On August 1, 2024, Julianne Chechanover co-hosted a tour of the Seattle Public Utilities’ (SPU) Ship Canal Water Quality Project in Ballard for the Pacific Northwest Clean Water Association (PNCWA).
Julianne and her co-host, Brandon Moss from Parametrix, organized a tour for approximately 30 professionals to learn more about the 2.7-mile, 18-ft, and 10-in internal-diameter underground tunnel that extends from Ballard to Wallingford. SPU staff Keith Ward and Asa Reyes-Chavez educated attendees about how the tunnel can capture and temporarily store more than 30 million gallons of untreated stormwater and sewage during heavy storm events before being treated at the West Point Treatment Plant.
After the presentation, the group viewed the 107-ft deep, 80-ft diameter vertical shaft at the site and participated in a group photo in front of the drop shaft.
“I want to thank SPU and the PNCWA Emerging Technologies and Stormwater Committees for making the tour of the Ship Canal Water Quality Project happen. I always enjoy learning about the latest and greatest technologies used to improve water quality in my local community,” said Julianne Chechanover.
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Contributor: Julianne Chechanover
