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Four ways to fall into water savings
With the changing seasons comes a change in your landscape’s watering needs. Here are some quick tips to help reduce your outdoor water use this fall.
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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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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
Struggling to make ends meet? Get help with your Portland water utilities bill
Things change. Whether you’ve lost a job or are feeling the pressures of rising costs, we can help. If you or someone you know is struggling to pay the sewer, stormwater, and water bill, please reach out. Many people don't realize they're eligible for one of our financial assistance programs.
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Bull Run Treatment Projects Update - Oct. 31, 2025
Please read our October 2025 Bull Run Treatment Projects 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.
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
Leak or treat? Our Home Water Leak Repair Program can give you the treat of a leak-free home!
When it comes to Halloween frights, you don't need ghosts, goblins, or ghouls to terrify. Home water leaks can be plenty scary. Here's a treat that's better than candy: Our Home Water Leak Repair Program can help Portland homeowners fix leaks for free. And that's no trick.
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Portland transitions to primary water source, the Bull Run Watershed
Secondary groundwater source provided supplemental water supply during a dry summer
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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.
News article
Imagine a day without water
Oct. 16 is Imagine a Day Without Water, a national day to highlight the value of water in our lives. Take a moment to consider what a day without this vital resource would be like and all the work that happens every day above and below ground to make sure you’ll always have water when you need it.
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Filtration Neighbor Update - Oct. 10, 2025
Read the Oct. 10, 2025 Bull Run Filtration construction activity update to learn about work happening the week of Oct. 13.
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Filtration Neighbor Update - Oct. 3, 2025
Read the Oct. 3, 2025 Bull Run Filtration construction activity update to learn about work happening the week of Oct. 6.
Newsletter
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
Bull Run Treatment Projects Update - Sept. 30, 2025
Please read our September 2025 Bull Run Treatment Projects Update.
Newsletter
Filtration Neighbor Update - Sept. 26, 2025
Read the Sept. 26, 2025 Bull Run Filtration construction activity update to learn about work happening the week of Sept. 29.
Newsletter
Tips to help your HOA, multifamily building, or business save water every day!
Manage a homeowner association (HOA), community association, multifamily building, or business? Increased summertime water use may appear on your next sewer, stormwater, and water bill. The Portland Water Bureau can help you review your water use and save water and money.
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Filtration Neighbor Update - Sept. 19, 2025
Read the Sept. 19, 2025 Bull Run Filtration construction activity update to learn about work happening the week of Sept. 22.
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Filtration Neighbor Update - Sept. 12, 2025
Read the Sept. 12, 2025 Bull Run Filtration construction activity update to learn about work happening the week of Sept. 15.
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Filtration Neighbor Update - Sept. 5, 2025
Read the Sept. 5, 2025 Bull Run Filtration construction activity update to learn about work happening the week of Sept. 8.
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