King County to host open house March 16 on Lincoln Park sewer repair work

People interested in more information about a sewage pipe project in West Seattle's Lincoln Park are invited to an informational open house on Thursday, Mar. 16, 2006. The pipe replacement project will prevent sewage from leaking onto the beach and into Puget Sound from aging pipes that were damaged during winter storms.

The project began in February to replace more than a mile of aging sewer line that was damaged during heavy rains and high flows on Jan. 17 and Feb. 6, causing sewage leaks in Lincoln Park.

Community members are invited to come and meet project staff, learn more about upcoming construction at facilities near the Fauntleroy Ferry Dock and Lowman Beach Park, and get more information about King County's long-term sewer improvement plans to control stormwater and sewage overflows in West Seattle.

The open house is scheduled from 5-9 p.m., Mar. 16, at the Hall at Fauntleroy, 9131 California Ave. S.W., Seattle (external link, directions). Additional information about the Lincoln Park sewer line repair project is available on the Web at dnr.metrokc.gov/wtd/projects/westseattle/index.htm

People can also contact John Phillips at 206-263-6543, or Relay Service 711, for more information about the meeting or to request reasonable accommodations for people with disabilities.

King County's Wastewater Treatment Division protects public health and water quality by serving 17 cities, 17 local sewer utilities and more than 1.4 million residents in King, Snohomish and Pierce counties. Formerly called Metro, the regional clean-water agency now operated by King County has been preventing water pollution for 40 years.