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Seattle Public Utilities facility closures, weather impacts, & important updates
- Seattle Public Utilities' Contact Center is open Monday - Friday from 7:30 a.m. to 6:00 p.m for phone customer service at (206) 684-3000. As of 8/11/21, 4th floor lobby walk up counter at Seattle Municipal Tower is also open 8:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., Monday - Friday. View other walk in payment location openings.
- The engineering records vault and walk-up window, both located at 700 5th Avenue, transfer station viewing rooms, and Development Services Office Walk-in Service Center also remain closed.
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9/13
We’ll see you at one of our upcoming community reuse & recycling events, Beyond the Cart, taking place this fall. We’ve all spent a lot of time at home these days. With that, you may have noticed that you have items you no longer need [...]
9/9
Across Puget Sound, cities and counties are coming together this September to celebrate Puget Sound Starts Here Month. Puget Sound is our economic powerhouse, provides endless recreational opportunities, and is home to incredible, iconic and [...]
9/8
Are you looking for ways to help beautify and improve your neighborhood? Seattle Public Utilities has all the tools you need to participate with our flexible volunteer opportunities. Through the Adopt-A-Street and Adopt-A-Drain programs, along with [...]
9/8
On September 7 and 8, Seattle Public Utilities’ Spill Response team investigated a strong chemical odor coming from the sewer system in the Georgetown area. They located the odor’s source in the area of Corgiat Dr. S and S Graham Street, and worked [...]
8/17
The COVID-19 pandemic has inspired communities across our city to develop and implement solutions to urgent problems confronting Seattle’s neighbors. One of the most urgent problems is food insecurity. In 2019, Feeding America estimated that over [...]
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