Environmental Services

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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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Contact

Environmental Services

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

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Location

Environmental Services

1120 SW Fifth Avenue
Suite 613
Portland , OR 97204
Monday through Friday 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
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Related offices, programs, advisory groups, and projects

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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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Permitting Improvement

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Environmental Grants and Incentives

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Connecting to the Sewer

News

City Council Approves $100,000 in Environmental Services grants to community groups for watershed restoration

Environmental Services’ Community Watershed Stewardship Program has provided grants to community groups for 27 years. Council now approved this year’s funding for natural area plantings and other initiatives that restore watershed health and cultivate community stewardship.

Press release

Environmental Services requests public comment on proposed changes to ENB-4.30 – Title 10 Discharge Enforcement Program

Environmental Services is proposing changes to ENB-4.30 – Bureau of Environmental Services Title 10 Discharge Enforcement Program Administrative Rules. The public can submit comments on the proposed revisions beginning August 16.

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