Community relations today
Local residents learn about plans for King County's Brightwater wastewater conveyance system from a community relations planner.
No longer called Metro, the wastewater treatment utility is now part of King County's Department of Natural Resources and Parks. The clean water agency continues to involve public officials and residents of affected jurisdictions early and actively in the planning and decision-making process for capital projects. The Wastewater Treatment Division's community relations efforts include the following: - Providing information to help the public understand the need for the project, alternatives and solutions.
- Coordinating public outreach with public notification requirements of environmental review and permitting.
- Providing opportunities for public comment on facility siting and facility design elements, such as aesthetics, architecture and landscape design.
The community relations staff also conducts various public information and outreach activities to foster an informed, well-educated public that understands the need for division programs and the public good that comes from them:
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