Services and Resources for Environment

Portland Water Bureau customers can order a FREE water efficiency kit. Choose from a variety of simple-to-install water-saving devices for the fixtures in your home.

Portland's groundwater improves the reliability of our water system by providing a robust secondary drinking water source that supplements the water we get from Bull Run. Together, these two water sources ensure that we can deliver excellent water every minute of every day.

The Green Street Steward program isn’t just for individuals. Businesses and non-profit organizations can volunteer to adopt green street planters in their neighborhoods, too. Caring for a green street is an easy way to be a good neighbor. Keep the area near your business looking green and inviting.

Just like our rivers, our groundwater must be protected. The cities of Portland, Gresham, and Fairview have implemented the Groundwater Protection Program to protect the Columbia South Shore Well Field, a source of drinking water for nearly one million Oregonians.

This guidance can help applicants and designers understand how the City's Stormwater Management Manual requirements apply to construction projects in the public right-of-way.

Businesses and industries that discharge wastewater from fermentation and distillation processes are subject to environmental regulations. These businesses include but are not limited to breweries, distilleries, wineries, cideries, meaderies, and kombucharies.

This is an overview of environmental requirements for cannabis industries as currently understood by the City of Portland. The City may impose additional requirements for businesses as more information regarding the pollutants of concern outlined below or others becomes available.

Environmental Services issues permits to industries based on the quality and volume of their wastewater discharges. The permits require industries to treat wastewater to meet pollutant limits, monitor for pollutants, submit compliance reports, and follow other requirements outlined in their permits.

This page contains everything you need to know about transitioning to an electric vehicle (EV), including how EVs fit into the transportation system, the benefits of driving a clean car, financial incentives for purchasing or leasing a new or used EV, and other tips to help you get started.

PCEF's Community Responsive Grant program (RFP 3) supports planning and implementation projects that reduce greenhouse gas emissions and improve climate resiliency in ways that advance economic, social, and climate justice for our under-resourced communities.

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) estimates that 50 percent of mercury entering public wastewater treatment facilities comes from amalgam discharged by dental practices. To reduce this toxic metal in treatment facilities, the EPA established the Dental Amalgam Rule.

Wash water generated from commercial mobile washing activities is prohibited from entering the City's stormwater system, streets, or right-of-way. To discharge wash water to the sanitary or combined sewer system, businesses must apply for and obtain a Mobile Washer Discharge Authorization.

The Submeter Program is for business customers who discharge a volume of water to the sewer significantly more or less than the incoming water. Customers install submeters on their business’ internal plumbing to accurately measure and bill for water that is discharged to the sewer.

Find out when you need an arborist report when you're building or renovating. Learn more about what an arborist report must include. Get information about tree reports from arborists before development begins. And, find out what you need from an arborist after work has started.

A basic guide for downloading electronic documents in order to save and send them via the internet.

This page provides resources and some permit processing information for Heritage trees.

Heritage Trees are trees that have been formally recognized by City Council for their unique size, age, historical or horticultural significance. Once accepted by Council, Heritage Trees are designated with a small plaque and listed in the Heritage Tree database.

Key policies, programs, and plans that shaped how the City of Portland manages and reduces waste. Details the evolution of Portland's garbage, recycling, and compost collection system from the 1950s to the present.

The HYDRA Rainfall Network provides rainfall data from various locations across Portland. Data is updated hourly, subject to revisions, and released on the condition that neither USGS, the United States Government, nor the City of Portland may be held liable for any damages resulting from its use.