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Changes to credit and debit card processing fees

Starting June 3, 2025, customers who use a credit or debit card to pay their sewer, stormwater, and water bill will pay a 2.95% processing fee. To avoid this fee, customers can make an electronic payment directly from their bank account. Learn more.

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Portland is a Sanctuary City

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10.30.020 Minimum Requirements.

City Code Section
  1. The following minimum requirements apply to all development and ground disturbing activities.
  2. A. Purpose.
    1. 1. No visible or measurable sediment or pollutant may exit the site, enter the public right-of-way or be deposited into any water body or storm drainage system.
    2. 2. Depositing or washing soil into a water body or the storm drainage system is prohibited.
    3. 3. Ground disturbing activities requiring a permit must provide adequate public notification of the City’s Erosion Control Complaint Hotline.
  3. B. Requirements and standards. Minimum requirements and standards are established in the Erosion and Sediment Control Manual.

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