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9/4
Emergency water outages happen. They usually occur when a water main suddenly breaks or is discovered to be leaking badly. To repair the City’s broken pipe and prevent flooding, Seattle Public Utilities (SPU) water crews must shut off water [...]
9/3
On September 3, the Seattle City Council voted to adopt Seattle Public Utilities’ 2025-2030 Strategic Business Plan (SBP) Update and six-year rate path. In addition, the Council adopted the specific Drainage and Wastewater rate increase from [...]
8/19
Please join Seattle Public Utilities on September 21, National Clean Up Day, for a community cleanup! The four locations are : Register for National Clean Up Day with SPU At each location, SPU will be providing supplies to pick up litter and [...]
8/8
Seattle Public Utilities (SPU) strives to be the best place to work in the city. Part of that involves offering internships so individuals can have career pathways to work with and learn from SPU’s 1,400 employees who serve the public every [...]
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