Portland Insights Survey Mailer

Thousands of randomly selected Portland households will receive a Portland Insight Survey by mail this week. Learn more about the survey online or call 3-1-1 for assistance.

Portland and the federal government

Learn about our sanctuary city status, efforts to block federal overreach: Portland.gov/Federal

Environmental Services

Bureau/office

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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Clean River Rewards

Report a Spill or Pollution

Report a Sewer Problem

Report a Green Street Planter Concern

BES Employee Site

Sewer and Stormwater Rates and Charges

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

Working for Environmental Services

Find Environmental Services Projects

Being a Green Street Steward

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

About Environmental Services

Engineering Resources for Sewer, Stormwater, and Watershed Restoration Projects

What you can (and can't) flush

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