Water break in Arbor Heights

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Thanks to AKM for the report, confirmed by the Seattle Public Utilities water-problem map:

There is an emergency water outage in Arbor Heights on 40th Avenue SW that impacts about 60 people. I noticed no water pressure at my house about 1 hour ago and called Seattle Public Utilities and later checked the SPU outage map, and both sources (human and Internet) confirmed that we are experiencing an emergency water outage. The location of the outage, according to the SPU outage map, is 10218 40TH AVE SW. This is where an old house was torn down and new construction on a small multi-family project has been under way. Another neighbor went down there and also said there is where the water repair is in progress. SPU advised that we not turn on any of the appliances and also not flush the toilets until this problem has been resolved.

anonyme November 7, 2024 (3:38 pm)

The developers of this project also clear cut the lot of all trees, including one of the largest Doug firs in the area. They had a permit to cut 3 trees, but there were more than that, and at least one of them was significant in terms of size and health. This is the second megaplex to be shoehorned onto a small lot on the same block, and the infrastructure in this small neighborhood cannot handle the load. It was only a block away that a house burned down a few years ago because there was no water pressure and the fire department had to run hoses all the way to 35th.

Rob November 8, 2024 (5:06 am)

Our entire neighborhood is zoned multi family thanks to our governor eliminating single family zone across the state.
- WSB November 8, 2024 (8:08 am)
  
  The Legislature is who passed the “four units on one lot” law. And before that, city councilmembers passed what boils down to three units on one lot.
  - Rob November 8, 2024 (7:25 pm)
    
    An the governor signed it
Ferns November 8, 2024 (5:42 am)

That’s upsetting to hear. I know a developer/neighbor in my neighborhood who cut more trees than allowed (destabilized trees at the property line and impacted downhill neighbor in the last rain/windstorm) because he could just pay a fine. The penalty for this doesn’t deter people.

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