SPU will be holding a public meeting on Wednesday, October 19, in the Fellowship Hall of Luther Memorial Lutheran Church, at 13047 Greenwood Avenue N. There will be an Open House from 6:00-6:30, followed by a meeting from 6:30-8:00. This meeting will provide additional information on the two pilot projects and the sewer and stormwater…
Category Archives: Sewage Overflows
Update on what Seattle Public Utilities (SPU) is doing in Broadview.
Public Meeting: SPU will be holding a public meeting on Wednesday, October 19, in the Fellowship Hall of Luther Memorial Lutheran Church, at 13047 Greenwood Avenue N. There will be an Open House from 6:00-6:30, followed by a meeting from 6:30-8:00. SPU will be sending out meeting invitations to the community at large as…
New Broadview Sewer and Drainage Projects Website
Seattle Public Utilities (SPU) has put up a website about the several projects it will be doing in the Broadview neighborhood. As residents know, there are problems with sewage overflows and surface water runoff. SPU earlier this year announced an multi year effort to address these problems. You can access the SPU Broadview Projects website by clicking…
Updates on Broadview SPU Projects
Here is the latest about what we have been working on in Broadview related to reducing sewer backups and stormwater flooding, and helping to protect Piper’s Creek. Infiltration Reduction Pilot Project • Project will inspect, clean and repair (if needed) both mainline sewer and residential side sewers, then grout them to prevent stormwater from infiltrating…
Broadview Sewer & Drainage Improvements
Here are the notes from SPU big meeting on April 6th 2011. COMMUNITY MEETING #1 Seattle Public Utilities (SPU) has been planning for a capital project to address sewer capacity and associated flooding in the Broadview area. The December 12, 2010 storm served to raise the priority of the project, accelerating the schedule, increasing staffing…
SPU is starting their workshops in Broadview
This is a follow-up meeting from the big meeting last week. There will be more workshops coming our way. Come and find out about the new technology! Seattle Public Utilities invites interested neighbors to a public meeting Wed., April 27th, 6:30-8 p.m., at the Bitter Lake Community Center. The topic is a pilot project starting…
Finally! Help for our ailing sewage and storm water infrastructure!
Broadview residents, please come out to the meeting with SPU this coming week. Wednesday night, April 6th starting at 6 p.m. at the Lutheran Memorial Church. Seattle Public Utilities will be speaking to our community about the new focus of capital budget funding for our area. They will discuss their short and long term plans…
Broadview rain storm March 14, 2011
Our recent overnight rain storm resulted in outside damages. If you haven’t already, be sure to check your basements and around the outside of your residence for water intrusion. A very important meeting with SPU is coming up on April 6th from 6 to 8 pm at Luther Memorial Lutheran Church. SPU is beginning a…
Broadview Task Force on Storm Water and Sewage Overflows
January 17, 2011 The Broadview Task Force on Storm Water and Sewage Overflows met with Nancy Ahern the Deputy Director of Seattle Public Utilities as well as her staff on January 14th to discuss our grave concerns at the system failure of key areas in the Broadview Neighborhood. The storm event on December 12, 2010 …
Sewage flows into lake and Broadview homes
I found this story on King 5 news after the storm. It details the 1.6 million gallons of raw sewage let into Lake Washington from Medina. It also features the experience of Broadview neighbor Robin Laskowski, whose basement (near Carkeek Park) was flooded with raw sewage. Three of Robin’s neighbors also had sewage in their…
