On Oct. 7, King County announced its recommendation for a project that will improve water quality in Puget Sound by controlling combined sewer overflows in the North Beach community.

To control overflows of stormwater and wastewater that can occur during heavy rains, King County’s Wastewater Treatment Division is proposing to build an underground storage pipeline in the public right-of-way beneath Triton Drive Northwest and Northwest Blue Ridge Drive.

The planned 12-foot-diameter, 325-foot-long pipeline would be able to store approximately 230,000 gallons of stormwater and sewage that could later be conveyed to West Point in Seattle for treatment after storms subside.

In addition to meeting permit and engineering requirements, this recommendation received strong support from community members over a seven-month public process that focused on three proposed alternatives, according to a Wastewater Treatment Division press release.

There will be a public meeting to provide community members with additional information on the recommended project from 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. Oct. 19 at the Loyal Heights Community Center, located at 2101 N.W. 77th St.

Additional information is available on the project website.