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.
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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.
King County offering free sandbags to residents on Green River’s flood-threatened middle stretch In preparation for potential high water because of reduced flood-storage capacity at an upstream dam, farmers and other residents of the middle Green River Valley are invited to make and take home free sandbags – and free advice on how to use them – on Wednesday, Nov. 11 at Flaming Geyser State Park near Auburn.
