Crews stop treated wastewater overflow near Woodinville Pump Station

Repairs under way, cause related to damaged sewer line

A damaged pipe carrying treated, disinfected Class A reclaimed water from the Brightwater Treatment Plant to the York Pump Station in Redmond overflowed into the Sammamish River on Wednesday afternoon.

Class A reclaimed water is approved for irrigation and is safe for human contact. The overflow contained no raw sewage.

A community member called King County’s Wastewater Treatment Division around 3:45 p.m. to report an overflow near the Woodinville Pump Station, located at 12900 Woodinville/Duvall Rd in Woodinville.

County employees responded quickly and were able to stop the overflow by 4:20 p.m

Staff notified regulatory agencies about the overflow and will work as needed with permitting agencies and jurisdictions on restoration.

Additional information about Brightwater is available on the web at http://www.kingcounty.gov/brightwater.

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.

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King County Wastewater Treatment Division