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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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Environmental Services

City Office
1120 SW Fifth Avenue
Suite 613
Portland, OR 97204
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Monday through Friday 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Contact

Environmental Services

BESinfo@portlandoregon.gov
phone number503-823-7740
fax number503-823-6995
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Pay your sewer, stormwater, and water bill

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Register for Clean River Rewards

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Report a Spill or Pollution

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Report a Sewer Problem

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Report a Green Street Planter Concern

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Become a Green Street Steward

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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 Sewer and Stormwater Construction Projects

Related offices, programs, advisory groups, and projects

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Sewer and Stormwater Improvements

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Managing Stormwater

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Recovering Resources

Upcoming Events

Lunch and Learn discussion: Draft Erosion and Sediment Control Manual

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Come learn more about proposed updates to the City of Portland’s Erosion and Sediment Control Manual and ask questions or provide comments.
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