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Water Outage in Seattle Crown Hill Neighborhood—Boil Water Advisory Lifted

Update, 5 am, April 5: Crown Hill Precautionary Boil Water Advisory Lifted Water Service Completely Restored and Confirmed Safe to Drink Water service has been restored to the Crown Hill neighborhood following a water main break that impacted nearly 3,000 households and businesses late Wednesday night. Seattle Public Utilities’ (SPU)… [ Keep reading ]

Time to learn more about the South Fork Tolt! 

FERC issues Study Plan Determination – marking a new phase in relicensing work On February 13, FERC issued their formal Study Plan Determination. It is a significant milestone that moves us into the next phase of work to relicense the South Fork Tolt Hydroelectric Project. This license allows the City of… [ Keep reading ]

Seattle Public Utilities Welcomes New Class of Water Pipe Worker Apprentices 

Seattle Public Utilities (SPU) welcomed a new class of Water Pipe Worker Apprentices yesterday. James Sykes, Tevita Moimoi, Tevita Puloka, Michael Calderon, Ivan Tyrsin, Brian McBain, Palko Rezucha, Jordan Workman, Victoria Asuega, Alex Navarro, Guy Durham, and Deonté Johnson will begin a rigorous, hands-on training experience that will prepare them… [ Keep reading ]

Relicensing the South Fork Tolt Hydroelectric Project Enters Year Two

City Files Revised Study Plan with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission  On January 17, 2025, the City of Seattle submitted its Revised Study Plan (RSP) to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC). This is a key part of the process to renew the license for the South Fork Tolt Hydroelectric… [ Keep reading ]

Celebrating 50 Years of the Safe Drinking Water Act

On December 16, 1974, the Safe Drinking Water Act was passed by Congress. This landmark federal legislation has been a key driving force safeguarding the quality of tap water in the United States for the past 50 years. Every time you turn on your tap and drink fresh, delicious water,… [ 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 ]

It’s Official! Relicensing the South Fork Tolt Hydroelectric Project Is Underway 

The City of Seattle filed documents on April 8 with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) to formally begin relicensing the South Fork Tolt Hydroelectric Project. These documents are called the Notice of Intent (NOI) and Pre-Application Document (PAD). Seattle City Light and Seattle Public Utilities (SPU) are collaborating on… [ Keep reading ]

Seattle’s water supply bounces back to normal 

1.5 Million Customers No Longer Asked to Use Less Water In 48 hours, at the height of last week’s atmospheric river, a whopping 4.4 billion gallons of water dumped over Seattle’s regional drinking water reservoirs in the Cascade Mountains. “That’s a lot of water,” said Julie Crittenden, Water Planning and… [ Keep reading ]

Latest storms help reservoir levels get closer to normal while water use hovers above 100 mgd

The mountain watersheds feeding Seattle’s regional water supply reservoirs received rain over the weekend, which is good news. The recent rainfall continues to help Seattle Public Utilities (SPU) replenish the drinking water supply for its 1.5 million customers. The combined total storage in our reservoirs is at 78 percent of… [ Keep reading ]

Reservoir Levels Up, Usage Down as Water Supply Conditions Improve Over Last 30 Days

Seattle’s regional water supply conditions have improved in the past 30 days and that’s good news for the water planners at Seattle Public Utilities (SPU). “While we still need customers to voluntarily reduce their water use, our mountain reservoirs are beginning to slowly refill and that helps me sleep better… [ Keep reading ]