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King County Industrial Waste Program Newsletter
The Industrial Pretreatment Newsletter contains information for those that discharge industrial wastewater to the King County sewer system or who are interested in the program.
Fall 2023 newsletter
- Fees for BOD and TSS are increasing
- Removing your sampling site? KCIW needs to pick up our sampling equipment!
- Reporting sample results that are below the method detection limit (MDL)
- New reporting requirement for split samples
- Awards shorts
- The next comprehensive KCIW survey
- Equity and Social Justice in KCIW
- WTD's Georgetown Wet Weather Treatment Station is online
Previous newsletters
Spring 2023 newsletter
- Industrial Waste Pretreatment Annual Report
- Clean Water Awards – The Envelope Please...
- Apply for an EnvirOvation award!
- Decommissioning our fax line
- Companies that violate clean water rules receive penalties - 2022 violators
- Flow proportional sampling can be more accurate, but first make sure your equipment is compatible with ours
- Getting to the source of pollution… and doing something about it
- Work continues to update County website
- Report spills to the sewer – get a copy of our “who to call” poster
- Ask an Investigator or Specialist
Fall 2022 newsletter
- Updated EPA guidelines for metal finishers and landfill operators
- Industrial Users: you can appeal enforcement actions but not Notices of Violations
- Ask an Investigator or Specialist
- Continuing to partner with industries to prevent pollution
- King County is updating the look and feel of its website
Read the Fall 2022 newsletter (256KB)
Spring 2022 newsletter
- Celebrating women at work
- 2021 Clean Water Awards
- 2021 Industrial Waste Violations
- Tip: Submitting self-monitoring reports
- Ask a KCIW Specialist
- Tour a wastewater treatment plant
- KCIW will continue remote staffing into the foreseeable future
Fall 2021 newsletter
- King County Covid Practices
- Continued remote staffing for IW (and many other County offices)
- A few information management projects we’re working on
- Violation postings now once a year
- BMPs help wineries stay compliant during the crush
- Wastewater that corrodes the sewer system
Spring 2021 newsletter
- Industrial Waste staff are essential, please help protect them – ensure you and your staff are wearing masks
- Read King County’s 2020 Industrial Pretreatment Annual Report
- 2020 Clean Water Awards – The Envelope Please.... Gold, Silver, and Commitment to Compliance awards
- Companies that violate clean water rules receive penalties
- Fulfilling your permit requirements during the COVID-19 Pandemic
- Some wineries now need formal authorization to discharge to the King County sewer system
- New and improved permit application now available
- KCIW’s database upgrade project status
- Self-monitoring reports – specifying units
- Make sure you are receiving communications about your authorization – add KCIW to your trusted senders list
Fall 2020 newsletter
- Industrial Waste staff are essential, please help protect them – ensure you and your staff are wearing masks
- Make sure you are receiving communications about your authorization – add KCIW to your trusted senders list
- Comment period on KCIW rules is open until September 23rd
- Companies that violate wastewater rules receive penalties
- Guidance for wineries coming
- Tips on sampling for cyanide in your wastewater
- A new way to pay King County Industrial Waste invoices for permit issuance fees and penalties
- The case of the metal strands – teamwork leads to the source of treatment system damage
- Updating our database so we can serve you better
- Working with dental offices to keep mercury out of our water – Deadline for submitting reports is October
Summer 2020 newsletter
- Learn how to meet requirements and how to dispose of liquid food grade products
- Help update rules that govern KCIW’s work
- See the 2019 awardees and read about avoiding penalties so you can earn an award
Fall 2019 newsletter
- KCIW Rule Updates coming in 2020
- Changes are coming to Post Violation Inspection and Monitoring Program (PVIMP) Fees
- Companies that violate clean water rules receive penalties
- Four industrial facilities recognized for their commitment to environmental compliance in 2018
- Another way to get recognized for your good work - Sign up for EnviroStars!
Summer 2019 newsletter
- New fee structure and charges became effective July 1, 2019
- Companies that violate clean water rules receive penalties
- Industrial facilities recognized for commitment to environmental compliance in 2018