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.

https://www.kingcounty.gov/services/environment/wastewater/resource-recovery/recycled-water/water-availability.aspx

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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.

https://www.kingcounty.gov/depts/dnrp/wtd/~/media/528E493C153D44E587A0B761EE015C05.ashx?la=en

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....

https://climate.washington.edu/climate-data/colormaps/

Recycled Water Research

KIng County

Graphics and short text detail why recycled water is beneficial for plants and soil, and explains the elements that cannot be treated out of recycled water.

https://www.kingcounty.gov/services/environment/wastewater/resource-recovery/recycled-water/rw-research.aspx

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.

https://www.kingcounty.gov/~/media/services/environment/wastewater/resource-recovery/images/ENERGYimages/1305_2578timeline.ashx?la=en

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.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=164&v=S0omJa17Ec8&feature=emb_logo

Service Area of King County Wastewater Treatment Division

King County

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

https://www.kingcounty.gov/depts/dnrp/wtd/system.aspx

West Point Treatment Process

King County

Infographic and text explain how wastewater is treated at West Point Treatment Plant in KCWTD.

https://www.kingcounty.gov/~/media/depts/dnrp/wtd/system/Process/1801_west-point-treatment-process.ashx?la=en

Research to demonstrate the safety of reclaimed water for edible crops

King County and University of Washington

University of Washington research study that explains the food safety and nutrient value of food crops irrigation with recycled water.

https://www.kingcounty.gov/~/media/services/environment/wastewater/resource-recovery/docs/EdibleCrops.ashx?la=en

Why do combined sewer overflows happen?

King County

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.

https://www.kingcounty.gov/services/environment/wastewater/cso/about/why.aspx

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.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=3&v=dEBDeur2hyM&feature=emb_logo https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=30&v=uS0lkg8tOuM&feature=emb_logo

What is Loop?

Loop

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.

https://www.loopforyoursoil.com/what-is-loop/

Brightwater Treatment Process

King County

Infographic and text explain how wastewater is treated at Brightwater Treatment Plant in KCWTD.

https://www.kingcounty.gov/~/media/depts/dnrp/wtd/system/Process/1801_brightwater-treatment-process.ashx?la=en

South Plant Treatment Process

King County

Infographic and text explain how wastewater is treated at South Treatment Plant in KCWTD.

https://www.kingcounty.gov/~/media/depts/dnrp/wtd/system/Process/1801_south-treatment-process.ashx?la=en