County funding for BNSF Eastside rail corridor proposed
Approximately 25 miles of the BNSF Eastside rail corridor will be put in public ownership in perpetuity under a $26 million funding proposal transmitted today by King County Executive Kurt Triplett to the King County Council for approval. 

North Bend receives funding for high-risk flood areas
North Bend neighborhoods will receive much-needed flood mitigation funding from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) this winter. The federal funds will be used to elevate or buy out homes in high-risk flood areas to prevent future loss and damage.  

Minor flooding along Tolt, Snoqualmie as King County monitoring rain-swollen rivers
Continued rainfall across eastern King County has brought the Tolt River into a Phase II flood alert level Tuesday morning, with minor flooding expected in the watershed. 

King County Flood Warning Center closes as rivers recede following minor flooding
King County closed its Flood Warning Center at 11:30 a.m. Tuesday following a brief period of high flows along the Snoqualmie and Tolt rivers. 

King County Flood Warning Center opens to monitor minor Snoqualmie River flooding
The King County Flood Warning Center opened early Tuesday morning, Nov. 17, to monitor rising flows on the Snoqualmie River because of persistent rainfall in the area. 

Fertile King County farmland returns to its roots, as much-needed soccer fields are built nearby
Some of the best, fertile Sammamish Valley farmland will once again produce fresh fruits, vegetables and herbs under permanent protection, while new soccer fields needed for thousands of young players will be built nearby under an agreement announced today by King County Executive Kurt Triplett. 

King County adds new alert system to public safety tools for flood season
King County residents and business owners have a new tool available to them this fall that can help them stay safer during flood season: A new, automated flood alert system is now available and provides real-time messages by phone, text or e-mail warning of potential high water on more than a half-dozen rivers. 

Celebrate sanitation on ‘World Toilet Day’
County offers free treatment plant tours, Nov. 19 Potty humor might get laughs, but inadequate sanitation is a serious matter to the 2.5 billion people who lack access to proper toilets and safe sewage treatment.  

Sandbagging contest
Flood season has arrived across the Puget Sound region, and the minor flooding that has already occurred in both urban and rural areas are a strong reminder that flooding can affect communities with little or no notice. 

National water conference, Nov. 9-12 in Seattle, features Puget Sound restoration work
The American Water Resource Association is bringing its knowledge and expertise to Seattle with its National Water Resources Conference, Nov. 9-12. This region’s ongoing work to restore Puget Sound and its response to the heightened flood threat in the Green River Valley are among the featured discussions.