Flooding of Green River In Washington May Cause Disaster

Friday, October 23, 2009 at 9:37AM
Keith Erwood in Emerging Threats, Flood, Flood, Flooding, Green River, King County, Seattle

As we are nearing the rainy season on the Northwest Coast officials are warning that flooding of the Green River located in King County, Seattle, Washington could leave about 800,000 residents without sewage treatment for months. 

County officials fear the river may flood because the Howard Hanson Dam upstream has been weakened, which according to the report may be due to over-development in the area.

 

Article originally appeared on Disaster Preparedness Blog - Emergency Preparedness Tips, Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery Emergency Management (http://disasterpreparednessblog.com/).