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11/9
November through early March, Seattle experiences our highest tides. If you live, work, or play near our region’s tidal waters, please plan for and track these predicted seasonally high tides (above 10 ft. North American Vertical Datum of 1988 – [...]
11/2
Seattle recently hosted sustainability and food‑system leaders from seven major U.S. cities as part of the C40 Food Procurement & Food Waste Prevention Convening, a two‑day workshop co‑led by Seattle Public Utilities (SPU) and the Office of [...]
10/29
We are making improvements to the Seattle Public Utilities Engineering Records Center, known to many of you as the Vault. To make them happen, the Vault will be temporarily closed from December 15, 2026 through August 1, 2027. The Vault, on the [...]

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Andrew Lee, General Manager and CEO
Address: 700 5th Avenue, Suite 4900, Seattle, WA, 98104
Mailing Address: PO Box 34018, Seattle, WA, 98124-5177
Phone: (206) 684-3000
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Seattle Public Utilities (SPU) is comprised of three major direct-service providing utilities: the Water Utility, the Drainage and Wastewater Utility, and the Solid Waste Utility.