Where to refill your water bottle in downtown Seattle

As the days get warmer and longer and Seattle prepares for a wave of FIFA World Cup soccer fans, the city has opened seven new water bottle refill stations downtown.

The city's drinking water, touted as some of the "best-quality" and best tasting in the U.S., comes from mountain snowmelt and rain stored in reservoirs on the Cedar and South Fork Tolt rivers.

The new stations replace older drinking water station infrastructure and are intended to provide emergency access to water as the region faces more frequent and severe heat waves, according to Seattle Public Utilities.

The 2021 heat dome, which killed more than 100 people in Washington, is not far in the rearview mirror, and the region continues to reach new extremes fueled by climate change. Washington has a strong chance of above-normal temperatures and below-normal precipitation through June, after the state's third-warmest winter on record.

While mountain snowpack was at about half of normal in the watersheds the city relies on, Seattle Public Utilities has been adjusting operations and expects to have enough water through the summer for people - and for fish in the rivers. The Cedar River watershed provides about 70% of the drinking water for about 1.6 million customers in the greater Seattle area, while the Tolt supplies about 30% to 40%, according to SPU.

The water bottle fill stations are adorned with illustrations from local artist Stevie Shao that celebrate the city's mountain-sourced water.

Find a water bottle refill site:

* 1000 Second Ave.

* 501 Olive Way

* 1398 Third Ave.

* 898 Third Ave.

* 298 James St.

* 100 Pike St.

* 201 Occidental Ave.

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This story was originally published May 9, 2026 at 4:48 PM.