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City Council Approves $100,000 in Environmental Services grants to community groups for watershed restoration
Environmental Services’ Community Watershed Stewardship Program has provided grants to community groups for 27 years. Council now approved this year’s funding for natural area plantings and other initiatives that restore watershed health and cultivate community stewardship.
Press release
SE Lambert and 19th Avenue Water Main Replacement - Late July 2022
Read our late July e-newsletter for an update on the water main replacement project happening along SE Lambert and 19th Avenue.
Newsletter
Environmental Services requests public comment on proposed changes to ENB-4.30 – Title 10 Discharge Enforcement Program
Environmental Services is proposing changes to ENB-4.30 – Bureau of Environmental Services Title 10 Discharge Enforcement Program Administrative Rules. The public can submit comments on the proposed revisions beginning August 16.
Public notice
Powell Butte Reservoir 1 Roof Repair Update - July 2022
Read our July e-newsletter to learn more about construction on the reservoir roof at Powell Butte.
Newsletter
Cully Neighborhood Street Improvement Project: Design Update
The Portland Bureau of Transportation (PBOT) and the Bureau of Environmental Services (BES) will improve several local streets in the Cully neighborhood by paving gravel streets, adding sidewalks, building stormwater infrastructure, and slowing traffic with speed bumps and stop signs.
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SE Lambert and 19th Avenue Water Main Replacement - mid-July 2022
Read our mid-July e-newsletter for an update on the water main replacement project happening along SE Lambert and 19th Avenue.
Newsletter
Willamette River Crossing Project Update - July 2022
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Discolored Water in Southeast Portland Due to System Maintenance
Portland Water Bureau crews have cleared discolored water present in SE and SW Portland.
Updated News article
SE Lambert and 19th Avenue Water Main Replacement - July 2022
Read our July e-newsletter for an update on the water main replacement project happening along SE Lambert and 19th Avenue.
Newsletter
Audit Update: Water Bureau not done defining roles or formulating long-term groundwater plan
This is a two-year follow-up to our 2020 report, "Groundwater: City identified risks, must develop a long-term plan to address them."
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Environmental Services is moving forward with proposed changes to ENB-4.07 regarding the criteria the bureau will apply when evaluating route of service
Environmental Services proposes revisions to ENB-4.07 to remove obsolete policies and provide guidance and clarity on the decision-making criteria it will apply when evaluating route of service options for properties connecting to the public sewer system. The public comment period is now closed.
Updated News article
Willamette River Crossing Project Update - June 2022
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