Environmental Services

Bureau/Office
Environmental Services is your sewer and stormwater utility. We protect public health and our environment by collecting and recovering resources from the city’s wastewater, managing stormwater, and restoring and protecting Portland’s rivers, streams, and watersheds.
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Pay my bill

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Clean River Rewards

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Report a Spill or Pollution

Report a Sewer Problem

Report a Green Street Planter Concern

BES Employee Site

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Big Pipe Tracker: See how the Big Pipes prevent combined sewer overflows

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Working for Environmental Services

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Find Environmental Services Projects

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Being a Green Street Steward

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Best Management Practices to Prevent Pollution and to Protect Our Rivers and Streams

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About Environmental Services

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Engineering Resources for Sewer, Stormwater, and Watershed Restoration Projects

Learn what you can safely flush down the toilet into the City sewer system.

What you can (and can't) flush

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Managing Rain on Your Property

Contact

Environmental Services

BESinfo@portlandoregon.gov
phone number503-823-7740
fax number503-823-6995

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Environmental Services

1120 SW Fifth Avenue
Suite 613
Portland, OR 97204
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Hours: Monday through Friday 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
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Sewer and Stormwater Improvements

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Protecting Rivers and Streams

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Recovering Resources

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Flooding in Portland

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Preventing Pollution

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Managing Stormwater

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Permit Improvement Project

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Environmental Grants and Incentives

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Connecting to the Sewer

News

Big Pipe system prevented multiple overflows to the Willamette River, follow online tracker for updates during remainder of storm 

Follow the Big Pipe Tracker to see how the system prevents combined sewer overflows to the Willamette River, and be the first to know if a rare overflow occurs.

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Past Meetings and Hearings

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