September 24, 2021
Clean Water Interns & Accessibility
Since 2016, our utility’s education team has partnered with the Mountains to Sound Greenway Trust to lead the Clean Water Ambassador youth internship program.
March 19, 2021
Careers in clean water
Each year, our utility's education team introduces local youth and college students to careers that keep our water clean.
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…
April 27, 2017
Raise Your Hand if You Knew You Would Do This Job
Few King County Wastewater Treatment Division (WTD) employees imagined a career in clean water. Sure, Preston Beck was so sold on WTD’s mission that he got a degree in chemical engineering and came to work as a Project Control Engineer.…
January 18, 2017
Bright Lights in Our Workplace
People who mentor interns have to get comfortable with a simple concept: you win some, you lose some. Meet Kirsten Garcia, bright light.
September 28, 2015
Students complete summer internships
As the school year begins, seventeen college and university students will go back to class with valuable professional experience gained through WTD’s summer internship program. From engineering to communications and everything in-between, WTD’s paying internships help students make money while…