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Seattle's South Park receives long-awaited stormwater drainage upgrades to combat flooding
Nov 22, 2023
SEATTLE — Seattle Public Utilities (SPU) and the King County Wastewater Treatment Division have finished the long-awaited infrastructure work to improve stormwater drainage in South Park. It's meant to prevent the devastating flooding and sewer backups that happened during the king tides for years, most recently in late 2022.
Flooding prevention is top of mind for many in South Park with a king tide expected next week.
City and county officials walked KOMO News through the upgrades Tuesday that are meant to prevent future flooding.