King County Wastewater Treatment Division

Operations Water Quality

December 1, 2015

Happy holidays start with proper disposal of fats, oils and grease

While retailers welcome Black Friday as one of their busiest shopping days of the year, many plumbers now refer to the day after Thanksgiving as “Brown Friday” for the uptick in business they get from feast-clogged pipes and sewer lines.…

Community Water Quality

November 20, 2015

Seattle Mosque gets RainWise

Hope Academy and Alnoor Mosque recently celebrated the completion a new RainWise rain garden and cistern project, the first ever at a mosque in Seattle. In addition to two rain gardens and four cisterns that will keep polluted runoff and…

Operations Water Quality

November 6, 2015

Great news! Deadline extended in contest to name King County’s new environmental research vessel

King County's research vessel, The Liberty, monitoring water quality in Puget SoundWTD invites people to submit ideas in a “Name the Vessel” competition that kicked off on Nov. 6. King County residents now have until Nov. 30 to enter a…

Community

November 5, 2015

Brightwater Center earns a rave review on Trip Advisor

One of the best things about operating a clean-water facility is hearing what visitors say about their experience, which is why we were thrilled to come across this recent review of Brightwater Center on Trip Advisor: The grounds surrounding the…

Infrastructure Operations

October 28, 2015

‘Credit’ for a job well-done brings lower costs, greater value

Operating a wastewater utility is serious business. It takes money to build and maintain our infrastructure, and that vital part of the operation is headed by WTD’s Finance Team. But fiscal fitness is everyone’s job at WTD. Just as each…

Operations

October 14, 2015

Soccer association, recycled water team up to vanquish drought and save salmon

King County's 60 Acres Park in Redmond using recycled water for soccer field irrigation. Summer is over, but the impacts of the record-setting drought continue to linger. Local utilities’ call for voluntary water use reductions is still in effect, and…

People

October 12, 2015

Poofighters: “The crowd was so loud, you’d have thought we were at a Seahawk’s game”

“The crowd was so loud, you’d have thought you were at a Seahawk’s game.” – Chad Clay, Poofighters Team Captain You’re up against the best of the best in wastewater operations. The watching crowds are enthusiastic, engaged, and LOUD.…

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Operations

October 9, 2015

Feral cats take on rodent control duties at South Treatment Plant in Renton

Watch out, Pizza Rat. South Treatment Plant in Renton is taking a natural yet highly effective approach to rodent control with the help of King County’s Barn Cats R Us program. WTD employees Bob Collins and Sarah Collins with the…

Community

October 8, 2015

Brightwater Center’s ‘Ecotober’ celebration begins Oct. 17

It’s fall for fun and learning at Brightwater Center’s third annual Ecotober celebration, featuring a variety of free activities the whole family can enjoy. Ecotober takes place on Saturday, Oct. 17, from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Brightwater Center,…

Infrastructure Water Quality

October 6, 2015

West Seattle celebrates new green stormwater infrastructure project

Late last month, we joined neighbors in West Seattle’s Sunrise Heights and Westwood neighborhoods to celebrate the completion of the Barton Combined Sewer Overflow Control (CSO) Project, WTD’s first large-scale green infrastructure project. More than just beautiful, these roadside rain…

Water Quality

September 29, 2015

Green Grants awarded to Duwamish Valley environmental projects

Job training, wetland restoration and a community-led strategy for better air quality in South Park and Georgetown – three organizations leading these efforts in the Duwamish Valley earned over $100,000 in funding through King County’s Green Grants Program. Investing directly…

People Water Quality