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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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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Portland Harbor Community Grants

Contact

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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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

RiverViews, Winter 2023

RiverViews is a newsletter from the Bureau of Environmental Services — your sewer and stormwater services provider.

Newsletter

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