The Bubbler

Clean water news from King County Wastewater Treatment Division.

2025

Storm ready at North Creek
Imagining the future of clean water
New year, new look for the Wastewater Treatment Division
Sediment cleanup underway in the Duwamish River
Learn sustainable yard care in 2025
Social media highlights

2024

Keeping Puget Sound clean with industrial waste innovations
West Point weathers ‘bomb cyclone’ in first test of battery system
WTD achievements honored with double awards and board appointment
Applications open for Operator-in-Training Program
It's World Toilet Day and we sent in the Flush Mob!
Toss ‘FOG’ to prevent clogs

Top honors for Carnation and Vashon treatment plants
Fully charged to protect Puget Sound
Feeding local families in need
Art space maximizes water quality
Partners in Water launches new community grant funding
Fall Job Fair and Workforce Training Symposium, October 23
Puget Soundkeeper sees wastewater treatment in action

Snoqualmie Tree Farm showcases biosolids success
Loop Truck Shop earns LEED Platinum certification!
From classrooms to careers, WTD interns make their mark
Visit our online open house for Mouth of Duwamish Wet Weather Facilities
New milestone in water quality enhancements
Governor visits Georgetown to announce decarbonization grants
Meet the tiny helpers in wastewater treatment
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WTD boosts solar capacity for a bright future
Get your summer on by planning a rain garden!
Georgetown showered with more awards
Careers abound for women in wastewater
Federal loan funds WTD's clean water projects
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New wastewater infrastructure projects connect communities to ‘green wave’ of jobs
How WTD is growing the next generation of wastewater talent to protect Puget Sound
Birding at a wastewater treatment facility? Brightwater becomes a hot spot for feathered friends
John Taylor takes the helm as DNRP’s new director
Discover the future of sanitation: Innovative exhibit at Gates Foundation Discovery Center
CitySoil Farm is looking for weekly volunteers! No green thumb required

2023

West Point’s odd collection of adorable mischief-makers display so many careless flushes
WTD partners with developer to launch one of nation’s first projects to tap sewer heat
It’s a whale of a job at Brightwater Treatment Plant
Don’t invite the plumber to your holiday dinner

Grandfather’s Wisdom returns to Brightwater Trails
Swapping backpacks for hardhats, a summer job like no other
WTD is ready for wet weather
Are you or someone you know interested in a green job?
Do you have a child obsessed with potty talk? We have a solution!
Massive pumps at West Point Treatment Plant get a tune up
Grappling with the legacy of racist housing policies
Great progress on power quality at West Point Treatment Plant

Mad Scientist in the woods? Or just another day at Vashon Treatment Plant?
King County’s wastewater ‘parks’ offer a dose of nature, minus the crowds
Look inside this giant new tunnel that will improve water quality in Seattle’s Ship Canal
As Duwamish River is made cleaner, local artists help community connect to its waters
Stop by WTD’s booth at Duwamish River Festival, August 5
Got an idea to improve water quality in the Puget Sound region?
Volunteers needed at City Soil Farm
Ever taken a tour of a wastewater treatment plant? Now’s your chance!
Read the new PopUp StoryWalk along Brightwater Trails

West Point Treatment Plant: laying the foundation for climate change resilience
What did it take to become a female operator at a King County wastewater treatment plant? Ask Pam Restovic.
Georgetown Wet Weather Station made it through the Seattle winter!
Volunteers needed at City Soil Farm
Ever wanted to tour a wastewater treatment plant? Now’s your chance!
What better way to celebrate Earth Day than in a rain garden?
Work With WTD
Jobs for Clean Water: Career Events

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