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Public works monitors demand after Cle Elum limits access to city fill station

5507158 · July 28, 2025
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Summary

Following a change in Cle Elum’s ordinance limiting fill station use to contractors with active building permits and use within certain service areas, Kittitas County Public Works told commissioners it will prioritize county operations’ access and monitor resident and contractor need before committing resources to operate a broader fill station.

Kittitas County Public Works told commissioners it will continue to prioritize county crews’ access to municipal fill-station water after the City of Cle Elum tightened rules for who may use the city’s water filling station.

Arden Thomas, the county’s water resources manager, said the city now restricts the station to contractors who hold active building permits and to use within identified service areas and urban growth areas. The change prompted inquiries last year from residents and contractors who…

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