Wind storm knocked out Kirkland pump station, caused sewage spill

The fall windstorm that occurred over the weekend knocked out power and caused overflows at two King County wastewater pump stations, including one in Kirkland.

The fall windstorm that occurred over the weekend knocked out power and caused overflows at two King County wastewater pump stations, including one in Kirkland.

An overflow into Lake Washington from King County’s Kirkland Pump Station, located at Third Street and Park Lane, began at 9 p.m. and lasted about 35 minutes Saturday night. Crews engaged a backup power system and restored normal operation at the station.

Another overflow into Lake Washington occurred at the Sweyolocken PumpStation, located at 3100 Bellevue Way SE Crews were on-site at 11 p.m. to engage an emergency generator and to stop the overflow.

King County has reported the overflows to health and regulatory agencies and will monitor water quality and post affected areas as closed to protect public health.