Information sessions focus on projects to control combined sewer overflows

Meetings to answer questions to date, explain project science and engineering

Community members interested in learning more about King County’s proposals to control combined sewer overflows (CSOs) near recreational beaches on Puget Sound are invited to attend upcoming technical information sessions.

The information sessions will focus on the science and engineering behind the county’s proposed alternatives to build CSO control facilities in West Seattle and North Beach neighborhoods.

Saturday, June 19, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. -- Murray Basin CSO Information Session, Gatewood Elementary School, 4320 SW Myrtle St., Seattle. Staff will lead afternoon tours of the new 53rd Street Pump Station as well as the older Murray Avenue Pump Station in Lowman Beach Park.

Saturday, June 26, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. --  North Beach Basin CSO Information Session, Loyal Heights Community Center, 2101 NW 77th St., Seattle.

Project managers and technical staff will answer questions the county has received to date from community members, including how flows were calculated, why parks are among the sites being considered for location of the new facilities, the feasibility of “green” infrastructure, how much storage capacity is needed to effectively control CSOs, and how a project might impact a neighborhood during and after construction.

People are welcome to come for the entire day, or attend individual sessions based on interest level. A detailed schedule will be posted on the project website at http://www.kingcounty.gov\CSOBeachProjects in the next few weeks.

While the sessions will present a high level of technical detail, the presentations will be geared toward anyone with an interest in science and engineering. Online feedback forms will continue to be available on the project website for people unable to attend the sessions.

People are also invited to provide feedback by calling Monica Van der Vieren at 206-263-7301 or by e-mailing CSOBeachProjects@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.

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Related information

Puget Sound Beach CSO Control Projects

Combined Sewer Overflow Control Program

Wastewater Treatment Division