{"id":98805,"date":"2017-02-09T14:13:42","date_gmt":"2017-02-09T19:13:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/breaking911.com\/?p=98805"},"modified":"2017-02-09T14:14:29","modified_gmt":"2017-02-09T19:14:29","slug":"breaking-emergency-seattle-treatment-plant-raw-sewage-flowing-puget-sound","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/breaking911.com\/breaking-emergency-seattle-treatment-plant-raw-sewage-flowing-puget-sound\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;Emergency&#8217; Declared at Seattle Treatment Plant; Raw Sewage Flowing Into Puget Sound"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>KING COUNTY \/ RELEASE:<\/em> West Point Treatment Plant is operating in emergency bypass mode as a result of an equipment failure that occurred at about 2 a.m. on Thursday morning, Feb. 9, during heavy rainfall and high tides. 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