West Seattle public meeting to focus on ‘green’ options for stormwater control, Aug. 5

Residents invited to review project proposals for Sunrise Heights, Westwood

Community members seeking information about King County’s proposed use of green stormwater infrastructure to control combined sewer overflows (CSOs) in West Seattle’s Barton Basin are invited to an upcoming meeting:

Thursday, Aug. 5
6 to 8 p.m.
The Hall at Fauntleroy
9131 California Ave. SW

Green stormwater control techniques focus on retention and infiltration to mange urban runoff in an environmentally sensitive manner. Staff from King County’s Wastewater Treatment Division will explain what green stormwater infrastructure is and how it could be used in West Seattle’s Sunrise Heights and Westwood neighborhoods to control combined sewer overflows (CSOs) in Puget Sound during heavy rains. Other proposed options include building underground storage tanks near the Fauntleroy ferry dock or at the old Fauntleroy School site.
 
Those unable to attend the meeting are invited to learn more about proposals to control CSOs in the Barton Basin on the project website at:
http://www.kingcounty.gov\CSOBeachProjects.

For additional information, to provide feedback on the proposals, or to arrange reasonable accommodations for people with disabilities at the meeting, please contact Martha Tuttle at 206-684-1207 or e-mail Martha.tuttle@kingcounty.gov.

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 1.5 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 nearly 50 years.

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.

Related information

Puget Sound Beach CSO Control Projects

Combined Sewer Overflow Control Program

Puget Sound marine topics

Wastewater Treatment Division