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Portland is a Sanctuary City

Find sanctuary city resources from the City of Portland's Immigrant & Refugee Program, including free legal services and state resources for reporting hate crimes, bias incidents, discrimination, and violations of Oregon's sanctuary laws.

Water, stormwater, and sewer

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News and Notices

“We’re going to fight like hell for the world we want.”

Climate analyst Elise Guinee-Cooper is helping the Portland Water Bureau make the City's water system greener — and bluer.

News article


Filtration Neighbor Update - Mar. 21, 2025

Read the Mar. 21, 2025 Bull Run Treatment Project Construction Activity Update to learn about wind-down activities for the week beginning Mar. 24, 2025.

Newsletter


Sewage Advisory: Crews respond to sewage release in commercial area of NE Portland

On Friday morning, March 21, City crews responded to reports of a sewage release from a private sewer pipe on NE Colfax St. in a commercial area of Northeast Portland.

News article


Satellites and robots and water loss, oh my! How we’re using innovative technologies to reduce our carbon emissions

You’ve heard of satellite leak detection—now get ready for robots reducing carbon emissions! Okay, technically the robot* only helped us calculate how much our satellite leak detection project reduced our carbon emissions, but we still think that’s pretty cool.

Blog post


Two new street extensions underway in Hazelwood Neighborhood

New sections of NE Couch and Davis streets are being built as part of second construction phase; first phase remains on track for spring completion.

News article


Construction and Maintenance

Construction is anticipated to start in the Summer of 2024 and will take up to four months to complete.
Construction begins in Spring 2025 and will take up to a year to complete.
Construction began April 15, 2024. The project is expected to be complete by October 2025.

Upcoming Events

Bull Run Filtration: Neighbor Update Meeting (July 2025)

Online community meeting to update neighbors on Portland Water Bureau's Bull Run Filtration construction progress.

6:00 pm 7:00 pm
Meeting

Bull Run Filtration: Neighbor Update Meeting (October 2025)

Online community meeting to update neighbors on Portland Water Bureau's Bull Run Filtration construction progress.

6:00 pm 7:00 pm
Meeting

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