Environmental Services has designed a project to restore about 18 acres in the Johnson Creek floodplain. The project will reconnect Johnson Creek to its historic floodplain, reduce flooding on private property, restore habitat for fish and wildlife, and improve water quality in the creek.

Environmental Services has completed a project to extend the public sewer system throughout the Sellwood-Moreland neighborhoods. This work is part of the City’s effort to provide property owners a way to directly and independently connect to the sewer system to meet current plumbing code.

Environmental Services is in the planning stages for a new stormwater systems plan for West Portland Town Center (WPTC). The plan will investigate current conditions of stormwater systems, including streams in the area, to explore options for necessary improvements in the WPTC planning area.

Environmental Services is designing a project to remodel the 51-year-old Force Avenue Pump Station in North Portland. Increased pumping capacity will accommodate growth and future demands on the sewer system. Improved reliability, access, and safety will protect public health and the environment.

Environmental Services has constructed a project to remodel and expand the NE 33rd Drive Pump Station in the Sunderland district. Upgrades to the 50-year-old pump station will enhance equipment, increase system capacity, and protect public health and the environment from overflow and sewage leakage.

Environmental Services is designing a project that will upgrade public sewer and stormwater pipes and install new water quality treatment vaults in Northwest Portland. This project will protect the public and the environment by reducing street flooding and sewage releases to homes and businesses.

We are designing a project to restore habitat and reconnect Johnson Creek and Errol Creek with their natural floodplains. This work will help protect endangered salmon, improve water quality, provide habitat for birds and other wildlife, and reduce flood risk in the surrounding neighborhood.

Environmental Services is designing a project to replace approximately 1600 feet of aging, large-diameter public sewer pipes along Duniway Park. Having provided over 100 years of service, the pipes require repairs to maintain reliable sewer service and protect public health and the environment.

Environmental Services is designing a project to repair 1,700 feet of aging, large-diameter brick sewer pipes in South Portland. Having provided over 125 years of service, the pipes require repairs to maintain reliable sewer service and protect public health and the environment.

Environmental Services recently completed construction the Springwater Wetland Enhancement Project. This restoration project connects community with nature, reduces local flooding, improves wildlife habitat and naturally manages stormwater in the Johnson Creek watershed.

Environmental Services is expected to begin construction soon on a project to install a sanitary lift station and 32 feet of sewer pipe on S Terwilliger Boulevard just north of S Northgate Avenue. Unstable ground conditions pose a risk of the pipe failing. This project will address this.

Environmental Services has finished constructing a project that installed and upsized public sewer pipes and constructed green street planters in the Buckman and Kerns neighborhoods. These improvements increase sewer capacity, relieve sewer backups, and help reduce street flooding.

Environmental Services is constructing a project to replace a section of large concrete sewer pipe in SW Portland. The "Carolina Trunk" pipe runs near SW Slavin Road under Interstate 5 to Macadam Ave. It was built almost 90 years ago and needs to be replaced to prevent sewer and stormwater overflows

In late summer 2026, Environmental Services will begin construction on a stormwater management project in the Portsmouth neighborhood to reduce pollutants entering the Columbia Slough. This project is part of a larger effort to improve the water and sediment quality in the Columbia Slough.

Environmental Services is removing aging sumps throughout the City and replacing them with new sumps and new sedimentation manholes. This work will help control stormwater runoff and sewer backups.

Environmental Services is designing a project in your neighborhood to assess, improve, replace, or repair 45 green street planters that were built in the last 16 years. Many have eroding or sinking soils, which can lead to other problems. Planter renovation will protect public health and safety.

Environmental Service is in construction on a project to upgrade the Elk Rock Pump Station. The existing pump station will be expanded to increase storage and pumping capacity while improving reliability and safety. This upgrade will protect public health and the environment.

Environmental Services is designing a project to install and upsize public sewer pipes within the Kerns neighborhood. These improvements will increase sewer capacity, relieve sewer backups, and reduce street flooding.

Environmental Services is constructing project to stabilize soils at six maintenance hole risers on Grand Avenue. Work will take place between NE Davis Street and SE Market Street. Crews will inject a material into the ground that will stabilize the soil and help prevent the street from settling.

Environmental Services completed construction on Phase One and is designing Phase Two to install new pipes and repair aging sewers. These improvements protect health and the environment by reducing the risk of sewage releases to homes, businesses, and streets.