To connect with the public, the King County (Wash.) Wastewater Treatment Division needed a place where people could gather to learn where water comes from and why wastewater treatment is so important.
The Brightwater Environmental Education and Community Center (BEECC) now provides a place where community members can meet, socialize, and learn about their environment.
“The community said they really wanted three things out of the center: a park area, a community center that could be rented out for events, and an environmental education center,” says Susan Tallarico, Brightwater Center director.
Built as mitigation for the treatment facility to address construction and operations
