Get details on West Seattle sewer improvement proposals, June 19

Public invited to review proposals, provide feedback

People interested in learning more about King County’s proposals to control combined sewer overflows (CSOs) in West Seattle’s Murray Basin are invited an upcoming technical information session and facility tour.

The session will take place Saturday, June 19 from 9:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Gatewood Elementary School, 4320 SW Myrtle St., Seattle. The county will also offer a guided facility tour of the Murray and 53rd Ave Pump Stations from 3:00 to 4:30 p.m. Free bus transportation for the field trip will be provided.

Interested community members are welcome to come for the entire day, or attend individual sessions based on interest level. A detailed schedule is available on the web at http://www.kingcounty.gov/environment/wtd/Construction/Seattle/BeachCSO/MeetingCalendar.aspx#1.

Those unable to attend the meeting are invited to review documents and provide feedback at the project website at:
http://www.kingcounty.gov\CSOBeachProjects.

To request a free compact disc of the technical documents, 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 1.4 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.

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

Wastewater Treatment Division