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Sept. 23, 2009

Community meeting on West Point Treatment Plant improvement projects, Oct. 15

People are invited to a public meeting to learn more about upcoming sewer improvement projects planned at King County’s West Point Treatment Plant.

Thursday, Oct. 15, 2009
6:30 - 8:30 p.m.
Magnolia Community Center
2550 34th Ave W, Seattle

The planned projects will focus on upgrading and replacing aging equipment to ensure the plant continues operating reliably and meeting stringent environmental permit requirements. Examples include:

  • Installing a new, safer disinfection system.
  • Upgrading and improving the solids screening process.
  • Installation of new generators to produce electricity from waste gas.
  • Replacing office trailers to provide more functional work space.
  • Upgrading facilities and equipment to streamline operations and maintenance.

West Point Treatment Plant Manager Pam Elardo will give a presentation and be available to answer community member questions. People will also have opportunities to learn how the wastewater treatment process protects public health and the environment.

For questions about the meeting, or to request reasonable accommodations for people with disabilities, please contact Monica van der Vieren at 206-263-3701 or 711 TTY, or e-mail monica.vandervieren@kingcounty.gov.

Additional information about the projects is available on the Web at http://www.kingcounty.gov/environment/wtd/About/System/West.aspx.

Note to editors and reporters: Visit the WTD Newsroom, a portal to information for the news media about the Wastewater Treatment Division, King County Department of Natural Resources and Parks: http://www.kingcounty.gov/environment/wtd/Newsroom.aspx

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 districts 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.

Related information

King County Wastewater Treatment Division

West Point Treatment Plant