water safety

The city of Flint, Michigan represents the height of American ingenuity, productivity and economic progress — and also the mirror opposite. What was once…

Three patients at the University of Washington Medical Center have been diagnosed with Legionnaire’s disease this week. One of them died Friday and now…

Workers continue their efforts to get the West Point Treatment Plant in Seattle up and running.The plant was crippled by a flood last month and it…

Tacoma School District officials will test every school's water quality. That's after results from last May showed unacceptable levels of lead in six…

Bill Radke talks with (Tacoma) News Tribune reporter Debbie Cafazzo about the presence of lead in the drinking water at six schools in the Tacoma School…

Recent, routine tests in Seattle Public Schools found that 49 schools had at least one faucet with lead levels above the district’s acceptable limit.The…

Seattle Public Utilities staff explained their advice for residents to the Seattle City Council on Monday.Here are the takeaways:What's the problem? Is…

Utility officials in Seattle say residents should turn on the faucet for a few minutes if the water hasn't run for six hours. The precaution comes after…