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Residential customers don't have a meter to measure how much they put into the sewer system. So how do we know what your sewer charge should be? Learn how we use your winter water use to calculate your sewer charge and why that means you should find and fix leaks now.
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Detections from routine monitoring in the Bull Run. Customers do not need to take any additional precautions at this time.
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Please read our February 2025 Bull Run Treatment Projects Update.
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Delays impact City’s ability to meet September 2027 compliance deadline. Revised estimate reflects cost increases.
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We have updated the cost estimate for the Bull Run Filtration Project. While long-term investments like filtration have high upfront costs, securing our region's water future is worth it. Learn more about why costs have increased and how we are working to ease the impacts on our customers.
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In 2025, the Portland Water Bureau won a Drinking Water Source Protection Award from the State of Oregon. While it’s no skeleton (yes, that’s a real Olympic event), we’d argue that source water protection is as hard as any Olympic event. Don’t believe us? We brought receipts.
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Detections from routine monitoring in the Bull Run. Customers do not need to take any additional precautions at this time.
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Detections from routine monitoring in the Bull Run. Customers do not need to take any additional precautions at this time.
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Detections from routine monitoring in the Bull Run. Customers do not need to take any additional precautions at this time.
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Please read our January 2025 Bull Run Treatment Projects Update.
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Detections from routine monitoring in the Bull Run. Customers do not need to take any additional precautions at this time.
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Detections from routine monitoring in the Bull Run. Customers do not need to take any additional precautions at this time.
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Detections from routine monitoring in the Bull Run. Customers do not need to take any additional precautions at this time.
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SW Arthur remains open to traffic. Drivers can avoid the area by detouring to SW Fourth Ave or by taking the SW Naito Parkway exit from SW Kelly Ave.
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Portland-area residents may notice a slight, yellow color in the water. This harmless color from the Bull Run Watershed is temporary. Your water is safe to drink.
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Looking to save water outdoors? Try planting more native plants, which require less water than most non-native plants. Not sure where to begin? Don’t panic! Get a head start with this guide to native plant sale season.
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Drivers advised to use detour for east and westbound travel on NE Bryant St
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Detections from routine monitoring in the Bull Run. Customers do not need to take any additional precautions at this time.
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Please read our December 2025 Bull Run Treatment Projects Update.
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Detections from routine monitoring in the Bull Run. Customers do not need to take any additional precautions at this time.
Updated News article
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