Memorial Day closure

Most City of Portland offices will be closed Monday, May 26, in observance of Memorial Day.

Portland is a Sanctuary City

Find sanctuary city resources from the City of Portland's Immigrant & Refugee Program, including free legal services and state resources for reporting hate crimes, bias incidents, discrimination, and violations of Oregon's sanctuary laws.

Recovering Resources

Program

The practice of resource recovery transforms waste materials into valuable products. Through the wastewater treatment process, Environmental Services recovers valuable resources like energy—while preparing the water for its return to the water cycle. This helps us create a more sustainable future.

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Report a Sewer Odor

Report a Sewer Problem

Report a Green Street Planter Concern

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Report a Spill or Pollution

Photograph of a City of Portland truck being fueled at an RNG fueling station located at the Columbia Boulevard Wastewater Treatment Plant

Poop to Power: Turning Wastewater into Clean Energy

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About the Wastewater Treatment Process

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Biosolids return nutrients to the soil

An aerial view of the Columbia Boulevard Wastewater Treatment Plant under construction. On the right you can see the Columbia Slough and off in the distance you can see the Downtown skyline and behind that, mountains off in the distance.

Secondary Treatment Expansion Program

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Find Environmental Services Projects

Wastewater Opertor, Charissa Rogers shows other a handful of biosolids that have come out of processing.

Wastewater Operator-In-Training Program

Aerial view of the Columbia Boulevard Wastewater Treatment Plant looking north, 2018

Sign up for Environmental Services Odor Notifications for the Columbia Boulevard Wastewater Treatment Plant

Learn what you can safely flush down the toilet into the City sewer system.

What you can (and can't) flush

Contact

Environmental Services

BESinfo@portlandoregon.gov

503-823-6995

Follow on Social Media

Environmental Services LinkedIn

PortlandBES YouTube

Related offices, programs, and projects

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Environmental Services

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Managing Stormwater

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Sewer and Stormwater Improvements

Aerial view of the Columbia Boulevard Wastewater Treatment Plant looking north, 2018

Columbia Boulevard Wastewater Treatment Plant Community Advisory Committee

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Clean Rivers Education

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Environmental Grants and Incentives

Photo show tanks of bubbly water that are part of an on-site pretreatment facility for treating wastewater.

Preventing Pollution

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Connecting to the Sewer

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