Alert:
Seattle Public Utilities Contact Center hours and facility closures
- Seattle Public Utilities' Contact Center is open Monday - Friday from 7:30 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. Call (206) 684-3000 for customer service.
- Rattlesnake Lake Recreation Area reopened June 11 with limited use and parking. Rattlesnake Ledge Trail (hiking) remains closed.
- The engineering records vault and walk-up window, both located at 700 5th Avenue, transfer station viewing rooms, the Cedar River Watershed Education Center in North Bend, and Development Services Office Walk-in Service Center also remain closed.
- The North and South Transfer Stations are open 8:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., 7 days a week. To reduce the potential spread of COVID-19, please visit for essential trips only. (For complete details, visit our blog post.)
- Based on guidance from our public health partners, we've taken these precautions to help keep our staff and facility visitors healthy. Follow us on Twitter (@SeattleSPU) for the most up to date information.
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9/16
With many volunteer roles being put on hold due to the health crisis, it can be a struggle to find safe ways to to give back and help our communities. One way we can help is through storm drain stenciling. How does a stencil help? Stenciling storm [...]
9/14
Seattle Public Utilities began construction in late August on the new South Park Pump Station, to improve chronic flooding and drainage issues in the northern industrial area of Seattle’s South Park neighborhood. This area experiences chronic [...]
9/10
This Week’s “Who”: Jerry Waldron Meet Jerry Waldron, the first participant in SPU’s new series, SPU Who. Jerry has been with SPU since 2012 and is currently wearing many hats as the Interim Construction Management Director, Drainage [...]
9/8
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9/2
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