Construction to begin on $200m Everett stormwater facility
EVERETT — Construction crews are expected begin work on a massive facility near Port Gardner Bay to store and control stormwater by the end of January, the city of Everett announced Friday.
The project, known as the Port Gardner Storage Facility, is a more than $200 million undertaking to help the city prevent combined sewer overflows.
Those overflows occur because the north end of the city uses sewer pipes that collect rainwater, sewage and wastewater in the same pipes. When intense rainfall strains the sewer system, stormwater can be sent into bodies of water like the Snohomish River or Port Gardner Bay, and can contain bacteria or debris that may harm people or animals.
The city began building the combined sewer system in the late 1800s. Much of south Everett uses a separated sewer system with different pipes for rainwater and sewage.
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