Widespread flooding in Snohomish County left an impact at the intermodal yard, where the Public Works division receives shipping containers to move trash. FOX13
left an impact at the intermodal yard, where the Public Works division receives shipping containers to move trash. , but they are warning that snow and wind events like this could create backlogs at their drop-off trash sites in the coming days.
"It has reached some of the shipping containers," said Snohomish County Public Works Director Kelly Snyder. "They're fine - they do have water around them. Right now it's the impact to our truck traffic. The water is up to the axles and the chassis, so we've moved them up to other facilities."
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