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County briefs committee on Lower Duwamish Superfund consent decree package; settlements secure hundreds of millions but Port of Seattle declines allocation
Summary
King County prosecutors and WTD briefed RWQC on a transmitted ordinance and consent‑decree package for cleanup of the Lower Duwamish Waterway. The settlement package follows a mediated allocation and secures substantial upfront funding for cleanup; the Port of Seattle rejected its allocated share and litigation remains a risk.
King County legal and wastewater staff told the Regional Water Quality Committee on March 5 about a recently transmitted ordinance that would authorize the county executive to sign a consent decree and related settlements to implement the cleanup of the Lower Duwamish Waterway Superfund site.
Christy Elliott of the King County Prosecuting Attorney’s Office summarized the negotiated package and its history. The consent decree follows a 10‑year mediated allocation among more than 40 private and public parties that apportioned shares of responsibility for investigation and cleanup. Boeing, the City…
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