King County Council moves forward with important open-space preservation action
Public has final say on permanently protecting more than 150,000 acres

Employees repair valve, stop small overflow near Interurban Pump Station
Sewer utility employees responded quickly to a sewage overflow discovered about 10:30 a.m. near the Interurban Pump Station in Tukwila.

Easy, convenient hazardous waste disposal comes to south King County
Starting today, residents and small businesses in communities throughout south King County won’t have to wait long – or travel far – to safely dispose of their hazardous waste.

More jobs, cleaner air, taxpayer savings in King County
Roughly 250 regional jobs will be created and the environment will benefit from $6.1 million awarded to King County from the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Energy Efficiency and Conservation Block Grant program.

Busy flood levee construction season gets under way along King County rivers
While the region is enjoying summertime weather, King County is working to protect residents and businesses from potential flooding that could come during this fall and winter’s heavy rainstorms.

Nine Kent residents go for gold as King County launches ‘Neighborhood Recycling Relay’
A competition of Olympic proportions was held today in a Kent neighborhood, and the winning team in the King County Solid Waste Division’s “Recycling Relay” neighborhood competition was crowned as the savviest recyclers in their community.

King County increasing enforcement of $1 parking fee at Marymoor Park
In a budget climate where every dollar counts, King County Parks is enforcing a long-standing – but frequently ignored – $1 parking fee for vehicles at Marymoor Park. Motorists who fail to pay the $1 fee face a civil penalty of $35.

Public safeguards in wake of dam concerns include earlier warning of Green River high water
The thousands of Green River Valley residents in communities such as Auburn, Kent, Renton and Tukwila will have an additional seven hours’ warning of possible flooding as a result of changes King County has made in how it monitors flows on the Green River.

Popular clean-water facility tours offered again in July
In response to public interest, the Wastewater Treatment Division is again opening the doors of its regional clean-water facilities to the public in July, offering free tours, family fun and environmental education to interested community members.

Outdoor concerts, exciting trail racing, old-time county fair signal July’s arrival in King County
It’s a good thing that there’s a lot of daylight during early summer in the Pacific Northwest, because King County Parks – Your Big Backyard, offers enough features and activities to keep a family busy for hours on end.