Brightwater Sewage Treatment Plant
In August 2002, Sims announced that a billion-dollar regional sewage-treatment plant named "Brightwater" would be built in neighboring Snohomish County and provide service for parts of King and Snohomish counties. Since its proposal, Brightwater has been the subject of numerous lawsuits, including a lawsuit by King County against Snohomish County that was settled when King County agreed to pay $70 million for public safety, habitat protection, and parks in Snohomish County. The project has also had many cost overruns totaling over $272 million. In December 2006, the project had resolved all its lawsuits and only needed building permits from Snohomish County. However, concerns remain over the siting of the project, both from its future neighbors worried about the smells associated with sewage treatment and geologists due to at least one active fault line running through the site, and concerns over whether a new plant was necessary when eliminating stormwater and wastewater from the sewage system. King County countered these concerns by stating the plant will feature advanced odor control, 40 acres (160,000 m2) of wildlife habitat will be restored, the plant has been designed to withstand a 7.3 magnitude earthquake, and that the project will be paid by new customers.
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