Read the late Bob Lane’s take on this issue: “Solution in Search of a Problem.”
Go also to the bottom of this page for a Google Search of news stories about the real source of pollution in Puget Sound.
The public comment period for the proposed No-Discharge Zone for Puget Sound is October 4, 2017 – November 30, 2017.
The following rulemaking documents are available for review and comment:
- Proposed Rule Language
- CR-102 Form
- Preliminary Regulatory Analyses
- Rule Implementation Plan (Draft)
- SEPA Determination of Non-significance
- SEPA Checklist and Staff Report
- Citation List (Draft)
How to submit comments:
- Online: Use our eComments to provide comments.
- By mail:
Amy Jankowiak
Department of Ecology
Water Quality Program
3190 – 160th AVE SE
Bellevue, WA 98008-5452 - During the public hearings
Public Hearing Webinars
Ecology will accept verbal comments through the webinar.
Public Hearing
Ecology will accept written or verbal comments during the hearing.
Time: 11:00 a.m.
Location:
South Seattle College’s Georgetown Campus
6737 Corson Avenue South
Seattle, WA 98108
Google Search Term: ‘Sewage Leak Puget Sound’
Silence reigns as sewage spews into Puget Sound. Here’s why. | The …Mar 15, 2017 – The beach at Golden Gardens Park in Seattle was closed Feb. 20 because of the sewagespill, but many beachcombers still showed up.
Crippled treatment plant continues to dump raw sewage into Puget …Feb 15, 2017 – The damaged West Point Treatment Plant in Seattle is at half capacity, and is dumping 50 million gallons per day of raw wastewater including …
Seattle Plant Failure Dumps Millions of Gallons of Sewage …Mar 26, 2017 – Millions of gallons of raw sewage and untreated runoff have poured into Puget Soundsince Washington state’s largest sewage treatment plant experienced equipment failures that forced it to stop fully treating Seattle’s waste. … SEATTLE (AP) — Millions of gallons of raw sewage and …
‘Major emergency’ dumps millions of gallons of raw sewage into Puget …Feb 9, 2017 – SEATTLE – A major emergency at one of the region’s largest wastewater treatment plants is dumping millions of gallons of untreated raw …
Beaches closed after leak dumps untreated sewage into Puget Sound …Feb 19, 2017 – The crew broke the news to them that the beach was closed after millions of gallons of untreated sewage was dumped into the Puget Sound …
Millions of gallons of raw sewage gushing into Puget Sound after …Feb 9, 2017 – Millions of gallons of raw sewage are dumping into Puget Sound after an equipment failure at King County’s West Point Treatment Plant near …
Seattle sewage spill topped 150 million gallons – Kitsap SunFeb 10, 2017 – SEATTLE – The Seattle sewage spill was halted late Thursday night after releasing between 150 million and 200 million gallons of effluent into …
Millions of gallons of raw sewage spilled in Puget Sound since …Mar 30, 2017 – SEATTLE — The King County Wastewater Treatment Division is in the process of restoring the West Point Treatment Plant. In February, the …Missing:
‘Emergency’ at Seattle wastewater plant dumping raw sewage into …Feb 10, 2017 – King County’s West Point Treatment Plant is in “emergency bypass mode” after experiencing equipment failure early Thursday morning, …
Millions of Gallons of Raw Sewage Spill into the Puget Sound | Global …Feb 18, 2017 – Millions of Gallons of Raw Sewage Spill into the Puget Sound … Closed after Leak Dumps Untreated Sewage into Puget Sound – Kiro 7 …
