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Sinkhole Response and Sewer Repair on SW 17th Avenue

Environmental Services has responded to and is actively monitoring a sinkhole that developed on SW 17th Avenue between SW Columbia and SW Clay streets. The sinkhole exposed a cavity beneath the roadway, revealing damage to a brick-constructed sewer line built in 1889.

News article

Sewage Advisory: Crews respond to sewage release in commercial area of NE Portland

On Friday morning, March 21, City crews responded to reports of a sewage release from a private sewer pipe on NE Colfax St. in a commercial area of Northeast Portland.

News article

Advisory: Crews respond to sewage release on I-84

On Saturday night, March 15, City crews responded to reports of a sewage release from a maintenance hole on westbound I-84 just west of the NE 21st overpass. Some of that release may have entered storm drains that drain to an outfall on the Willamette River.

Press release

Advisory: Sewage Release to Bridlemile Creek in SW Portland

On Friday, March 14, City crews responded to a sewage release from a private residence near SW Jerald Ct and SW Bridlemile Ln. The release originates from the property’s private sewer lateral, with sewage seeping into Bridlemile Creek.

Press release

Sewage Advisory: Crews respond to sewage release in NE Portland

On Wednesday night, March 12, City crews responded to reports of a sewage release from a maintenance hole and stormwater inlet near 2601 NE Martin Luther King Jr Blvd.

Press release

Sewage Advisory: Crews respond to sewage release in NE Portland

On Thursday afternoon, March 6, City crews responded to reports of a sewage release from maintenance holes near NE Meadow Drive and NE 13th Ave. Some of that release entered Columbia Slough drainage ditches.

Press release

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