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Aerial image of SPU’s stormwater detention tank in Washington Park.

Seattle Public Utilities (SPU) owns and operates a stormwater storage tank in Washington Park near the Washington Park Playfield.

SPU is performing a maintenance project to improve the way this facility manages flows during rain events. This work will improve SPU's ability to monitor and control stormwater flows and allow us to use our existing infrastructure more efficiently.

SPU's stormwater storage tank is located near the Washington Park Playfield in the southern portion of Washington Park near E Roy Street, 29th Avenue E, and E Madison Street.

SPU Contractor Crews began performing maintenance upgrades to the belowground storage tank in Washington Park in May 2021.

The maintenance upgrades are nearly complete. However, significant, ongoing shipment delays of equipment has delayed the project schedule. Therefore, the contractor will need to pause work in late December and resume in early 2022 (tentatively scheduled for February).

Prior to pausing work, SPU and the contractor will do the initial inspection and testing as well as perform landscape restoration in the park.

When the contractor resumes work in early 2022, they will install the remaining equipment. Once final installation, inspection, and testing are complete, the contractor will finish any remaining landscape restoration in the park and miscellaneous work in the tank.

Construction is expected to be completed within 1-2 months of resuming work.

SPU will share updates prior to resuming work in 2022, please sign up for the project email list to receive email updates about this maintenance project.

SPU is performing this work to enhance the functionality of the stormwater tank and to improve SPU's ability to manage flows more efficiently while improving regional water quality.

Construction activities will be limited to the area of Washington Park closest to the stormwater storage tank, and much of the work will be performed belowground in the storage tank. When work is occurring, you can expect:

If you're interested in receiving updates about this maintenance project, please sign up for the project email list.

Sign up to receive updates for the Washington Park Stormwater Tank Maintenance Project from Seattle Public Utilities.

Josh Campbell Project Manager josh.campbell@seattle.gov (206) 684-5257

Address: 700 5th Avenue, Suite 4900, Seattle, WA, 98104 Mailing Address: PO Box 34018, Seattle, WA, 98124-5177 Phone: (206) 684-3000

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. The Water Utility provides more than 1.3 million customers in King County with a reliable water supply; the Drainage and Wastewater Utility collects and disposes of sewage and storm water; and the Solid Waste Utility collects and disposes of recycling, yard waste, and residential and commercial garbage. All three utilities strive to operate in a cost-effective, innovative and environmentally responsible manner. SPU also houses the Engineering Services line of business, which serves both City departments and outside agencies, providing efficient, customer-oriented engineering services that assist clients with replacing, improving, and expanding facilities with the least possible disruption to the community.