Brightwater Treatment Plant:
The Brightwater Treatment Plant is the primary sewage plant servicing my residential area. In addition to my area, south Snohomish County, it also services North King County. It has the capacity to treat an average 36 million gallons of wastewater per day.
In addition to this plant, there are other smaller plants which service the surrounding areas. The Carnation Plant services the small, rural community of Carnation, Washington. The South Treatment plant service the east and south of King County. The Vashon plant services Vashon Island. The West Point Treatment plant services the City of Seattle, and parts of south Snohomish County. Lastly, there are four Combined Sewer Overflow (CSO) facilities that operate during heavy rainfalls. These facilities are located throughout King County.
Hi Samuel,
ReplyDeleteI never thought about the importance of sewer overflow facilities until now. The Bay Area has recently experienced severe flooding in parts of San Jose after months of heavy rainfall. Having the overflow facilities is important so the sewage does not back up into people's homes/businesses or into the roadways. After a quick Google search, I did not find any designated sewer overflow facilities in the area. This may have contributed to the recent flooding problem.
Hi Samuel,
ReplyDeleteIt is very interesting to see that one local sewage facilities have some other smaller plants in your area. Like Elena mentioned above, I also never considered of having sewer overflow facilities. In LA, there was a problem of overflow recently after raining. I understand one of reason that contributed for that.