Lynnwood Receives Award for Top Performing Wastewater Treatment Plant
LYNNWOOD—Earlier this month, the Washington Department of Ecology notified the City of Lynnwood that it will receive the Wastewater Treatment Plant Outstanding Performance Award for 2025. The award’s criteria are based on meeting specific permit conditions, including regularly meeting numeric effluent limits, monitoring water quality as required, and submitting reports on time. Originally constructed in 1962, the Wastewater Treatment Plant collects and treats wastewater from a sewer service area of approximately […]
What Happens After You Flush? Inside Alderwood’s Massive Daily Wastewater Treatment Operation
PICNIC POINT—Every time a toilet is flushed, a shower drains or a washing machine empties, wastewater begins a journey through an underground network of pipes before arriving at a treatment facility designed to protect public health and the environment. At the Alderwood Water & Wastewater District’s Picnic Point Wastewater Treatment Facility near Edmonds, millions of […]
Sultan celebrates the opening of its new multi-million-dollar wastewater treatment plant
SULTAN—Federal, state, and local officials celebrated on September 24 the completion of upgrades to the City of Sultan’s Wastewater Treatment Plant located at 30403 U.S. Highway 2. The upgrades facilitate the long-term growth of Sultan and ensure that Sultan’s wastewater is properly treated before being discharged into the Sultan River. “As the largest capital project […]
