Construction

Environmental Services and Portland Parks & Recreation are collaborating on a project to build nature patches and rain gardens to manage stormwater in Irving Park. The project will help prevent nearby flooding, sewer basement backups, and sewage overflows into the Willamette River during storms.

Environmental Services is designing a project to repair or replace 440 feet of deteriorating public sewer pipe on NW Front Avenue between NW 26th Drive and NW Sherlock Avenue. This project will protect the public and the environment by reducing sewage releases to buildings and streets.

Environmental Services is designing a project to remodel the 46-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 is designing a project to extend the public sewer into NE Gile Terrace and provide service to properties currently served by a nonconforming sewer. The project proposes to construct 306 feet of public sewer pipe, two manholes, one cleanout, and three sewer service laterals.

Environmental Services is constructing urgent repairs to 3,600 feet of 140-year-old public sewer pipes that are in very poor condition in downtown Portland. At a high risk of collapsing, the pipes require repairs to protect the public, buildings, and streets from sewage releases and flooding.

Environmental Services is designing a project to repair 10,765 feet, or two miles, of aging public sewer pipes in downtown Portland. Having provided 100 to 150 years of service, the pipes require repairs to reduce the risks of basement flooding and sewage releases to downtown buildings and streets.

Environmental Services continues construction on a project to reconstruct the public sewer system in NW Thurman Street and the Willamette Heights Neighborhood. Sewer and stormwater improvements will increase capacity of the 100-year-old sewer, relieve sewer backups, and reduce street flooding.

Environmental Services will be constructing repairs for a public sewer service lateral in SW Washington Street between SW Park Avenue and SW 10th Avenue in downtown Portland. Repairs will help prevent sewage backups into buildings and streets.

Environmental Services is designing the next in a series of projects to repair and replace aging public sewer pipes in downtown Portland that are in poor condition. The pipes require attention to reduce the risks of basement flooding and sewage releases to buildings and streets.

Construction continues on the 114-year-old Taggart Outfall—a large, brick sewer tunnel located deep underground. This critical sewer line serves Southeast Portland. Repairs will increase the sewer’s resiliency, extend its service life for up to another 100 years, and help prevent sewage releases.

Environmental Services is improving the 100-year-old public sewer pipes in NW Westover Road, NW Summit Avenue, and NW Lovejoy Street. These repair projects will reduce basement backup risks, reduce surface flooding, and extend the life of the public sewer system serving the neighborhood.

Environmental Services – the City’s sewer and stormwater bureau – is designing a project to upgrade a pump station in Northeast Portland. This project will replace the existing pump station with a new larger pump station.

Environmental Services is starting a project to restore about 16 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 is coordinating with the Peninsula Drainage District #2 (PEN2) to design a project to replace approximately 300 feet of storm pipe on NE 13th Avenue at NE South Shore Road. This project will increase system capacity and relieve neighborhood flooding.

Environmental Services is designing a project in the Ladd’s Addition neighborhood to replace the public sewer pipe in the Elliott-Spruce Alley between SE 12th Ave and SE Birch St.  Sewer improvements will increase capacity of the 125-year-old sewer, relieve sewer backups, and reduce street flooding.

Environmental Services is designing a project that will install and upsize public sewer pipes, as well as construct green street planters, within the Ladd’s Addition neighborhood. These improvements will increase sewer capacity, relieve sewer backups, and reduce street flooding.

Environmental Services is repairing an odor control facility near the Ankeny Pump Station in Waterfront Park. In 2015, equipment used to control odor near the pump station was damaged in a flood. This project will repair the damage and reduce odors near the pump station.

The Balch Creek Trash Rack collects sediment, large logs, and other woody debris that is carried down Balch Creek from Forest Park. It is aging and needs to be replaced to help reduce the chance of future clogs, backups, and floods.

Environmental Services is investigating pipes and stormwater facilities in the Council Crest Neighborhood in preparation for a project that will replace or repair aging public sewer pipes, improve stormwater management, and support healthy habitat.