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Public engagement

Discover how King County is engaging the community around the Elliott West Wet Weather Treatment Station.

Our commitment to you

Whether you live, work, or commute in the area, we know you’ll have questions about this project. King County is committed to being a good neighbor and keeping you up to date.

If you are interested in scheduling a meeting for your community or are part of an organization, please contact Ryan Harlow at rharlow@kingcounty.gov or 206-848-0814.

How we work with the community

King County works with the community to provide project information and identify potential impacts. Stay informed and involved as we share information through:

  • Individual meetings with community groups, organizations, and leaders
  • Briefings to local community groups, agencies, and jurisdictions
  • Community meetings and open houses
  • Project newsletters and fliers
  • Project webpage

Outreach meetings and events

Online Community Briefings May 29 and June 12, both at 7:00 p.m.

We are in the process of creating and sharing design proposals while gathering community feedback. We just finished the 30% design phase in early 2025. This meant we created over 1,000 drawings that show the future site's potential layout and configuration. These early drawings give details about the design and size of the wastewater treatment equipment, electrical facilities, building architecture, landscaping, and structural elements. 

Our team is interested in your input on the proposed station design. We want to hear your preferences, opinions, and concerns before we proceed to the next phase of design. We are offering online briefings for nearby residents, businesses, and local organizations or councils that would like to learn more about the 30% project phase.  

Upcoming online briefing dates are: 

If you or your organization are unable to attend one of these dates, please contact Ryan Harlow at rharlow@kingcounty.gov or 206-848-0814 to schedule a time to meet with us. 

After completing the briefings, our project team will share the collected feedback with the design team for consideration. We will present the updated design concepts in an online open house in early fall, where we’ll collect more feedback from you to inform the 60% design expected to be complete in March of 2026.

Community Briefing for 511 Mercer Place Condos, October 29, 2024 

This summer, King County is sharing more information about our plans for upgrading EWWTS. There will also be opportunities to inform some design elements. We will share more information this summer. 

In 2023, King County hosted an online open house to introduce the project. The online open house included a survey to better understand community priorities. The key findings from this survey are showcased in the survey report. We look forward to learning more about community values as this work progresses.

Project documents

For translated materials in Español (Spanish), go to our Translations page.

Project updates

See project home page for updates.

Community meetings and briefings

Documents to be posted as project progresses

Factsheets

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