Seattle Public Utilities Director's Records, 1988-2007

Overview of the Collection

Creator
Seattle Public Utilities
Title
Seattle Public Utilities Director's Records
Dates
1988-2007 (inclusive)
Quantity
1.6 cubic feet, (4 boxes)
Collection Number
7000-01
Summary
Records of the Director and staff of Seattle Public Utilities.
Repository
Seattle Municipal Archives
Seattle Municipal Archives
Office of the City Clerk
City of Seattle
PO Box 94728
98124-4728
Seattle, WA
Telephone: 2062337807
Fax: 2063869025
archives@seattle.gov
Access Restrictions

Records are open to the public.

Languages
English
Sponsor
Funding for processing this record series was provided through a grant from the National Historical Publications and Records Commission.

Historical NoteReturn to Top

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.

Content DescriptionReturn to Top

Speeches, presentations, biographies and photographs of Diana Gale, the first Director of Seattle Public Utilities, including speeches on solid waste management she gave as Director of the Solid Waste Utility, 1989-1992. Also included are records of Communications and Strategic Policy staff regarding budget, water supply, water conservation, fish conservation, urban creek management and other issues, as well as SPU Asset Management Committee files.

Use of the CollectionReturn to Top

Preferred Citation

[Item and date], Seattle Public Utilities Director's Records , Record Series 7000-01. Box [number], Folder [number]. Seattle Municipal Archives.

Administrative InformationReturn to Top

Arrangement

Speeches, presentations, biographies and photographs of Diana Gale, the first Director of Seattle Public Utilities, including speeches on solid waste management she gave as Director of the Solid Waste Utility, 1989-1992. Also included are records of Communications and Strategic Policy staff regarding budget, water supply, water conservation, fish conservation, urban creek management and other issues, as well as SPU Asset Management Committee files.

Detailed Description of the CollectionReturn to Top

The following section contains a detailed listing of the materials in the collection.

Diana Gale Biographies and Speeches, 1988-2002Return to Top

Container(s) Description Dates
Box/Folder
1/1
Diana Gale Biography (Includes Photograph and Slide0
 2001
1/2
Diana Gale Speeches - Solid Waste Management
 1988-1989
1/3
Diana Gale Speeches - Solid Waste Management
 1989-1991
1/4
Diana Gale Speeches - Solid Waste Management
 1992-1996
1/5
Diana Gale - Projects, Speaking Points
 1998-2000
1/6
Diana Gale - Personal, Articles, Editorials (Includes Photographs)
 1998-2001
1/7
Diana Gale - Speeches and Presentations
 2000-2001
1/8
Principles For a Joint Venture For Leadership Development In Public Water and Wastewater Utilities
 1999
1/9
Community Development Roundtable
 2000
1/10
History of Sustainability Movement in Seattle
 undated
1/11
Leadership and Public Affairs
 2001
1/12
Municipal Government Structures
 2001
1/13
Serving the Nature of Puget Sound, Rotary Club of Seattle
 2000
1/14
To Save Salmon, It Takes Everyone - Including You!
 1999-2000
1/15
Technical, Political and Economic Aspects of Pursuing Advance Levels of Demand Management in Seattle
 2001
1/16
Tolt Presentation
 2000
1/17
Transition Time
 2001-2002

Communications, 1998-2002Return to Top

Container(s) Description Dates
Box/Folder
2/1
Article - "A Watershed Moment"
 2000
2/2
Conservation and Environment
 1998-1999
2/3
Fish Conservation
 2000
2/4
Map - Municipal Cedar River Watershed
 1998
2/5
Mayor Nickels' 2002-2004 Water Rates Plan
 undated
2/6
Media Reports
 2002
2/7
News Release - Water Contracts With Seattle
 2002
2/8
Second Supply Agreement
 2000
2/9
Tacoma Second Supply Project
 2000
2/10
Water Conservation
 undated
2/11
Water Management Literature
 undated
2/12
Water Rate
 2001
2/13
Water Supply and Demand
 2001
2/14
Brett Stav (Communications Projects)
 1998-2002
2/15
Communication Roll Out
 1998
2/16
Communications Staff Meetings
 1998-1999
2/17
Communications Staff Meetings
 2001
2/18
Communications Staff Meetings
 2002

Strategic Policy, 2000-2007Return to Top

Container(s) Description Dates
Box/Folder
3/1
Presentation: "It's Not a Pipe Dream!" Bringing an Outcomes or Asset Management Focus to SPU
 2003
3/2
Project Management Office In a Nutshell
 2007
3/3
Strategic Asset Management Plans
 2003-2006
3/4
Asset Management Committee
 2003
3/5
Asset Management Committee
 2003
3/6
Asset Management Committee
 2003
3/7
Asset Management Committee
 2003
3/8
Asset Management
 2003
3/9
Boeing
 2001-2003
4/1
Budget
 2002
4/2
Documents (Drainage)
 2003
4/3
DNR - Stormwater / Sediments
 2003
4/4
Duwamish LDWG Notes
 2003
4/5
Environmental Management System Overview, Seattle Parks and Recreation
 2003
4/6
Environmental Performance System Presentation for Chuck Clarke
 2003
4/7
Global Risk Assessment
 2003
4/8
Mayor's Briefing, Duwamish Superfund Briefing Memo
 2003
4/9
Mayor's ESA Sounding Board Member List
 2000
4/10
Matrix Forms, Plans
 2003
4/11
Salmon and Watershed Democracy Speech
 undated
4/12
Salmon Recovery and Progress Related to Resolution 30272, Presentation
 2003
4/13
Science Team Minutes
 2003
4/14
SLIP 4 Workplan
 2003
4/15
Strategic Business Planning Retreat
 2003
4/16
Thornton Creek Watershed
 2003

Reports, 1994-2001Return to Top

Container(s) Description Dates
Box/Folder
4/17
Recycling Potential Assessment
 1994
4/18
Water Supply Outlook
 2001
4/19
CIP Monitoring Report
 2001
4/20
Tri-County Stormwater Management Proposal
 2000
4/21
Proposed CIP 1997-2002: Water
 undated
4/22
We Bring World-Class Utility Services To Our Community
 undated
4/23
Water System
 undated

Names and SubjectsReturn to Top

Subject Terms

  • Pacific salmon--Washington--Seattle
  • Refuse and refuse disposal--Washington--Seattle
  • Urban watersheds--Washington--Seattle
  • Water conservation--Washington--Seattle
  • Water resources development--Washington
  • Water utilities --Washington--Seattle
  • Water-supply--Washington--Seattle

Personal Names

  • Gale, Diana

Corporate Names

  • Seattle (Wash.). Drainage and Wastewater Utility
  • Seattle Public Utilities

Geographical Names

  • Seattle (Wash.)

Form or Genre Terms

  • Photographs

Finding aid prepared by Janet Ness
2011

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