Emergency bypass – King County Wastewater Treatment Division

King County WTD Director, Mark Isaacson (R), talks with Industrial Maintenance Mechanic, Jimmy Harmon, who explains what it takes to maintain the Solids process area of West Point.

People

August 8, 2017

Video: New Director’s learning curve becomes a mountain

Anyone who’s ever started a new job knows there can be a lot to learn for the first few months – or even year. When you tackle the learning curve, you have to learn a lot of new faces and…

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Operations

April 28, 2017

Monitoring the Environment During West Point Restoration

Whenever clean water infrastructure is affected, WTD gets in front of environmental monitoring.

Monica Van der Vieren

Operations Water Quality

March 31, 2017

Norovirus Outbreak in Oysters Unrelated to West Point Overflow

Photo credit David Monniaux, mod. by Peter Gugerell An outbreak of norovirus linked to consumption of raw oysters harvested in Puget Sound is not connected to temporarily reduced treatment capacity at King County’s West Point Treatment Plant. The recent…

Monica Van der Vieren

Operations Water Quality

March 30, 2017

‘Tis the Season: Enjoy the Natural Beauty of Our Beaches and Waterways

Enjoy the spring at our beaches and on our waterways. Find out how you check beach and waterway status.

Monica Van der Vieren

Operations

March 21, 2017

That Plume You See is Sediment, Not Sewage

The power of imagery was on full display in a Seattle Times aerial photo showing a supposed sewage plume around West Point. But that plume wasn't what it seemed.

Monica Van der Vieren

Operations Water Quality

February 13, 2017

When the Unexpected Unfolds: Protecting People After Wastewater Overflows

When conversations in our region circle around to water quality, the trigger is usually bad news. Puget Sound's resident orca whales had a tough year because they couldn’t find enough salmon to eat. Shellfish harvests and beaches close due to toxic…

Monica Van der Vieren