Water shapes our lives, so let’s work together to shape Seattle’s water future.
Water flows through our homes and streets to our creeks, lakes, and the ocean, influencing how Seattle looks, feels, and functions along the way. Seattle Public Utilities invites you to plan Seattle’s water future with us: you can help guide the next 50 years of our drainage and wastewater system investments to benefit our communities and shape our water.
Shape Our Water is a community-centered project by Seattle Public Utilities to plan for the next 50 years of resilient drainage and wastewater systems.
Portrait photos by Chloe Collyer.
Explore Shape Our Water
Seattle’s drainage and wastewater infrastructure needs an update to meet the needs of people today, and in the future. We are co-planning with the communities we serve to protect our natural waters and improve lives. Learn more about the Shape Our Water planning process.
Drainage and wastewater systems shape our city
Seattle Public Utilities builds and manages a drainage and wastewater system that affects how Seattle looks, feels and functions. Beyond keeping natural waterways clean and preventing flooding, future drainage and wastewater investments can create many different community benefits and make Seattle more just and equitable for everyone who lives here.
Get involved
Sign up, get outside, color, read, watch - there are lots of ways to get involved in Shape Our Water and help shape this community-centered plan for the next 50 years of Seattle’s drainage and wastewater systems.
Let’s hear from you!
We listen to your ideas and experiences to inform how we plan Seattle’s stormwater and wastewater work. What you share on this website may make it into the Shape Our Water 50-year plan or influence how we connect with your neighborhood.
If you have questions about this project, please email ShapeOurWater@Seattle.gov.