Green River Flooding Plan

The District has experienced a significant increase in the number of inquiries concerning how the potential Green River flooding (Howard Hanson Dam) may affect our facilities. We hope this information address your concerns.

None of the District's facilities (Water or Sewer) are in the potential flood area. We do not anticipate any direct flooding, we do anticipate some indirect consequences if the valley were to flood. We have one major concern: the possible interruption of reliable electrical power.

All of our facilities have back-up generators (either on-site or portable) that will supply the stations with power should our normal power supply be interrupted. We have installed additional fuel storage capacity and increased our ability to move fuel to our pump stations more rapidly. We believe these steps will enable us to manage the power needs of the stations should the power be interrupted.

We are also in the process of evaluating our staffing and transportation capabilities.

We believe we have taken the necessary steps to minimize any negative effects to the District's facilities and we do not anticipate any disruption of our services.

We hope that this information has been helpful in answering your concerns, but if you want more information please visit these web sites:

http://www.kingcounty.gov/safety/FloodPlan.aspx

http://www.ci.kent.wa.us/emergencymanagement/index.aspx?id=2636

http://www.ecy.wa.gov/programs/sea/floods/howardhansenplan.html

http://www.auburnwa.gov/Emergency/disaster/Green_River_and_Howard_Hanson_Dam_Information.asp

http://www.ci.tukwila.wa.us/hhdam.html