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Investing in water quality, one community at a time

Through a sense of purpose and the dedication of countless volunteers, our WaterWorks grants are supporting the kind of environmental progress that makes our neighborhoods – and our region – an even better place to live.

June 22, 2018 in Community Engagement, Education, Equity & Social Justice, Inclusion, Accessibility, WaterWorks.

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 drop-in for a visit on the fourth Tuesday of the month from 4 to 6:30 p.m.

May 24, 2018 in Community Engagement, Customer service / Being a good neighbor, Education, Operations / Wastewater Treatment.

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 19, 2018 in Community Engagement, Customer service / Being a good neighbor, Operations / Wastewater Treatment.

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 Water event to introduce the possibilities in this exciting and growing field.

April 5, 2018 in Careers That Matter / Jobs, Education, Equity & Social Justice, Inclusion, Accessibility.

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.

March 28, 2018 in Community Engagement, RainWise / Green Stormwater Infrastructure, WaterWorks, Wildlife / Habitat.

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 economic investment and sustainable design.

March 2, 2018 in Construction, Protecting Our Waters, Wet Weather Treatment.

Feedback wanted: Visit our online open house on the Lake Hills and NW Lake Sammamish Sewer Upgrade Project in Redmond

Review our project plans to upgrade aging sewer infrastructure in Redmond, and share input on design at an online open house through Jan. 31.

December 8, 2017 in Community Engagement, Construction, Customer service / Being a good neighbor.

RainWise program celebrates new installation in North Seattle

With the support of the RainWise program, a church in Seattle’s Roosevelt neighborhood just celebrated a new rain garden installation that will keep over 70,000 gallons of stormwater out of the sewer system each year, and control overflows into local waters during storms.

October 18, 2017 in Community Engagement, Protecting Our Waters, RainWise / Green Stormwater Infrastructure.

Doing our part to fight climate change as a Utility of the Future

As a clean water utility, confronting climate change by reducing greenhouse gas emissions and preparing for climate change is one of our top priorities. Recycling resources not only reduces our carbon footprint, it supports larger goals for vibrant, healthy communities.

October 5, 2017 in Operations / Wastewater Treatment, Resource Recovery (Biosolids, energy, recycled water), Utility of the Future / Awards.

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.

September 19, 2017 in Community Engagement, Customer service / Being a good neighbor, Operations / Wastewater Treatment.

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