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Thousands entered, 25 won: Tours of the City’s Main Wastewater Treatment Plant Gave Portlanders a Behind-the-Scenes Look of Public Works

May 22, 2023 10:35 am News article

An Environmental Services employee standing between two huge pipes while talking to a group of tour participants.

City Awards Nearly $500,000 To Support Community-led Projects and Programs About the Portland Harbor Superfund

February 14, 2023 10:52 am News article

Portland Harbor Community Involvement Grant Recipients Will Support Engagement Efforts Led by Black, Indigenous, and People of Color

The City's Portland Harbor Community Involvement Grant Program announces this year's grant recipients. Learn more about the recipients and their visions for supporting community involvement in the Portland Harbor Superfund cleanup.

January 14, 2022 5:00 pm News article

Photo shows two youths in a canoe on the Willamette River. One youth is looking through binoculars.

City Council to discuss ongoing permitting improvement efforts at Jan. 25 work session

The City Council will receive updates from development review bureaus on efforts to improve permitting services and discuss proposed updates to city policies.

January 11, 2022 12:45 pm News article

Construction equipment near unfinished building

Lower Macleay Trail Temporarily Closed August 17, 2021 Through December 2021

August 13, 2021 4:00 pm News article

Bureau of Environmental Services (BES) Update

Sewer Connections: Permits Required for Sewer Connection and Repair

Updated August 4, 2021 10:10 am Newsletter

Now Accepting Applications for Portland Harbor Community Grants

Portland Harbor community grants support communities’ participation in the Superfund cleanup. BIPOC-led organizations and groups with strong relationships with communities disproportionately impacted by the Portland Harbor site and cleanup are encouraged to apply. Applications due May 21.

April 22, 2021 8:30 am News article

Several people from the Lower Estuary Partnership and Green Workforce Academy paddling away in kayak from a boat ramp on the Willamette River.

Spring Pre-application Deadline Approaches for Percent for Green Grants

Percent for Green grants support community groups who would like to complete large-scale green infrastructure projects to provide benefits for watershed health and the community. Grants range from $20,000 to $100,000.

April 2, 2021 10:00 am News article

Photo shows a structure on the left with an ecoroof and a bioswale planted with grasses and shrubs.

Houseless and living in an RV? Environmental Services launches pilot pump out program

The pilot program is being launched to safely dispose of human waste and wastewater from RVs on city streets and prevent environmental contamination

March 22, 2021 1:39 pm News article

Stormwater Management Manual (SWMM) and Source Control Manual (SCM) updates by Environmental Services

Plans Examiner Newsletter

October 26, 2020 7:49 am Newsletter

Updated: Public Comments Requested on City's Proposed Rules Governing Private Capping of a Neighbor's Sewer Line

The proposed rules would govern notification requirements applicable to a property owner who wishes to cap a neighbor’s private sewer that crosses the first property owner’s property without a recorded legal easement.

Updated February 21, 2020 10:46 am Public notice

Bureau of Environmental Services Update: Changes to Stormwater Management and Sewer and Drainage Manuals

Read news from the Bureau of Environmental Services about the Stormwater Management and Sewer and Drainage Facilities Design Manuals.

Updated September 25, 2019 1:04 pm Newsletter

Rainy Season Construction Site and Erosion Control Measures

During the rainy season, between October 1 and April 30, ground-disturbing construction work requires an elevated level of attention. Wet weather site and erosion control measures are necessary throughout the City.