Seattle Public Utilities Science, Sustainability, and Watershed Digital Photographs
Scope and Contents note
Photographs document drainage and flood control facilities in Seattle including ditches and catchbasins. Also included are images of Carkeek Park Environmental Learning Center and the Lake Washington Combined Sewer Overflow (National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System). Also included are images of fish collections and sampling at fish ladders and creeks in neighborhoods within North, South, and West Seattle neighborhoods. Some aerial images of Seattle's SoDo and Stadium District areas and a map of the Maple Creek Ravine are also pictured.
Dates
- Creation: 1999-2005
Creator
- Seattle Public Utilities (Organization)
Conditions Governing Access note
Records are open to the public.
Historical Note
Seattle Public Utilities (SPU) was created in 1997 when the water, solid waste, drainage, and wastewater utilities from the Engineering and Water departments were merged with the Engineering Services Division of the Engineering Department and the Customer Service Call Center and Construction Engineering Sections of City Light. SPU provides water to over 1.25 million customers in the Puget Sound region. Other services to the public include sewer, drainage, and solid waste (garbage and recycling). SPU also provides engineering and survey services to city departments. The department's outreach and education programs aim to reduce water consumption and increase recycling and composting.
Full Extent
32 digital image files
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
Photographs documenting drainage and flood control facilities in Seattle.
Immediate Source of Acquisition note
Photograph acquired through the Seattle Municipal Archives Digital Image Management Program.
Accruals note
This series may grow due to continued accessioning through the Digital Image Management Program. This finding aid will be updated to reflect additional accessions.
Associated Digital Objects
Subject
- Seattle Public Utilities (Organization)
- Title
- Guide to the Seattle Public Utilities Science, Sustainability, and Watershed Digital Photograph Collection 1998-2008
- Author
- Finding aid prepared by Julie B. Viggiano
- Date
- © 2010
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description note
- Finding aid written in English.
- EAD Location
- http://archiveswest.orbiscascade.org/ark:/80444/xv47708
Repository Details
Part of the Seattle Municipal Archives Repository