Suquamish tribal members harvest clams in Liberty Bay on the Kitsap Peninsula in 2018. Credit: Tiffany Royal/Northwest Indian Fisheries Commission
King County blames power outages for big sewage spills. Tribe blames the county. Jan 15, 2021
While King County officials blame power outages from a wind storm for millions of gallons of sewage entering Lake Washington and Puget Sound early Wednesday morning, critics say the county needs to be held accountable for the pollution.
In the wee hours of Wednesday morning, power outages and intense rainfall combined to knock out the West Point sewage treatment plant â King Countyâs largest â in Seattleâs Discovery Park. The weather also knocked out pumping stations in Medina, Seattle, and Shoreline.