City of Seattle data provides a grouped feature layer of water mains and service lines, including restrictions like 'Same Side Tap Only' and 'No New Taps'. This data offers a limited view of the city's water distribution network, explicitly excluding transmission pipelines and feeder mains for security reasons. The layer was last updated on March 22, 2026.
Use Cases
- Mapping water main locations and restrictions for infrastructure planning based on the described feature layers.
- Identifying areas where new water service connections are prohibited based on the 'No New Taps' layer.
- Analyzing spatial patterns of water service access based on the 'Same Side Tap Only' restriction data.
- Supporting utility management decisions with a geospatial view of water mains and service lines.
Strengths
- Data is provided in multiple geospatial formats including GeoPackage, KML, and GeoJSON.
- Last updated date is explicitly provided as 2026-03-22 03:43:22.583825.
- Description clearly defines the scope and limitations of the included water infrastructure features.
Limitations
- Description metadata is limited; actual data quality requires manual inspection after download.
- Row count and specific column definitions are unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
- The data provides a limited view, excluding transmission pipelines and feeder mains for security reasons.
Provenance
- Source
- City of Seattle
- Collection Method
- Likely maintained by municipal utility departments.
- Time Range
- null
- Freshness
- Last updated 2026-03-22 03:43:22.583825; freshness should be verified.
- Geography
- Seattle, Washington, USA