Special Community Meeting: New Lincoln Park South Parking Lot proposal for Combined Sewer Overflow (CSO) control
Special Community Meeting: New Lincoln Park South Parking Lot proposal for Combined Sewer Overflow (CSO) control
Several potential locations have been identified for the CSO Control Project. The newest, and recommended by the Murray Community Action Group, is 1. The Lincoln Park South Parking Lot.
2. Storage near Lowman Park (which has met opposition in the past). 3 Storage at the Old Fauntleroy School parking lot and 4. Green stormwater Infrastructure area.
Thu, 10/21/2010
A special community meeting has been called for Nov. 1 to get public input on the potential of a stormwater management facility or CSO proposed for the south parking lot at Lincoln Park.
CSOs are discharges of untreated stormwater and sewage during heavy rains that can exceed the capacity of the sewer system in areas where stormwater and wastewater flows are combined.
King County’s goal is to reduce the number of CSOs each year from the Barton and Murray Pump Stations to no more than one untreated discharge per year on average at each station to meet state regulations.
The King County Department of Natural Resources and Park/ Wastewater Treatment Division has held a series of meeting since 2007 to develop a plan to control combined sewer overflows in Puget Sound.
The Murray Community Advisory Group, or CAG, has recommended a water storage tank under the Lincoln Park south parking lot. The West Seattle Herald previously reported on the opposition to the location of the project near Lowman Park.
King County needs to hear from the community as part of the process to evaluate this alternative.
What: Public meeting to discuss the new alternative proposed by the Murray Community Advisory Group for CSO control in West Seattle.
When: Monday, November 1, 2010
6:30-8:30 p.m.
Where: The Hall at Fauntleroy
9131 California Ave S.W. Seattle, WA 98136
For more information:
To learn more about King County’s proposals for CSO control in the Barton and Murray basins
visit the project Web page at www.kingcounty.gov/CSOBeachProjects.
You can also access the CAG’s recommendation at this website.
Public Process Leads to New Alternative for Controlling CSOs
King County has evaluated a number of alternatives for CSO control in West Seattle including upstream Green Stormwater Infrastructure, storage under the old Fauntleroy School or under Upper Fauntleroy Way near ferry dock, and several options near the Murray pump station:
including private property across the street from Lowman Beach Park, under Beach Drive, and under Lowman Beach Park. This new alternative developed by the Murray CAG would directly impact Lincoln Park users and nearby neighbors.
For special accommodations, please contact Kristine Cramer at 206-263-3184 or kcramer@triangleassociates.com.
