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Strategic Business Plan Update and Rate Path Approved by City Council

On September 3, the Seattle City Council voted to adopt Seattle Public Utilities’ 2025-2030 Strategic Business Plan (SBP) Update and six-year rate path. In addition, the Council adopted the specific Drainage and Wastewater rate increase from the SB...

Meet the Newest Members of SPU’s Solid Waste Advisory Committee

Seattle Public Utilities (SPU) is excited to welcome the newest members to the Solid Waste Advisory Committee (SWAC)! SWAC is a dynamic and essential group dedicated to shaping the future of waste management in our city. SWAC plays a vital role in guiding SPU’s work on solid waste management, offering… [ Keep reading ]

Listening, Learning, and Eating: A C-ID Food Tour

On Monday, October 14, a handful of Seattle Public Utilities (SPU) Asian and Pacific Islander (API) Affinity Group members went on a food tour of Chinatown-International District, led by docents Aolani and Anny from the Wing Luke Museum. This special tour gets participants walking, eating, thinking, and reflecting in known and… [ Keep reading ]

Let’s Be Rainy Day Ready Together!

Everyone has different ways they adapt for Seattle’s rainy and dark winters. Most people have their favorites─ like a raincoat, good books, and/or coffee.  Did we mention coffee? At Seattle Public Utilities, we hope you will add just a few more items to your Rainy Day Ready checklist. Flooding is… [ Keep reading ]

ReThink Waste Grants: Empowering Communities and Advancing Equity in Waste Reduction 

For the past six years, SPU and WM have partnered to award $10,000 through the ReThink Waste Grant to local organizations that reflect Seattle’s commitment to waste reduction. We are excited to announce this year’s recipients! Funding will go to two small businesses and two local nonprofits in the South… [ Keep reading ]

City files proposed study plan with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

Deepening our collective knowledge of the South Fork Tolt   On September 20, 2024, the City of Seattle (City) filed a Proposed Study Plan (PSP) with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) as required to relicense the South Fork Tolt Hydroelectric Project. Seattle Public Utilities has owned and operated the dam,… [ Keep reading ]

SPU Welcomes New Customer Review Panel

Meet the residents who will help provide a vital avenue for community voices and influence in how Seattle Public Utilities (SPU) fulfills its mission. SPU is excited to introduce its new Customer Review Panel (CRP). SPU is a community-centered, One Water, Zero Waste utility. We live out this vision through the contributions… [ Keep reading ]

Your Guide to Safely Recycling Batteries

Batteries power our lives, from our mobile phones that wake us up in the morning to the tools that help us build and create, these small energy packs are everywhere. But what happens when they run out of juice, where do they go? Hint: Batteries are banned from the garbage…. [ Keep reading ]

Customers will now receive a text message in real time if there’s an emergency water outage

Emergency water outages happen. They usually occur when a water main suddenly breaks or is discovered to be leaking badly. To repair the City’s broken pipe and prevent flooding, Seattle Public Utilities (SPU) water crews must shut off water immediately to customers in the affected area. Thankfully, emergency water outages… [ Keep reading ]

National Clean Up Day with Seattle Public Utilities

Please join Seattle Public Utilities on September 21, National Clean Up Day, for a community cleanup! The four locations are : Register for National Clean Up Day with SPU At each location, SPU will be providing supplies to pick up litter and stencil storm drains. There will also be snacks,… [ Keep reading ]

Meet SPU’s Interns for 2024

Seattle Public Utilities (SPU) offers internships so individuals can have career pathways to work with and learn from SPU’s 1,400 employees who serve the public every day. SPU careers include testing water, laying pipe, building infrastructure, and working on climate change issues. Each year, SPU is home to seasonal and… [ Keep reading ]