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New climate-resilient infrastructure is better protecting the Duwamish River and Puget Sound
Executive Constantine and Climate Director Marissa Aho recently toured our new wet weather treatment station [ [link removed] ] in Georgetown, a state-of-the-art facility that has protected the Duwamish River and Puget Sound from an estimated 32 million gallons of polluted stormwater and wastewater in its first full year of operation.
The new station – which has received national engineering awards for its sustainable design – is built to withstand 2 feet of sea level rise and severe storms that are occurring more frequently due to climate change.
Here is The Seattle Times’ coverage [ [link removed] ] of the tour.
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Photos of Georgetown Wet Weather Station
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Executive Constantine appoints John Taylor as new director for Department of Natural Resources and Parks
Profile photo of Director John Photo
We're excited to have John Taylor as our new Director, bringing proven leadership we need to build on our momentum.
“John brings the strengths and talent we need to build on King County’s reputation as a trusted environmental steward: Outstanding leadership skills, a lifelong commitment to protecting and restoring the natural environment, and the proven ability to produce lasting, measurable results for all living things that make King County home,” said Executive Constantine. “He will succeed as he has for five years as a highly effective member of my Cabinet, by upholding our values to create a more resilient, sustainable, equitable King County for this generation and for all those who will come after us.”
*Get to know Director Taylor* [ [link removed] ]
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Investing in climate solutions: King County awards $2.3 million to 14 innovative projects that reduce waste
Our Solid Waste Division last spring announced Re+ Circular Economy grant recipients [ [link removed] ], awarding $2.3 million to 14 innovative projects aimed at reducing waste and increasing reuse and recycling. Each funded project contributes to Re+ [ [link removed] ], King County’s initiative to reinvent the region’s solid waste system and cut greenhouse gas emissions by transitioning to a sustainable circular economy.
Executive Constantine recently visited one of the grant recipients, Chomp Energy, [ [link removed] ] which turns food waste from its Vashon Island neighbor, Island Spring Organics, into carbon neutral biogas and organic fertilizer using an anaerobic digestion process.
Investing in climate solutions: King County awards $2.3 million to 14 innovative projects that reduce waste
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Dockton Park and Marina’s renovated playground is open for all to enjoy!
Two people plant trees at Dockton Park and Marina playground
King County Parks completed a major renovation of the playground at Dockton Park and Marina on Vashon/Maury Island, making it more accessible for people of all ages and abilities and providing new amenities that people and families can enjoy along the scenic shoreline.
The improvement project was funded by the voter-approved King County Parks Levy [ [link removed] ].
Check out highlights from the Plant and Play Day event we hosted to open the new playground.
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Rapid progress on power improvement at West Point Treatment Plant
Our Wastewater Treatment Division took Executive Constantine and County Councilmember Jorge L. Barón on a tour of the new 24,000-square-foot structure
We’re making rapid progress on a first-of-its-kind project in the country to provide operators at West Point Treatment Plant with an uninterruptable power supply, making the regional system more resilient to climate impacts. Our Wastewater Treatment Division took Executive Constantine and County Councilmember Jorge L. Barón on a tour of the new 24,000-square-foot structure they built to house the onsite batteries for the power quality improvement project [ [link removed] ].
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Honoring Christie True’s decades of achievements for environmental stewardship
Christie True Day at Brightwater Treatment Center
Current and former employees celebrated the achievements of Director Christie True, who recently completed her 39-year career at the Department. Executive Constantine led a celebration at Brightwater Treatment Plant where our staff renamed the Environmental Education Center in her honor, recognizing her contributions to protecting and restoring King County’s natural environment and inspiring a new generation of environmental stewards.
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