Meadowbrook Park reopens after King County cleans wastewater

Meadowbrook Park in Seattle was reopened today after King County wastewater utility crews cleaned up a wastewater overflow caused by Monday's heavy rains.

High volumes of water due to the record rains blew open a concrete block over a sediment trap, allowing the highly diluted wastewater to spill into the park. To protect public health, the park was closed to the public and crews initiated clean up. While the park is now open, the beach remains posted.

People enjoy clean water and a healthy environment because of King County's wastewater treatment program. The 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 more than 40 years.