Wastewater released into Puget Sound in wake of storm

SEATTLE, Wash. (AP) — Heavy rain sent untreated wastewater into the Puget Sound on Wednesday.

The West Point Treatment Plant in Seattle sent 11 million gallons of untreated storm water and sewage into the sound.

The King County’s wastewater treatment division blamed the release on power outages.

Additionally, heavy rainfall overwhelmed the capacity of the county’s Shoreline pump station, while flow volumes did the same at its Medina facility, sending overflows of 165,000 gallons and 80,600 gallons, respectively, into Puget Sound.

This following a spill of about 250,000 gallons of partially treated effluent from Bainbridge Island’s wastewater treatment plant after heavy rainfall temporarily overwhelmed the facility’s capacity earlier in the month.