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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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10/12
Fall is here and with it brings all the things we love about the change of seasons including the return of the pumpkin spice latte (yes please!), crisp autumn hikes, spooky pumpkin carving, and enjoying the changing colorful landscape of the pacific [...]
10/6
The community-based program will help keep street drains clear of leaves and debris to prevent local neighborhood flooding. Wet weather has arrived, and Seattle and six other Puget Sound Cities are joining forces to encourage their residents to adopt [...]
10/5
Do you have questions about recycling, garbage, or compost? Ask Evelyn has answers! Each week, Seattle Public Utilities’ solid waste experts Becca Fong and Pat Kaufman host an Instagram Live conversation to talk trash and answer your most pressing [...]
9/30
It seems like most things run on batteries these days, but once they’ve run out of juice you are left with a considerable pile and variety of batteries. The good news is that most of the materials within these tiny [...]
9/24
King County, the City of Seattle, and the Port of Seattle called for increased community engagement regarding work on the Lower Duwamish and East Waterway Superfund Cleanup in a letter to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. In the letter [...]
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