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Submarine Outfall Construction
Thank you to the community
After years of planning and study, the Midway Sewer District has finally
completed the last portion of its new outfall.
We would like to thank the community, the Des Moines Marina, and the Parks
Department for all their patience and cooperation.
Use of the new outfall will free up the old outfall for the benefit of Des
Moines Creek, preventing flooding and erosion.
Why did we do this....
The new outfall was needed to prevent treated effluent from overflowing into
Des Moines Creek during major storm events and to accommodate increasing demand.
Once construction of the new outfall was complete, the District allowed the
Des Moines Creek Basin Committee to use the old outfall. They plan
to use that pipeline as a creek high flow bypass to remove some of the peak flow
from the Des Moines Creek and thereby help prevent flooding, erosion and damage
to the stream bed environment.
For more information on the joint
efforts of Midway Sewer District and the Des Moines Creek Basin Committee,
please see the
May
3, 2007 press release.
Read an article from King County Executive Ron Sims regarding the Des Moines
Creek Basin Committee and their project from
March 2004.
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Press releases:
16 May 2007
New 48" sewer outfall construction set to begin in Des Moines Beach Park
this June
Click
<here> to view a .pdf of the Press Release.
03 May 2007
Midway Sewer District transferred ownership of pipeline to Des Moines
Creek Basin Committee
Click
<here> to view a .pdf of the Press Release.
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