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3/17/2020 Some Good News For the second year in a row Lake Forest Park Water District was awarded the “Best Tasting Water in King County”. This year the District’s water was awarded the 2020 best tasting non-chlorinated drinking water at the Pacific Northwest Subsection of the American Water Works Association (AWWA) Best Tasting Water Competition. [...]
Emergency Portable Water Filling Stations The District has designed emergency water filling stations that can be easily stored, transported and attached to fire hydrants. Multiple units could be put into service after a regional emergency if there is drinking water available from our system. This is innovative, cost-efficient and effective design from our staff! This [...]
The 2019 Water Protector Award for service and leadership has been awarded to Armand Micheline. The Water Protector Award is given to individuals or organizations that show exceptional leadership in protection of LFPWD's drinking water. Armand is a founding member of the LFPWD Advisory Committee (ADCOM) and has been involved in public communication and community [...]
WATER CONSCIOUS PREPAREDNESS Want to know strategies to store water? Where to find hidden water sources in your home? How to treat water if no safe source is available and what supplies would be good to have on hand? Download our customizable Emergency Water Plan/Response card, or come in and pick up a copy and [...]
The District sponsored a support water station for the "Pack the Park" event on June 8th, 2019 in Lake Forest Park. The yearly event raises funds to support a Shoreline School District program that supplies weekend food supplies for needy families.
LFPWD IS LAUNCHING A PLANT EXCHANGE!! Starting this APRIL and running until SEPTEMBER, as you tend your garden and divide plants, consider taking part in the District’s Plant Exchange. The District has ‘seeded’ the project with starts of Purple Cone Flower, Fringecup, Ocean Spray and Indian Plum along with contributions from District staff’s own yards. [...]
Our customers have always appreciated their great tasting water, but to have it recognized as the best in King County makes us a little proud! We want to thank our community for doing their part to recognize and protect our great resource. For the news story please find it at https://www.shorelineareanews.com/2019/03/best-tasting-water-in-king-county-lake.html Pictured below, our General [...]
Lake Forest Park Water District is honored to present the 2018 ‘Water Protector Award’ to Lake Forest Park Water District Commissioner member Eli Zehner, a Lake Forest Park resident for ‘Exemplary Professionalism and Leadership’. The Water Protector Award is awarded to individuals and organizations that show exceptional leadership in protection of LFPWD’s drinking water source. [...]
The District requires full access to its well fields for maintenance and emergencies. Recently a primary well in our McKinnon Well Field required pump replacement. The well drillers and staff accessed the well with heavy equipment and the pump replacement was completed over a week’s time. For more information read complete newsletter at: 2018_10_lfpwd_newsletter
As part of the District’s public outreach and educational program, Lake Forest Park Water District recently commissioned local artist, Dave Savage to create and paint a mural that is representative of the community, the hydrological cycle and the LFP Water District. Artist, graphic designer, and illustrator Dave Savage lives in Lake Forest Park with his [...]
