Overlake Village Infiltration Vault Completed
EFFECTIVE IMMEDIATELY
April 2, 2018
CONTACT
Lisa Maher, Communications & Marketing Manager
lmaher@redmond.gov
425-556-2427
Redmond, WA – The
Overlake Village Station Infiltration Vault has just been completed and was put
into service on March 30, 2018. Located
directly south of SR-520 along 152nd Ave NE, the 1.4 million gallon
underground vault is a new regional stormwater facility that provides retention of stormwater and treatment by infiltrating the
stormwater into the ground.
The
vault supports current and future development in the Overlake neighborhood by
delivering stormwater flow control and runoff treatment for a large portion of
the Overlake urban center. This is the second of three regional stormwater
facilities envisioned in the Overlake Village Stormwater and Park Facilities Implementation
Plan, originally approved by City Council in 2010.
“This
vault project is the result of ambitious long-range planning and key
partnerships between multiple agencies,” stated Mayor John Marchione. “This
stormwater infiltration vault and the associated treatment facilities will
improve water quality in Redmond as well as Bellevue’s Kelsey Creek, and help
reduce urban flooding in our Overlake urban center.”
Forging
a unique partnership with Sound Transit, the City of Redmond and Sound Transit
agreed in 2014 to construct this underground vault as part of the construction
of the Overlake Village Light Rail station, due to open in 2023. Construction
of the vault started in June 2017 and was
just completed. The
vault is located underneath the area that will soon become the plaza street for
the Overlake Village Light Rail station. Sound Transit built the vault and the
City will own and maintain it.
The
King County Council awarded a $100,000 Waterworks grant to support the water
quality improvements that will be realized within Sears Creek, Valley Creek,
and Kelsey Creek as a result of the new vault. The City also received a
$400,000 Flood Reduction grant from the King County Flood Control District. The
rest of the project was funded by the City of Redmond Stormwater Utility Fund.
For questions about this press release contact Lisa
Maher, Communications & Marketing Manager, at lmaher@redmond.gov
or 425-556-2427. This press release is available on www.redmond.gov.
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Overlake Village Station Infiltration Vault while under construction
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