MudHoney, a tunnel boring machine named for a Seattle grunge legend, has finished its journey from Ballard to Wallingford as part of the Ship Canal Water Quality Project, a partnership between Seattle Public Utilities and the King County Wastewater Treatment Division. The tunnel will store excess stormwater and sewage during heavy rainfall, preventing it from flowing into the Lake Washington Ship Canal, Salmon Bay and Lake Union. "We're really excited about the water quality benefits for this project and all the other related projects that will really benefit the Ship Canal, Elliott Bay and Puget Sound," King County WTD Director Kamuron Gurol said. "Better for salmon, better for orcas and better for people." Read more: https://www.king5.com/article/tech/science/environment/boring-machine-mudhoney-finishes-seattle-stormwater-project/281-aa3eaf67-5c3e-4c1e-861c-672cd156cc54