NE Tacoma/Federal Way Transmission Project and Second Supply Project.

Lakehaven Utility District and the Tacoma Water Utility are nearing completion of the NE Tacoma/Federal Way Transmission Main Project, a nearly nine mile direct pipeline from Tacoma to the heart of Federal Way. With most of the pipeline installed, the $16 million dollar project is expected to be completed by the end of January. The most visible portion of the project still under construction is Lakehaven's flow control facility at 1st Way S under the Bonneville Power Lines, the terminus of this project.

Eventually the NE Tacoma/Federal Way Pipeline will become part of the Second Supply Project which will extend the pipeline from 1st Way S to Howard Hanson Dam in the foothills of the Cascades. The participants in this larger regional water supply project, which include Tacoma, Seattle, Kent, Covington Water District and Lakehaven, are very close to an agreement which will make Green River water available in South King and Pierce Counties. This regional project includes 33 miles of pipe, numerous fish and habitat enhancement elements, additional water storage, and as much as 65 million gallons of water a day for future use. It is anticipated that the agreement may be signed in early 2000, with construction completed in the year 2004.