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King County WTD news media contacts

The contact information below is for use by reporters and editors – to schedule interviews and get information about the King County Wastewater Treatment Division for print and broadcast. We can get you in touch with WTD Director and other division managers. Our goal is to respond promptly to requests for information and interviews – to help meet news media deadlines.

Akiko Oda, Public Information Officer

Email: aoda@kingcounty.gov

206-263-9418 (media only)

If Akiko Oda is unavailable or if you have questions about other activities of the King County Department of Natural Resources and Parks (DNRP), please use the contacts listed on the DNRP newsroom.

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WTD news releases

As surging utility costs make housing less affordable throughout King County, Executive Braddock brings together partners to develop a more sustainable future, November 17, 2025

Past WTD news releases

‘We still brace ourselves, but now we can breathe easier’: Operators at West Point Treatment Plant credit new battery system for delivering reliable power during its first year, June 24, 2025

King County’s major sewer upgrade in Bellevue is the first project of its kind to earn Salmon-Safe certification, simultaneously modernizing infrastructure and improving habitat, April 9, 2025

VIDEO: ‘If a field is starting to produce, it’s because of biosolids’: Farmers credit King County’s Loop biosolids for stronger crop yields, better soil retention, December 16, 2024

Sediment cleanup begins in upper reach of Lower Duwamish Waterway Superfund Site to remove legacy pollution, December 10, 2024

King County’s new onsite battery system at West Point Treatment Plant proved its effectiveness during ‘bomb cyclone,’ providing operators with reliable power amid voltage sags, November 20, 2024

Fully charged to protect Puget Sound: King County team delivers on Executive Constantine’s emergency declaration to provide West Point Treatment Plant with high-quality power, September 13, 2024

King County crews quickly stop wastewater overflow at sewer pump station in Bellevue, August 15, 2024

King County and City of Seattle to continue improving water quality under negotiated changes with regulators to control remaining sewer outfalls, June 26, 2024

King County secures $500 million commitment from EPA for critical wastewater investments that protect water quality and prepare for climate impacts while lowering finance costs, March 28, 2024

King County crews quickly stop an overflow that occurred overnight in South Park during heavy rainfall, February 29, 2024

VIDEO: ‘We were going to have to build a new workforce right here in King County’: How an award-winning approach to workforce development produced a new generation of wastewater talent, February 22, 2024

Climate-resilient infrastructure: King County’s new treatment station in Georgetown has already protected the Duwamish River and Puget Sound from 32 million gallons of pollution, January 24, 2024

Divers connect 2,000 feet of pipe under Lake Washington to improve wastewater treatment, restore habitat, enhance I-90 trail, December 11, 2023

King County and Alexandria Real Estate Equities, Inc. launch sewer heat recovery at new South Lake Union campus, among first in the nation to tap wastewater heat for renewable energy, October 19, 2023

Fire contained at Brightwater Treatment Plant after plastic pipes caught on fire during fusing, August 15, 2023

Hundreds of trucks deliver 1,600 tons of concrete, laying the foundation for better power quality at West Point Treatment Plant, March 28, 2023

Power interruption from nearby lightning strike causes West Seattle pump station wastewater overflow, February 14, 2023

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