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Three tips for “March Madness” season

Your water meter deserves some TLC this March Madness season. Here are three tips everyone should follow as you tend to your yard this spring.

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Environmental Services requests public comment on proposed changes to administrative rules for user, development, and connection charges

Environmental Services is proposing changes to multiple administrative rules related to user, development, and connection charges. The public can submit comments on the proposed revisions beginning April 1, 2024.

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Out of this world! Using space to find water leaks in Portland

What do Mars, water leaks, and Portland have in common? This Fix a Leak Week, learn how we're using satellites to find leaks and save money and water.

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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 18-24) to track down household leaks that waste more than ONE TRILLION gallons of water nationwide each year.

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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 18-24) to track down household leaks that waste more than ONE TRILLION gallons of water nationwide each year.

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Bull Run Treatment Projects Activity Update - March 12, 2024

Please read the March 12, 2024 Bull Run Treatment Project Construction Activity Update.

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Portland Hydroelectric Project Update: March 2024

Please read our March 2024 Hydroelectric Project Update.

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Bull Run Treatment Projects Activity Update - March 8, 2024

Please read the March 8, 2024 Bull Run Treatment Project Construction Activity Update.

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Bull Run Treatment Projects Update - February 2024

Please read our February 2024 Bull Run Treatment Projects Update.

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Bull Run Treatment Projects Activity Update - February 23, 2024

Please read the February 23, 2024 Bull Run Treatment Project Construction Activity Update.

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Bull Run Treatment Projects Activity Update - February 16, 2024

Please read the February 16, 2024 Bull Run Treatment Project Construction Activity Update.

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Bull Run Treatment Projects Activity Update - February 13, 2024

Please read the February 13, 2024 Bull Run Treatment Project Construction Activity Update.

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Got burst pipes? Apply for a credit on your sewer, stormwater, and water bill.

If you had frozen pipes burst or leak during the January 2024 winter weather event, you can request an adjustment (or credit) to your sewer, stormwater, and water bill so you don’t have to pay for the increased water use.

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Bull Run Treatment Projects Update - January 2024

Please read our January 2024 Bull Run Treatment Projects Update.

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Winter weather response…all year round

Portland Water Bureau staff worked around the clock during the recent extreme winter weather event to keep water flowing and provide emergency service to customers with burst pipes. But the work doesn’t start or end there—we prepare for extreme weather and other emergencies all day, all year round.

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Portland Water Bureau treatment investments significantly improve lead levels in water

Improved drinking water treatment benefits all, especially people in homes with lead plumbing.

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Dedicated team, community support help Portland weather a winter storm to start 2024

Public servants and volunteers cleared roads and trees, fielded record numbers of community calls, dispatched help and much more during a weeklong winter storm. Now, the thaw begins.

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