Seattle Public Utilities
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Seattle Public Utilities is a public utility agency of the city of Seattle, Washington, which provides water, sewer, drainage and garbage services for 1.3 million people in King County, Washington. Th
Water supply intake and wing dam under construction, 1900.
Pipe near Renton, Washington to bring Cedar River water to Seattle; this 1900 picture shows pipe newly laid.
Closeup view of a section of the wooden pipe that brought Cedar River water to Seattle from 1930 to 1991. Metal bands hold the pipe together. This section is now on display in Maple Valley, Washington.
South Park, Seattle
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South Park is a neighborhood in Seattle, Washington. It is located just south of Georgetown across the Duwamish River, and just north of the city of Tukwila. Its main thoroughfares are West Marginal W
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…a population increase of 17%. SPU operates two waste sorting facilities: the North Transfer Station in Wallingford and the South Transfer Station in South Park. Both facilities were opened in the 1960s and rebuilt in the 2010s to handle greater volumes and include environmentally friendly features. Garbage…
Duwamish Waterway at South Park (2007). South Park is on the left. View from South Park Bridge.
Newell Mill, South Park's leading business in 1900.
New South Park Bridge in 2022
Preparing the horses for the Fiestas Patrias parade in South Park, 2015