Juanita Bay Pump Station replacement increases system capacity, improves design

A newly completed replacement for King County’s Juanita Bay Pump Station will increase sewer system capacity while providing neighbors with a well-designed facility that can better control noise and odors.
 
In 2005, county contractors began construction on the $19 million project to replace a 40-year-old aging pump station that could no longer meet growing service demands.

The new pump station, which began operating late last week after contractors completed connections to the existing wastewater system, is located at the intersection of Northeast Juanita Drive and 93rd Avenue Northeast in Kirkland. It will provide safe and reliable operation by more than doubling pumping capacity to 30.6 million gallons per day.

In addition to a larger facility which includes three underground levels of pumping and electrical equipment, notable improvements that will help make the facility a good neighbor include:

• Modern, reliable odor control systems
• Noise reduction design
• Residentially-oriented architectural design and landscaping

The Juanita Bay Pump Station carries wastewater from the Juanita area eastward through two pipes to the main conveyance pipe that follows the Burlington Northern and Santa Fe Railway to the county's South Treatment Plant in Renton.

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Related information

Juanita Bay Pump Station Replacement Project

King County Wastewater Treatment