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Environmental Services

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Public Works
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

Sewer and stormwater rates and charges

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Check the Rec: Willamette River Water Quality Testing

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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

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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Permitting & Development

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Environmental Grants and Incentives

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Connecting to the Sewer

News

Update on chemical munitions use near ICE facility

City leaders are concerned about the use of chemical munitions near the federal Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility in South Portland. Here are the steps we’re taking to reduce use and impact.

News article

City rate increases go into effect on July 1

Rates and fees pay for the vital services Portlanders rely on every day, like water, sewers, streets, parks and garbage pickup. Rate and fee increases support operations, repair and replacement to keep our city safe and sustainable. Here's a summary for fiscal year 2025-26.

News article

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Past Meetings and Hearings

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