November 26, 2025
Rainy season is here, meet our backup generators
Our backup generators and offsite operators work together to keep pumps and critical equipment running when storms take out the power.
December 12, 2022
Employee Spotlight: Drew Thompson, finalist for the Clean Tech Alliance Energy Leadership JEDI Award
This award, given by the Clean Tech Alliance, recognizes those who perform outstanding work to make the energy sector more equitable, support climate justice and diversity in the sector, and foster an inclusive ecosystem.
March 24, 2021
Community Gardens – Much more than soil and seeds
Community gardens are a public good. They provide green spaces in concrete jungles. They help combat food insecurity by providing fresh produce to those with limited access, and they offer a sense of community.
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…
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…
December 6, 2017
New pumps function as South Plant’s ‘heart’
Raw sewage pumps are the heart of our South Treatment Plant in Renton. But the plant doesn't have just one heart -- it has six. After 50 years of service, it was time to replace three of the pumps in…
October 7, 2016
Meet Your Utility of the Future- Today
On September 27, 2016, WTD received recognition of the work that turns our future vision into reality.
March 9, 2016
Puget Sound Energy Grants Put to Work at South Plant
Ratepayers are getting a great deal on big projects now underway at our South Treatment Plant in Renton, thanks to generous grants from Puget Sound Energy.