrastructure that protects regional water quality will now come with a lower price tag following a recent credit upgrade and a bond refinancing that will yield $35.8 million in savings over the next 32 years.

Infrastructure Operations

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…

Clean Water Stories

from King County

Brown is the new ‘green’ as South Plant becomes a major local source of renewable biofuels

Public tours resume at the West Point Treatment Plant

The nose shouldn’t know you live near South Treatment Plant. But if you smell something, we’re all ears

Creating pipelines to future careers

Using virtual reality to train staff, pass on know-how

Go salmon! WaterWorks grant supports Finn Hill Neighborhood’s work to protect Denny Creek

Construction underway on the Georgetown Wet Weather Treatment Station Project

King County turns the past into a sustainable future in Seattle’s Georgetown neighborhood

Careers that matter: We’re accepting applications for paid summer internships through Feb. 25.

Filing project streamlines record keeping and recruits new employees

2017 brings a bond rating boost, lower costs for vital infrastructure

South Plant gets to the heart of energy efficiency

Clean Water Stories

from King County

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