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Cryptosporidium Monitoring Update

Detections from routine monitoring in the Bull Run. Customers do not need to take any additional precautions at this time.

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Seeing yellow or green-tinted drinking water? It is natural color from the forest.

Residents around the Portland-area may be seeing a slight, yellow or green color in the water. This color is a lingering result of the heavy rains in early December. This is a harmless discoloration from fine organic matter from the Bull Run Watershed.

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A lake during fall with a glassy surface surrounded by green and yellow trees. The beautiful trees are reflected in the surface of the lake.

Cryptosporidium Monitoring Update

Detections from routine monitoring in the Bull Run. Customers do not need to take any additional precautions at this time.

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Bull Run Treatment Projects Update - December 2023

Please read our December 2023 Bull Run Treatment Project Update.

Newsletter

Cryptosporidium Monitoring Update

Detections from routine monitoring in the Bull Run. Customers do not need to take any additional precautions at this time.

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Mount Tabor Reservoir 6 stabilization repairs underway

Repairing current voids will allow Mount Tabor Reservoir 6 to be refilled with water later this winter.

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Still water sits in a reservoir below a sloping, forested hill in Mount Tabor Park

Prevent unwanted water use

You can prevent unwanted water use by securing your outdoor spigots.

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An outdoor hose spigot sticks out of a brick wall. The faucet is locked with a hose bib combination lock attachment.

Cryptosporidium Monitoring Update

Detections from routine monitoring in the Bull Run. Customers do not need to take any additional precautions at this time.

News article

Cryptosporidium Monitoring Update

Detections from routine monitoring in the Bull Run. Customers do not need to take any additional precautions at this time.

News article

How to avoid utility scams this holiday season

Learn how to spot and avoid potential scams.

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Illustration of a person sitting at a desk with a computer on it. The person has one hand on their head and the other reaching out towards the computer screen. A hand reaches out from the computer screen and grabs a credit card from the person's outreached hand. There is a caution symbol above the computer screen.

Bull Run Treatment Projects Construction Activity Update - November 20, 2023

Please read the November 20, 2023 Bull Run Treatment Project Construction Activity Update.

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Cryptosporidium Monitoring Update

Detections from routine monitoring in the Bull Run. Customers do not need to take any additional precautions at this time.

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Portland transitions to primary water source, the Bull Run Watershed

Our secondary groundwater source provided supplemental water supply after long, dry summer.

Press release

Dam one in the Bull Run Watershed with fall colors

Bull Run Treatment Projects Construction Activity Update - November 14, 2023

Please read the November 14, 2023 Bull Run Treatment Project Construction Activity Update.

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Cryptosporidium Monitoring Update

Detections from routine monitoring in the Bull Run. Customers do not need to take any additional precautions at this time.

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Bull Run Treatment Projects Update - Autumn 2023

Please read our Autumn 2023 Bull Run Treatment Project Update.

Newsletter

Portland Water Bureau head engineer honored with DJC Women of Vision award

Portland Water Bureau Chief Engineer Jodie Inman, P.E., was among honorees at Thursday’s Daily Journal of Commerce (DJC) Women of Vision ceremony. Photo courtesy of Daily Journal of Commerce.

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Jodie Inman accepts an award.

Cryptosporidium Monitoring Update

Detections from routine monitoring in the Bull Run. Customers do not need to take any additional precautions at this time.

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Four tips for fall water savings

As the seasons change, so do the water needs of your landscape. Here are a few tips to keep your landscape resilient and water efficient this season.

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A narrow, tall pale green water tower stands in a residential setting, with multiple houses and yards surrounding it. Several trees nearby have leaves changing into red and orange fall colors.

Cryptosporidium Monitoring Update

Detections from routine monitoring in the Bull Run. Customers do not need to take any additional precautions at this time.

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