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It's cold: Protect your pipes to protect your property and keep the water on.

When temperatures are at or below freezing, water pipes can freeze or break. You can lower your risk by taking steps now to protect your plumbing from cold temperatures and by learning what to do if your pipes freeze or burst.

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City of Portland Advances Innovative Deconstruction Efforts with State Grant

Grant funds support projects to reduce waste, promote reuse, and grow green jobs by building on Portland’s nationally recognized deconstruction policy.

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A Portland Water guide to native plant sale season

Looking to save water outdoors? Try planting more native plants, which require less water that most non-native plants. Not sure where to start? Don't panic!
Get a head start with this guide to native plant sale season from the Portland Water Bureau, part of the City's Public Works Service Area.

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Have an idea? We have a Mini Grant.

Applications are always open!

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Five facts about Portland Water that are more interesting than the 2025 Super Bowl

This year’s Big Game may be a snooze-fest, but these Portland Water facts will wake you up like a splash of water to the face.

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Intent to Request Release of Funds: Lead-based Paint Hazard Control Program

The Portland Housing Bureau intends to submit a Request for Release of Funds and Environmental Certification to HUD. Individuals, groups, or agencies are invited to submit written comments on the Environmental Review Records by 5:00 pm on February 18, 2025.

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Bull Run Treatment Projects Update - Jan. 30, 2024

Please read our January 2025 Bull Run Treatment Projects Update.

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One Year Without a Combined Sewer Overflow: A Milestone for the Big Pipe Project

Today marks a significant milestone for Environmental Services' Big Pipe Project: one full year without a combined sewer overflow (CSO) to the Willamette River.

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Intent to Request Release of Funds: Tier 1 Broad Review Project for the Safety and Security Grant Program

The Portland Housing Bureau intends to submit a Request for Release of Funds and Environmental Certification to HUD. Individuals, groups, or agencies are invited to submit written comments on the Environmental Review Records (ERR) by 4:00 pm on February 3, 2025.

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Winter Walk + Roll is coming Feb. 5!

PBOT's Safe Routes to School January 2025 newsletter.

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Traffic Advisory: Road closed at SW 1st Ave and SW Arthur street

Drivers advised to use detour for westbound travel toward SW 2nd Avenue to allow Portland Water Bureau crews to safely complete an emergency water main repair.

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Q & A: Legin Commons and the Trees at 77th & Division

Legin Commons is a new 124-unit affordable housing development that just began construction at SE 77th Ave and Division St in Montavilla. In this post, PHB answers common questions about the plans for the site, the history of the site and project, and the trees currently located there.

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Bull Run Treatment Projects Update - Dec. 31, 2024

Please read our December 2024 Bull Run Treatment Projects Update.

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PBOT News Release: Transportation agencies are ready for winter weather, urge the public to be prepared

The Portland Bureau of Transportation (PBOT) hosted an annual winter preparedness news conference. Agencies gathered at PBOT's Albina Yard to discuss how they prepare each fall for winter weather and what the traveling public need to do to be prepared.

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EPA Announces New $319 Million WIFIA Loan for Improvements to a Critical Drinking Water System in Oregon 

The WIFIA program’s advantageous terms will help the city save an additional estimated $140 million as Portland builds the Bull Run Filtration Facility.

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Prepare your plumbing for winter weather

With the official start of winter just around the corner, it’s finally time for classic winter activities: drinking hot cocoa, visiting the Portland ice rink, and winterizing your plumbing! Okay, that last one might not be a classic—but it should be. Here’s how to get started.

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Three ways to prepare your plumbing for winter without being a drip

Kids home from school? Not sure what to talk about at those awkward holiday dinners? We’ve got you(r hose bibs) covered with some family-friendly activities to prepare your pipes for winter.

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Finding leaks from space: How the Water Bureau uses space-age technology to reduce water loss

To mark World Water Loss Day, the Portland Water Bureau is celebrating the success of our satellite leak detection program! This year, we reduced our water loss by 370 million gallons (about a year's worth of water for 8,000 homes) and our carbon footprint by approximately 56 metric tons of carbon.

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Environmental Services requests additional public comment on proposed changes to the City's Stormwater Management Manual

The Bureau of Environmental Services is proposing additional changes to the Stormwater Management Manual (SWMM). The public comment period was open from December 4, 2024, to January 10, 2025.

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