City Asks Residents to Help Remove Leaves from Storm Drains Seattle’s food and yard waste, garbage and recycling collections will be on normal schedule for Veterans Day, Thursday, November 11. Seattle Public Utilities (SPU) customers should place their containers out by 7 am to ensure collection. On Veterans Day, the… [ Keep reading ]
As a part of Seattle Public Utilities’ and Seattle City Lights’ Utility Discount Program, signup events are being held around the city. The program is based on income. See if you qualify to get 50 percent off your bill. The first signup event is at El Centro de la Raza… [ Keep reading ]
Seattle Public Utilities’ Pollution Control Team helps prevent pollution at its source. When it rains, stormwater picks up a wide variety of pollutants from surfaces such as parking lots, maintenance yards, sidewalks and streets. This polluted runoff enters the storm drain system and flows directly to our water bodies, including… [ Keep reading ]
Time is running out for customers to get up to $200 in rebates on water- and energy-efficient clothes washers. Funds set aside for the state and federal government’s Cash for Appliances Washington program are running low, with five percent of the program’s funds remaining. The Cash for Appliances Washington program… [ Keep reading ]
Discover how Ballard is taking the lead in managing stormwater and protecting Puget Sound at the FREE Ballard RainWise Roadshow Walking Tour. During heavy rains, stormwater runoff from roofs, streets, and parking lots combines with wastewater from inside homes and businesses and can overflow into waterways. In Ballard right now… [ Keep reading ]
During these hard economic times we know that many families are feeling a pinch. Did you know that there is a program that can help you pay your utility bills? Households that qualify could get 50 percent off their Seattle City Light and Seattle Public Utilities bills for 18 months…. [ Keep reading ]
Seattle Public Utilities has a range of programs to enhance Seattle’s quality of life through clean streets and beautiful neighborhoods. Litter and graffiti are more than eyesores. Seattle rains can wash litter and illegally dumped material into storm drains, which lowers water quality. If graffiti is tolerated, it sends vandals… [ Keep reading ]
Discover how Ballard is taking the lead in managing stormwater and protecting Puget Sound at the FREE Ballard RainWise Roadshow Walking Tour. During heavy rains, stormwater runoff from roofs, streets, and parking lots combines with wastewater from inside homes and businesses and can overflow into waterways. In Ballard right now… [ Keep reading ]
Check out the new Seattle.gov home page and portal. The new site is simpler, more streamlined, wider, has more modern look and feel, and as confirmed by the testing, easier to use. It has a useful Popular Services tool that has these valuable links for Seattle Public Utilities customers: Pay… [ Keep reading ]
See spawning salmon at sites along the Cedar River this fall! Learn from volunteer naturalists about the epic journey that takes place every fall as salmon swim from the ocean, through the Chittenden Locks, through Lake Washington, and up the Cedar River to spawn. Learn about the natural and human… [ Keep reading ]
