Month: April 2023

How PFAS impact stormwater

Stormwater Solutions
David C. Richardson
April 14, 2023

A new substance found in residue from an experiment on refrigerants caught the attention of Dupont chemists nearly 100 years ago. They thought it had some interesting properties. It was resistant to water, grease, heat and decay. Soon it would be used to keep pots clean, to waterproof convertible car tops and to put out fires.

Taking on such household names as Teflon and Scotchgard, and deployed for varied uses as firefighting, and the manufacture of extruded plastics, it would eventually be applied to the glamorous world of cosmetics, and, in such workaday products as grease resistant fast-food wrappers and microwave popcorn bags.

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Watershed Protection Plan – Olympic View Water & Sewer District

PACE Engineers, Inc.
Original 2018
Revised April 2023

Executive Summary

The Olympic View Water & Sewer District (District) is located in southwestern Snohomish County in the State of Washington and encompasses portions of the City of Edmonds, the Town of Woodway and unincorporated Snohomish County, including the communities of Esperance, Westgate, and Firdale Village.

Deer Creek, Willow Creek, Chase Lake and Chase Lake Pond, located within the District, are considered critical habitat for aquatic life and recreational use. Currently, Deer Creek is the District’s surface water source. The 228th Street SW Well Field is the District’s new aquifer water source and consists of two wells; one well was dug in 2014, and a second well was dug in 2016. Both wells are scheduled to begin treatment and use in 2019.

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