Seattle Public Utility Report

Seattle Public Utilities (SPU) has commissioned the Center for Public Service at Portland State University (PSU-CPS) to research possible changes in the governance of wastewater treatment services in the Seattle/King County metropolitan region. This executive summary explains how the PSU-CPS team came to understand the issues and concerns facing Seattle, King County, and local government regional system members; provides key background context for understanding the issues; summarizes PSU-CPS recommendations; and lists the governance options developed and evaluated for the study.