Sat, Apr 22, 2023
Take a free guided walking tour of the Duwamish River People's Park and Shoreline Habitat with Port staff! Learn about its transformation from an industrial site to a habitat site and its importance to fish, wildlife, and the comm...
The Port of Seattle understands that energy efficiency is critical to reducing our footprint, lowering emissions, and lowering costs. Efficiency projects at our maritime and aviation facilities have resulted in reductions of ...
Demonstration Project Statement In 2018, the University of Washington, King County, and the Port began working together to test the feasibility and potential environmental benefits of floating wetland platforms located in criti...
Clean Marina Initiative - Partnering with Marina Operators and Boaters to Protect Coastal Waters The Maritime Port's three marinas serving recreational boaters - Bell Harbor, Harbor Island and Shilshole Bay - participate in the...
Stormwater is the flow of water generated by precipitation and runoff from land, including pavement, building rooftops, and other hard surfaces. Hard or 'impervious surfaces' do not allow rainfall to absorb into the ground or filt...
Most tenants on Port of Seattle maritime properties are responsible for maintaining stormwater structures within their leasehold. These structures include ditches, gutters, storm drains, catch basins, manholes, floor drains, and s...
Aquatic Habitat Restoration Our region's aquatic environment, especially salmon habitat, is one of the Northwest's greatest resources. Around Puget Sound, several wild salmon runs have been protected under the Federal Endangere...
Mon, Apr 21, 2014
The Port of Seattle kicks off a pilot project today to reduce the amount of polluted runoff reaching Puget Sound. The Port is hosting a two-year study site for two unique metal boxes which will bloom into rain gardens and help red...
The airport's Industrial Wastewater Treatment Plant (IWTP) manages and treats stormwater associated with industrial activities from aircraft fueling and maintenance operations as well as wastewater from other airport-related opera...
