Published May 18 2015
Although Gov. Jay Inslee declared a statewide drought emergency on Friday, May 15, Bellevue Utilities customers have enough water for normal use this year.
Bellevue Utilities, a member of the Cascade Water Alliance, gets its water from the Seattle water system, which is designed and managed to collect runoff from rainfall and snowmelt, and is less dependent on snowpack. Unlike much of the rest of the state, the Seattle system has been able to hold enough water in its mountain reservoirs.
Customers are asked, as always, to be good stewards and use water wisely (water conservation tips).