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4/14
Seattle, WA — Seattle is preparing to welcome the world in 2026, and our city is already hard at work making sure our streets and public spaces reflect the pride and care of the communities that call Seattle home. The newly released Seattle Clean [...]
4/10
Spring is a great time to help keep Seattle clean, green, and connected. As the days get longer, Seattle Public Utilities invites residents to take simple actions that support healthy neighborhoods, reduce waste, protect water, and care for the [...]
4/8
In the Seattle area, our drinking water comes from the Cedar and Tolt River watersheds. These reservoirs depend on a combination of steady fall and winter rains and accumulated snowpack in the mountains that melts gradually in [...]
4/6
Earth Month is here, and what better way to celebrate than by rolling up your sleeves (metaphorically—no actual garbage handling required!) and helping shape the future of Seattle’s waste and recycling services? Seattle Public Utilities’ Solid [...]

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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
SPUCustomerService@seattle.gov

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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.