Leading ESJ strategy for wet weather facilities in Seattle

Mouth of Duwamish Wet Weather Facilities Program

During heavy storms, Seattle’s combined sewer system can overflow, releasing stormwater and sewage into local water bodies. To address this, King County’s Wastewater Treatment Division launched the Mouth of Duwamish Wet Weather Facilities Program to build wet weather facilities that will reduce overflows from five combined sewer outfalls where the Duwamish River meets Elliott Bay. These efforts are key to meet regulatory requirements to protect water quality.

King County is committed to promoting equity and social justice in the planning, design, construction, operations and maintenance of infrastructure to help communities thrive. Greenprint’s role is to create tangible pathways for advancing these commitments and ensuring they deliver meaningful benefits. Greenprint serves as the Equity and Social Justice Program Manager, ensuring equity is fully integrated into every aspect of the program. We facilitate complex conversations with interdisciplinary teams to guide decision making and processes that enable King County to advance its commitments. We lead a consultant team responsible for public communication, community engagement and internal messaging. Our work includes engaging communities in the program area, including SODO, Pioneer Square and West Seattle.