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Raw sewage pumping into the sound
Posted: Thu Feb 09, 2017 12:15 pm
by Norris
"She said the raw untreated wastewater is gushing into the Sound through an outfall a quarter-mile from shore at a depth of 240 feet at a rate of up to 440 million gallons during each 24-hour period."
http://komonews.com/news/local/major-em ... uget-sound
Re: Raw sewage pumping into the sound
Posted: Thu Feb 09, 2017 1:46 pm
by ljjames
well that is just crappy news
Re: Raw sewage pumping into the sound
Posted: Thu Feb 09, 2017 1:50 pm
by Norris
ljjames wrote:well that is just crappy news
Bah dum dum pshhh
Re: Raw sewage pumping into the sound
Posted: Thu Feb 09, 2017 10:13 pm
by Scubie Doo
ljjames wrote:well that is just crappy news
No s**t
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Re: Raw sewage pumping into the sound
Posted: Fri Feb 10, 2017 9:19 am
by Bric Martin
For the geographically challenged, is Redondo safe to dive this weekend?
Re: Raw sewage pumping into the sound
Posted: Fri Feb 10, 2017 2:18 pm
by blt2go
Ohh! It is time for the brown trout to make their return to the once pristine waters of the Puget Sound, jewel of Cascadia...
Re: Raw sewage pumping into the sound
Posted: Fri Feb 10, 2017 4:31 pm
by ljjames
Bric Martin wrote:For the geographically challenged, is Redondo safe to dive this weekend?
I haven't checked in the past few hours but as of this morning the poo warning is all the way down to Alki beach park. Obviously several miles north of Redondo but as we all know, 'it's all connected'...
Re: Raw sewage pumping into the sound
Posted: Fri Feb 10, 2017 5:16 pm
by carlk3
Here is updated info from the plant:
http://www.kingcounty.gov/depts/dnrp/wt ... ponse.aspx
(If anyone hears warning for Edmonds this weekend, please let me know.)
Re: Raw sewage pumping into the sound
Posted: Sat Feb 11, 2017 11:50 am
by Magoi
Based on what I have been able to find, they cleared Seacrest (Coves 1 - 3) and Alki Beach yesterday afternoon. For the bypass, King County was apparently only sampling at West Point and to the North (Golden Gardens & Carkeek). Carkeek was above criteria in the most recent report KC posted. From this I would surmise that KC is assuming the discharge will flow north. I would avoid Edmonds & Mulkiteo this weekend.
We should also remember that there are commonly some CSO's during periods of high runoff that can also put high levels of fecal coliform in the Sound.
Re: Raw sewage pumping into the sound
Posted: Sat Feb 11, 2017 5:06 pm
by carlk3
Here is a map of beach closures. Not sure how up-to-date:
https://fortress.wa.gov/ecy/coastalatla ... osure.aspx
Re: Raw sewage pumping into the sound
Posted: Mon Feb 13, 2017 1:55 pm
by carlk3
We dove at Edmonds yesterday (Sunday) and had no problem. Many people were diving the afternoon slack.
This updated report from Saturday shows the numbers down, even close to the plant:
http://www.kingcounty.gov/~/media/depts ... ashx?la=en
Re: Raw sewage pumping into the sound
Posted: Wed Feb 22, 2017 10:30 am
by CaptnJack