Project planning phase

What happens during the project planning phase

King County meets with communities to identify local issues and concerns.

King County convenes a project team consisting of WTD staff with experience in engineering, operations and maintenance, land use and permitting, environmental planning, construction, and community outreach.

The team works to identify and evaluate potential alternatives to meet the project need. Project needs are typically replacement of aging infrastructure or the construction of a new facility.

How King County works with the community

King County works with the community to provide information about the project need and identify the project’s likely community impacts. The County tailors its public outreach activities to meet the specific needs of the project and the community.

The public can inform the County’s decisions on:

• Identifying project stakeholders
• Documenting local issues and community concerns

Public outreach activities during this phase could include

• Individual meetings with community groups, organizations and leaders
• Local agency and jurisdiction briefings
• Public meetings
• Project newsletters
• Project fliers
• Project Web pages
• News releases