The Washington Department of Ecology announced Wednesday, April 26, 2021 that it has issued a $21,000 fine to the Midway Sewer District in southwestern King County for allowing raw sewage […]
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Midway Sewer District spillage has closed Saltwater State Park again
The Midway Sewer District experienced a sewage pump station failure around Sept. 14, 2020, and untreated sewage flowed into the South Fork of McSorley Creek at the location of approximately […]
Sewage spill prompts closure of Des Moines Beach on Tuesday
On Tuesday, June 22, 2021, Public Health Seattle & King County issued a closure at Des Moines Beach due to a sewage spill from the Midway Sewer District, the state […]
83,000 gallons of sewage spilled for nearly 10 hours near Saltwater State Park on Saturday
A large sewer spill – estimated at 83,000 gallons – that went on for nearly 10 hours hit McSorley Creek and the beach at Saltwater State Park on Saturday, Jan. […]
Overflow spills ~3,000 gallons of sewer into McSorley Creek near Saltwater State Park
From the Friends of Saltwater State ParK: The Midway Sewer District reported that there was a sanitary sewer overflow at 11th Avenue and 252nd Street in Des Moines on Tuesday, […]
Saltwater State Park closed due to sewage spill discharge
Photo courtesy Friends of Saltwater State Park Seattle and King County Public Health on Friday, Dec. 20, 2019 issued a ‘no-contact advisory’ to water contact at Saltwater State Park. Heavy […]
10 Questions for Des Moines City Council Position No. 6 Candidate Yoshiko Grace Matsui
EDITOR’S NOTE: We did not receive replies to our 10 Questions asked of Des Moines City Council Position No. 4 Candidates Jeremy Nuttng nor Christine Puzas, so we are skipping […]