King County Wastemobile collects household hazardous in Covington / Maple Valley area
King County residents can safely dispose of car batteries, oil and other household hazardous items when the King County Wastemobile comes to the Covington - Maple Valley area, Sept. 18-20. The Wastemobile will be in the parking lot of Fire Station No. 75, 15635 SE 272nd St. in Kent.

Construction begins on Brightwater Environmental Education and Community Center
Students, community leaders and local elected officials celebrated today as construction officially began on an environmental education and community center being built as part of the Brightwater Treatment Plant project.

REMINDER: Learn about Howard Hanson Dam, Green River safety at Sept. 9 public meeting in Auburn
Learn the latest details about flood safety and efforts to protect people, their property and businesses in the Green River Valley at a public meeting, Sept. 9 in Auburn.

Green River Valley farmers can learn more about flood safety, dam repairs, at public meetings
Farmers in the Green River Valley can learn more about how to ensure the safety of their farm operations, livestock, equipment and families at a series of three public meetings in September.

Community meeting on Ravenna Park sewer improvement project, Sept. 10
People interested in learning more about an upcoming sewer improvement project in Seattle’s Ravenna Park are invited to a community meeting hosted by King County’s Wastewater Treatment Division.

Salmon SEEson is here again – your chance to spot returning salmon across King County
Fall is nearly here, and that means that salmon populations around the Puget Sound will be making the journey to area streams and rivers to spawn.

It’s summer: The perfect time to think about … flood insurance?
Don’t wait for flood season; it takes 30 days for a policy to kick in

King County Wastemobile comes to Burien for easy household hazardous waste disposal
King County residents can safely dispose of car batteries, oil and other household hazardous items when the King County Wastemobile comes to the Burien Fred Meyer, Sept. 11-13. The Burien Fred Meyer is located at 14300 1st Ave. S.

Help King County keep tabs on native salmon as a Salmon Watcher Program volunteer
Many Pacific salmon species have begun the final stretch of their remarkable migration from the open ocean back to the King County rivers and streams of their birth, where they will spawn then die as their offspring begin life in the gravel below.

Employees respond to small overflow near Interurban Pump Station in Tukwila
Sewer utility employees quickly stopped a sewage overflow discovered this morning near the Interurban Pump Station in Tukwila.