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Emergency water system repairs require weekend traffic closures on NE Prescott Street
Drivers should consider alternate routes and expect delays, especially during the Portland Sunday Parkways event on Sunday, June 25th.
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Audit Update: Bureaus have taken initial steps to address challenges in maintaining the City’s sewers, but have not re-evaluated their overall agreement
This is a one-year follow-up to our 2021 report Sewer Maintenance: Renewed attention to partnership needed to better serve ratepayers.
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Filtration Neighbor Update - June 7, 2023
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Portland’s 2023 Drinking Water Quality Report is ready for your review. Here’s why you should care.
Every year, the Portland Water Bureau issues the Drinking Water Quality Report to explain what’s in your water and what we do to keep it safe and flowing to your tap.
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Bull Run Treatment Projects Update - May 2023
Please read our May 2023 Bull Run Treatment Project Update.
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PBOT Vision Zero May 2023 Newsletter
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PBOT Safe Routes to School May Newsletter
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Public Comments Requested: Environmental Services Proposes Sale of Industrial Property and Boat Ramp at 3737 N Emerson
Environmental Services is seeking public comments on a potential property sale. The industrial property and the adjacent boat ramp at 3737 N Emerson are no longer needed for bureau or City operations and have been declared excess.
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Spring is here. Keep your meter clear.
Water meter readers walk far and near,
to read each meter four times a year.
If your meter's blocked, they'll have to reappear.
So help them out and keep your meter clear!
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Bull Run Treatment Projects Update - Spring 2023
Please read our Spring 2023 Bull Run Treatment Project Update.
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Filtration Neighbor Update - April 21, 2023
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Bull Run Treatment Projects Update - March 2023
Please read our March 2023 Bull Run Treatment Project Update.
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Fulton Park Water Mains Replacement Update: March 2023
Read our March 2023 e-newsletter update to find more about our Fulton Park Water Mains Replacement Project.
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Don't flush your money down the toilet
Leaks can waste a lot of water and money. There’s no better time than Fix-a-Leak Week (March 20-26) to track down household leaks that waste more than ONE TRILLION gallons of water nationwide each year.
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How to catch a running toilet
Toilet leaks are the most common household leaks. There’s no better time than Fix a Leak Week (March 20-26) to track down household leaks that waste more than ONE TRILLION gallons of water nationwide each year.
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Welcome our two new directors Kimberly Gupta and Sarah Santner
The Portland Water Bureau is pleased to announce Kimberly Gupta as the Operations Group Director and Sarah Santner as the Resource Protection and Planning Group Director.
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