Travel through time at West Point Treatment Plant open house, Oct. 3

Learn where water goes when you brush and flush, meet the municipal magicians who use modern technology to turn waste into resources, and explore Seattle’s rich cultural history through archeology tours and Native American art.

On Saturday, Oct. 3, the King County Wastewater Treatment Division is hosting an open house from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the West Point Treatment Plant, 1400 Utah St. W. in Seattle.

The county will also be joined by staff from Discovery Park, the Burke Museum, the Daybreak Star Indian Cultural Center, and the Magnolia Historical Society. This free event will offer family fun, tours, and environmental education to all interested community members.

Burke Museum staff will lead guided walking tours of an archaeological site discovered during a treatment plant construction project at West Point, providing a glimpse of how Native Americans lived in the area more than 4,000 years ago. People are also invited to visit the nearby Daybreak Star Indian Cultural Center, which features an impressive permanent art collection of works by and about Native Americans.

The treatment plant is an industrial facility, so tour participants must wear sensible closed-toed shoes. Tours last about two hours, and children accompanied by an adult are welcome.

For more information, or to request reasonable accommodations for people with disabilities, please call Casey Plank at 206-263-6028 or 711 TTY, or visit us on the Web at http://www.kingcounty.gov/wtd.

Note to editors and reporters: Visit the WTD Newsroom, a portal to information for the news media about the Wastewater Treatment Division, King County Department of Natural Resources and Parks: http://www.kingcounty.gov/environment/wtd/Newsroom.aspx.

People enjoy clean water and a healthy environment because of King County's wastewater treatment program. The county’s Wastewater Treatment Division protects public health and water quality by serving 17 cities, 17 local sewer districts and more than 1.4 million residents in King, Snohomish and Pierce counties. Formerly called Metro, the regional clean-water agency now operated by King County has been preventing water pollution for more than 40 years.

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King County Wastewater Treatment Division

West Point Treatment Plant