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South Transfer Station

  • Installing the art work. Photo taken on 2/21/2012.
  • Welding the art structure. Photo taken on 2/21/2012.
  • Art structure: South Park Bridge Pieces by Carol dePelecyn. Photo taken on 2/21/2012.
  • South Transfer Station overview. Photo taken on 3/1/2012.
  • Installing concrete curbs. Photo taken on 3/1/2012.
  • Installing misting system for dust and odor control. Photo taken on 3/7/2012.
  • Installing translucent panels on roof. Photo taken on 3/7/2012.
  • Surveying sidewalk construction. Photo taken on 3/23/2012.
  • Paving driveway. Photo taken on 3/29/2012.
  • Installing framing for wall panels. Photo taken on 3/30/2012.
  • Landscape planting. Photo taken on 4/26/2012.
  • Applying mulch. Photo taken on 4/26/2012.
  • Administration building. Photo taken on 4/26/2012.
  • Drilling holes for tree planting. Photo taken on 4/26/2012.
  • Administration building. Photo taken on 5/1/2012.
  • Scale plaza. Photo taken on 5/1/2012.
  • Pressure washing entrance scale. Photo taken on 5/1/2012.
  • Administration building entrance. Photo taken on 5/2/2012.

Ribbon-Cutting Ceremony Scheduled

A ribbon-cutting ceremony for the new South Transfer Station will be held on Wednesday, May 30, 2012 from 9:30 a.m. to noon.

9:30 to 10:00 a.m. Gathering
10:00 to 10:30 a.m. Keynote Address & Ribbon-Cutting
10:30 a.m. to noon Refreshments and Tours

The new facility is located at 130 South Kenyon Street, Seattle, WA 98108. Click on the slideshow to see updated construction photographs.

Existing Station Remains Open

The existing South Recycling and Disposal Station (see hours and location) will remain open during the construction of the new transfer station. There will be no change in services during construction. The existing station will be replaced with additional recycling facilities after the new transfer station is open.

Preview Drawings of the New Solid Waste Transfer Station

Several renderings of the new South Transfer Station have been prepared to give you an idea of what the new transfer station will look like. The final color scheme has not been selected therefore the actual building colors may vary from what is pictured.

Public Meetings

The most recent public meetings about the new transfer station were held March 31st and June 22nd, 2010. Information about the meetings can be found below:

Contractor Selected

The City signed a contract with M.A. Mortenson Company on March 8, 2010 for the design and construction of the new station. Mortenson is teamed with the following subcontractors:

Design Input South Transfer Station

Input Received on the Design of a New South Transfer Station

Seattle Public Utilities (SPU) formed a stakeholder group of station users and community members in 2007 to obtain more detailed input regarding the design of a new South transfer station and recycling facilities as explained in the group charter.

The group met once in 2007, three times in 2008, and 34 times in 2010. The meetings resulted in a document summarizing potential issues and methods that SPU would use to address those issues. A summary of the meetings can be found below:

Environmental Studies Completed

SPU also completed environmental studies for the reconstruction of a new south transfer station and recycling facilities and issued a Determination of Non-Significance (DNS) on February 25, 2008. The DNS was prepared in compliance with the State Environmental Policy Act (SEPA).

SRDS DNS - English, Spanish and Vietnamese (pdf)

Several other studies were prepared to support the decision and include the following:

SEPA Addendum

An addendum was prepared in 2009 to the Environmental Checklist that evaluates potential environmental impacts associated with site preparation work that were not specifically described or analyzed in the 2008 SEPA Environmental Checklist. The proposed additional work includes the following:

  1. Excavation and removal of contaminated soil and backfill with clean soil;
  2. Excavation and fill of a drainage ditch (part of which is classified as a wetland); and,
  3. Realignment of a subsurface storm drain pipe

The Addendum and supporting documents are listed below:

The comment period ended on July 7, 2009.

Additional Studies Completed in 2008

In 2008, SPU performed subsurface investigations at the South Kenyon Street Bus Yard site in order to characterize the subsurface soil and groundwater conditions prior to construction of a new transfer station on the site. Some soil contamination was found at the site and will be removed for environmental reasons before constructing the transfer station. View the press release (pdf) for more information. Additional studies posted here include: