Seattle Public Utilities
Mami Hara, General Manager/CEO
Rates
Water rates
Residential water rates apply to dwellings with 1 or 2 units (single-family homes and duplexes). All other buildings are charged commercial water rates. Fire service is charged a different rate.
Solid waste rates
Garbage, recycling (a free service), and food and yard waste are required at all buildings.
- Commercial businesses generally don’t receive solid waste services from SPU and instead contract directly with Waste Management or Recology CleanScapes.
- Commercial entities that are served directly by SPU are charged these commercial rates.
- Multi-family dwellings with 5 or more units will be charged multi-family rates:
- Residential dwellings with 4 or less units will be charged residential rates:
Sewer rates
All properties-residential and commercial-are subject to the same 2019 sewer rate of $14.48 per ccf of water used, November through April.
Drainage fees
Drainage fees are charged in your property tax statement. Residential and commercial fees vary by size and other characteristics of the property.
Please contact your account executive for additional information regarding your drainage fees.