Speakers Bureau

King County's Wastewater Treatment Division can arrange to have a speaker come to your organization's meeting, neighborhood group or classroom to talk about water quality and wastewater treatment.  We have experts with extensive experience and education who can provide useful and interesting information on a variety of topics.

Sample Topics

Below are some popular topics for our speakers. The Web links provide additional information about related programs and projects. If you'd like a speaker about another topic on our Web site, please contact us.

• Wastewater treatment basics (Wastewater 101)
• Alternative energy from wastewater (Fuel cell and turbines)
• Oceanography, marine science, water quality
• Science in wastewater (chemistry, biology, engineering)
• Wastewater construction projects in your neighborhood
• Planning and growth management for wastewater
• Controlling combined sewer overflows
• Recycling biosolids (as a soil amendment and compost)
• Industrial and residential waste disposal
• Safety and security
• Water conservation and reclamation
• Career fields, including wastewater treatment, civil engineering, construction management, environmental planning, community relations, communications, right-of-way and permitting, marine science, laboratory science, financial management and public administration

Additional information available on the Web

• Wastewater treatment plant tours
• West Point Treatment Plant and South Treatment Plant.
• Read the division brochure (PDF file, 565KB).
• WTD Vision: Creating Resources from Wastewater

For questions about the Wastewater Treatment Division Web site, please send an e-mail message. For general information about the division, contact us at:

Department of Natural Resources and Parks
Wastewater Treatment Division
201 S. Jackson St., Suite 505
Seattle, WA 98104-3855
Phone: 206-684-1280
Fax: 206-684-1741
Telecommunication device for the deaf (TTY): 711

Updated: June 25, 2008
 

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