February 21, 2018
King County turns the past into a sustainable future in Seattle’s Georgetown neighborhood
Preparing a site for a major construction project offered a great opportunity to find new uses for old building materials. Our Georgetown Wet Weather Facility project team show how King County is working toward a healthy future for our communities…
December 28, 2017
2017 brings a bond rating boost, lower costs for vital infrastructure
Infrastructure that protects regional water quality will now come with a lower price tag following a recent credit upgrade and a bond refinancing that will yield $35.8 million in savings over the next 32 years.
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 8, 2017
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 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 18, 2017
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…
