| From a polluted Lake Washington and raw sewage going into the Puget Sound…it took the vision and commitment of many people to make regional wastewater treatment a reality in our region. We now enjoy clean and safe waters. Please come celebrate this legacy with us.
 As we look to the future, our commitment to environmentally responsible
wastewater treatment will also include using state-of-the art technology to
harness the energy, reclaimed water and other resources, such as Biosolids, that can be produced
from the waste treatment process.
When
Saturday, April 22
10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Come for the whole day, or just part of it!
Where
West Point Treatment Plant
1400 West Utah Street
Seattle’s Discovery Park
 Follow the signs to the plant from the Government Way park entrance. Some parking is available at the plant. Consider biking, hiking or carpooling to this event!
Driving directions to West Point. Schedule
- 10 a.m. – Join King County Executive Ron Sims, King County Council Chair Larry Phillips, civic leader Jim Ellis and other plant neighbors and staff to commemorate this historic milestone.
- 10:45ish a.m. – The Suquamish Tribe will dance and drum— blessing the waters and the natural wonders of this area
- 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. – Open house with activities for the entire family, including refreshments, Earth Day art and displays from Dimmitt Middle School students; special appearances by Bert the Salmon and Princess Sparklingclear; great information about natural yard care and safe cleaning products for our
homes; and tours, tours, tours!
Tours
- Treatment plant tours will
be offered about every
half hour between 11 and
1 p.m.
- Nearshore ecology walks
will be lead by marine
biologist Kimberle Stark
at noon and 1 p.m.
- Two archaeology tours
of West Point will be
lead by Burke Museum's
Archaeology Department
at noon and 1 p.m.
Tours will be limited
to 20 participants and
will fill on a first-come
basis. Discovery Park will also have a number of special Earth Day
activities, including a beach clean-up and special nature stations throughout the park. For details, contact Discovery Park at 206-386-4237 or check the Web
at www.discoverypark.org.
For More Information
For directions or more information, including arranging reasonable accommodations for people with disabilities, contact Jo Sullivan at 206-296-8361 or TTY 711.
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... it was nothing to see 4 to 6 inches of raw sewerage on the beach and 2 inches of fuel oil with it several times a week as the sewerage ran on the beach when the tide was out and it went with the tide and wind...
Sincerely Roswell C. Heins
Excerpt from a 1974 letter to Metro describing the beach at West Point around 1920.
We're all 40 years older now!
From the Archives
Dedication at West Point
an address by
James R. Ellis
July 20, 1966
West Point Today 
The West Point Treatment Plant is located next to Discovery Park on Puget Sound.
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West Point Treatment Plant Brochure
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