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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.

August 3, 2022 11:16 am Press release

Traffic Advisory: Intersection of NE 33rd Ave and NE Knott St to Close for Emergency Sewer Repair Project

August 1, 2022 2:43 pm Traffic Advisory

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.

July 29, 2022 8:00 am Newsletter

Filtration Neighbor Update - July 14, 2022 Meeting Materials

July 27, 2022 5:00 pm 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.

August 3, 2022 6:21 pm 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.

July 25, 2022 12:00 pm Newsletter

Bull Run Treatment Projects at Portland City Council Meeting July 27, 2022

July 22, 2022 3:59 pm Public notice

Federally Funded Program Provides $2.6 million in Relief for Local Sewer/Stormwater/Water Utility Bills

July 22, 2022 8:37 am Press release

Sewage Advisory: Overflow Near SE Market St and I-205

July 20, 2022 8:42 pm News article

Sewage Advisory: Overflow at Jantzen Beach Center Parking Lot

July 20, 2022 5:28 pm News article

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.

July 20, 2022 8:31 am News article

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.

July 18, 2022 11:48 am Newsletter

Willamette River Crossing Project Update - July 2022

July 12, 2022 5:00 pm News article

Filtration Neighbor Update - July Meeting Reminder

July 8, 2022 5:00 pm Newsletter

Discolored Water in Southeast Portland Due to System Maintenance

Portland Water Bureau crews have cleared discolored water present in SE and SW Portland.

Updated July 1, 2022 2:30 pm 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.

July 1, 2022 12:00 pm Newsletter

Bull Run Treatment Projects Update - June 2022

June 30, 2022 5:00 pm 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."

June 27, 2022 12:00 am News article

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 June 22, 2022 9:15 am News article

Willamette River Crossing Project Update - June 2022

June 17, 2022 10:47 am News article