Lawmakers join forces to ask Army Corps for more dollars to Hanson Dam
On April 20, local federal lawmakers made a plea for more funds to go into fixes for the Howard Hanson Dam.
State, county work to prevent Green River flood pollution from Kent auto-wrecking yard
The Washington State Department of Ecology and King County are taking proactive steps to help prevent toxic material from escaping the site of an old Kent auto-wrecking yard in the event of Green River flooding.
With the former site of Japanese Auto Wrecking at South 262nd Street just 50 yards from the river, the agencies are spending roughly $83,000 to prevent the spread of pollutants from heavily contaminated materials to surrounding properties that include agricultural lands, according to a Jan. 13 King County Department of Natural Resources media release.
The money funded installation of a barrier of “super sacks,” provided by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, between the wrecking yard and adjacent agricultural lands, along with a pollutant absorbing “boom” adjacent the barrier. Construction of the barrier was completed in November.
January 20, 2010
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State legislators Keiser, Orwall, vow to lead flood insurance fight
The threat of flooding may have dropped throughout the Green River Valley, but the risk, though diminished, still remains and South Sound legislators are leading a charge to create a "Joint Underwriting Association" to guarantee local businesses can get insurance.
January 7, 2010
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Green River levee system has weak areas, could affect flood control
Editor's note: This story has been updated to reflect additional information about Kent's levee system, as well as the overall levee system of the Green River Valley.
December 30, 2009
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Red Cross kitchen can feed thousands if Green River floods this winter
The American Red Cross can feed thousands of residents this winter if Green River flooding causes large evacuations in Kent, Auburn, Renton or Tukwila.
December 16, 2009
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Flood-induced sewage geysers - fact or fiction?
As if the tough economy weren’t enough to worry about, the threat of flooding in the Green River Valley has residents and business owners on high alert. We’ve got our sandbags, we’ve signed up for CodeRED, and we’ve bought flood insurance. But none of these measures protects us from sewage backups.
December 14, 2009
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Kent Valley flood worries commemorated on custom t-shirts
For businesses and residents living the Green River Valley, watching the odds of a flood this fall go from 1 in 3 to 1 in 32 has been something of a yo-yo and even if the waters don't come, Danny Kakuk of Little David's Sub Shop in Kent said this has already been "history."
December 14, 2009
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Apartment company offers flood insurance to residents at its Kent complex
Because the risk of flooding is potentially keeping new residents out of the valley, the Island Park Apartments is taking a unique step to ease resident concerns: offering to buy flood insurance for any resident that wants it.
December 14, 2009
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Washington Legislature alert: Kent Council says it will lobby state for levee repairs, traffic studies
Kent city officials plan to lobby the state Legislature next year to help pay for Green River levee repairs as well as a design to rebuild the Highway 167 interchange at Willis Street.
December 14, 2009
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City sandbag crews get ovation from Kent City Council for flood protection work
Heather McIntosh and two dozen other Kent city employees used silly humor, energy drinks and motivation to make it through nearly 30 straight days of work filling giant sandbags, in preparation for possible flooding this winter.
December 14, 2009
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