21.08.070 Portland City Council Authorization for Laying Water Main and Other Water Improvements.

City Code Section
  1. A.  The Portland City Council or its administrative officers may authorize the City to spend money on the water system. They may authorize money for projects the Chief Engineer and Administrator deem necessary, helpful or convenient.  The money authorized to spend on the water system may pay the cost of the water improvements. This does not mean the City will always pay the entire cost of installing a new main if any portion of the work is eligible for payment or reimbursement under other regulations, codes or administrative rule.
  2. B.  Projects may include the following:
    1. 1.  Pipelines or main, including making pipelines and main larger;
    2. 2.  Pipeline or main extensions;
    3. 3.  Interconnections;
    4. 4.  Pumps;
    5. 5.  Tanks and reservoirs;
    6. 6.  Dams; or,
    7. 7.  Other water system improvements or Portland Water Bureau assets.
  3. C.  The City must pay for projects through the Water Construction Fund.