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History of King County's Regional Wastewater Treatment Utility

History

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Forty years ago, Lake Washington was too polluted for swimming.

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In one of the first and largest environmental cleanups in history, people voted to save the lake by building a sewage treatment system.

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Now, Lake Washington is one of the cleanest urban lakes in the world.


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Department of Natural Resources and Parks
Wastewater Treatment Division
201 S. Jackson St., Suite 505
Seattle, WA 98104-3855
Phone: 206-684-1280
Fax: 206-684-1741
Telecommunication device for the deaf (TTY): 711

Updated: Oct. 2, 2007
 

 

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