Seattle and King County face a total $117,000 fine for sewer overflow violations.

Seattle and King County have been fined a total of $117,000 by the Washington State Department of Ecology and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency for sewer overflow violations. Seattle's fine is $71,000 for 20 sanitary sewer overflows and seven wet weather overflows, while King County faces a $46,000 penalty for issues at its wet weather treatment stations and two sanitary sewer overflows. These penalties result from 2013 legal agreements, and new modifications extend the deadline for controlling all outfalls to 2037, focusing on climate-resilient projects in the Lower Duwamish area.

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