Utilities Archives

Little Squalicum Creek Water Quality Improvements Phase 2

Large structure being lowered underground

Proposed Project Overview This proposed project is part of a multi-phased approach to improve water quality in Little Squalicum Creek and the new Little Squalicum Estuary by reducing pollution in rainwater runoff (stormwater) from the Birchwood neighborhood. This second phase is expected to add underground stormwater treatment vaults at the following intersections: These underground vaults ... Read more

Deemer Road Complete Streets Project

Deemer Road South preconstruction

Post Point Resource Recovery Plant – Sludge Tank Replacement Project

This project will renew existing infrastructure at Post Point, strengthening the treatment plant’s ability to protect the environment and remove contaminants from the community’s wastewater. Every day, we process and treat wastewater to safeguard local waterways, marine ecosystems, and public health. Our plant exists solely to reduce pollution in wastewater generated by the community, and ... Read more

Russell-Irving Watermain Replacement

Street and sidewalk intersection of Russell Street and Illinois Street

Project Overview This project (EW239) will replace the aging watermain on Russell Street from Broadway Street to West Illinois Street; Irving Street from Young Street to C Street; C Street from Irving Street to Dupont Street; and Dupont Street from Whatcom Creek to D Street. The project will also include asphalt overlay and ADA ramp ... Read more

Little Squalicum Creek Water Quality Improvements Phase 3

Construction work next to a street with an excavator digging a trench.

Project Overview This project is the third phase of a multi-phased approach to treat polluted runoff (stormwater) that enters Little Squalicum Creek from developed land in the Birchwood Neighborhood. The project will install stormwater treatment systems, such as bioretention or enhanced treatment Best Management Practice (BMP) systems, to treat approximately 145.5 acres of stormwater, improving ... Read more

Tremont Lift Station

Corner with trees, grass, at intersection of Meridian and Tremont

The Tremont Lift Station project (EU193) will install a new sanitary sewer lift station at the corner of Meridian Street and Tremont Avenue in north Bellingham. A force main will connect this new lift station to the City Sewer System on Meridian Street between Van Wyck Road and Horton Road. A sewer system installed in ... Read more