Education – King County Wastewater Treatment

A group of people in masks, hardhats and safety vest stand on a concrete structure with metal railings

WTD Updates

February 15, 2023

Operator-in-Training Program recognized with 2023 National Environmental Achievement Award

The National Association of Clean Water Agencies (NACWA) recognized the program for “initiatives that have made a remarkable impact on environmental protection, the advancement of the water sector, and the betterment of their communities.”

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Community Engagement Customer service / Being a good neighbor Education

December 15, 2022

Wheels to Water: Breaking Down Barriers to Education Opportunities

Each year, the WTD education team provides field trip programs that bring thousands of K-12 students to WTD facilities. Students come from school districts all over King County to participate in water-focused education programs.

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Climate Change / Sustainability Education Resource Recovery (Biosolids, energy, recycled water)

January 25, 2022

City Soil Farm: A Record Year for White Center Food Bank Donations

King County Wastewater Treatment Division employees thin apples at City Soil Farm City Soil Farm, located at King County Wastewater Treatment Division (WTD) South Plant is a small farm that produces food for the community and demonstrates the benefits of…

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Well KEPT youth employees wear masks and safety vest as they help build a trail detour

Asset Management / Infrastructure Careers That Matter / Jobs Community Engagement Construction Customer service / Being a good neighbor Education Wildlife / Habitat

December 2, 2021

Building a path for the future during a challenging time

At King County Wastewater Treatment Division (WTD), we consider it a win whenever we can partner with local agencies and organizations to accomplish a goal. In 2021, WTD’s partners at City of Bellevue Parks navigated the ongoing pandemic to create…

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Students at home following along with water lessons & experiments

Community Engagement Education Emergency response Technology

October 2, 2020

Supporting schools & families with virtual STEM education

When local schools began closing in March 2020 due to COVID-19, our utility’s education team quickly adapted the normal in-person field trips to live, virtual programs that fit science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM).

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Careers That Matter / Jobs Community Engagement Education Technology

September 10, 2020

Meaningful, virtual classes for high-schoolers are possible!

This July, our utility held an online program for high school-aged students to learn how to help protect clean water in our region This July, our utility held an online program for high school-aged students to learn how to help…

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Don't Flush That!Industrial Waste Operations / Wastewater Treatment

August 18, 2020

The case of the metal strands – teamwork leads to the source of treatment system damage

When wastewater comes into the Carnation Wastewater Treatment Plant, it first passes through a process that removes larger particles like trash and grit from the water. Next, the water flows through a process that People should use sink drain baskets…

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Community Engagement Education WaterWorks Wildlife / Habitat

October 25, 2019

Young “Salmon Heroes” are out at salmon spawning locations

Blog by Mirna Ali, a college intern working with the WaterWorks Grant Program. Mirna is a senior at the University of Washington, Tacoma majoring in environmental science. Fall salmon spawning season is under way as native sockeye, chinook, coho, pink…

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October 16, 2019

Please don’t put Pumpkin seeds and insides down your kitchen sink, toast them instead

Pumpkins are synonymous with autumn and Halloween🎃. With Halloween around the corner, we wanted to offer a friendly reminder not to put the seeds and insides down your kitchen sink as you're carving your jack-o'-lantern. Even if you use a…

Community Engagement Education

August 2, 2019

PopUp Storywalk at Carkeek Park until August 5

Water Princess, installed as a PopUp Storywalk at Carkeek Park, July 19-August 5 King County Wastewater Treatment Division is partnering with PopUp Storywalk and Seattle Parks for a fun summer activity. Come walk the trails at Carkeek Park and enjoy…

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Careers That Matter / Jobs Community Engagement Education

September 7, 2018

2018 Clean Water Ambassador Internship

Through WTD's partnership with Mountains to Sound Greenway Trust, we were able to foster the next generation of environmental leaders through a 6-week internship for high school students.

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Don't Flush That!Education Industrial Waste Local Business

August 23, 2018

Brewing up clean water

Today, local industries are known for being a source of jobs, not pollution. That's because our Industrial Waste Program inspectors work closely with local businesses to protect our water quality. The Georgetown Brewery is one example of how we work…