Decades-old sewer infrastructure cost King County $118,500 in fines after the Washington Department of Ecology found 27 cases in which wastewater discharge exceeded pollutant limits, five ...

King County’s planned sewer line upgrade through Bellevue has earned the nation’s first Salmon-Safe certification for a wastewater infrastructure project, according to county officials.

"We've got a long way to go, and we need to make sure these machines are in tiptop shape before they continue," said Gunars Sreibers, King County's project manager on the job. Two other boring ...

Sewer rates in King County would increase 10.4 percent over the next two years under a proposal by King County Executive Dow Constantine. Monthly bills for the average residential customer would ...

SEATTLE — Citing aging and crumbling pipes in its system, the King County Council voted 7-2 Tuesday to increase its residential sewer rates, starting in 2023. The increase approved by the ...

Grinder pumps were installed in 24 flood-prone homes to prevent sewer backups. King County Wastewater Treatment Division Director Kamuron Gurol addressed upgrades to the regulator station that ...

King County exceeded pollutant limits 18 times during the last two years at four combined sewer overflow treatment plants at Alki, Carkeek, Henderson/Norfolk, and Mercer/Elliott West. Combined ...