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Why do combined sewer overflows happen?

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Graphics and text explain the history of King County's wastewater system related to combined sewer overflows (CSOs) and why CSOs pose a problem today.

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GROW Northwest

GROW is a registered 501(c)(3) whose mission is to build healthy and diverse communities by advocating for, managing and funding organic community gardens and orchards, urban farms and green spaces. We provide educational opportunities for growing, sharing and preparing food and acquiring and holding land

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What is Loop?

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Webpage explains how Loop Biosolids are made starting from wastewater from King County residents'. A video on the webpage sums up the information into a 1.5 minutes.

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King County Recycled Water Maps

King County

Maps display the location of recycled water treatment plants in King County and where customers can retrieve recycled water.

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Lessons from nature: How we create resources from wastewater

Loop

In this video, Dr. Darrell Rodgers of Seattle and King County Public Health explains how engineering technology mimics natural processes in wastewater treatment plants to produce Loop biosolides, biogas, and recycled water.

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Sustainability in King County's Waste Water Treatment Divison

King County

This infographic details King County WTD's 2019 efforts relating to sustainability including their Loop Biosolids program. The resource provides data relating to their energy savings, recycled water distributed, and more.

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Service Area of King County Wastewater Treatment Division

King County

Maps display wastewater pipes, treatment plants, and overall service area of KCWTD.

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King County Wastewater Treatment Division Energy History

King County

Timeline shows King County WTD's energy history including when they began producing and selling biogas.

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Barton Roadsie Rain Gardens

King County

These videos explains the benefits of rain gardens and how King County's Barton CSO Control project constructed 91 roadside rain gardens on 15 blocks in West Seattle.

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Beacon Food Forest

Volunteers turned a swath of grass into a vibrant, thriving ecosystem that now provides fresh produce, uplifting beauty, pollinator habitat, healthy soils, climate change mitigation, storm water filtration, educational opportunities, and - perhaps most importantly - a community where everyone is welcome to be, participate, learn and teach.

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Seattle P-Patch Community Garden Program

Community gardens are spaces where neighbors come together to grow community and plan, plant, and maintain a piece of open space. P-Patch is the name given to the City of Seattle's community gardens.

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Washington State Color Maps of Climate Data

Office of the Washington State Climatologist

Maps of recent temperature, precipitation, soil moisture, snow water equivalent, and potential evapotranspiration anomalies, seasonal forecasts, long term climate projections, and much more....

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