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Caring for our customers now—and tomorrow—through wise infrastructure investments
As we invest in the Bull Run Treatment Projects, we're committed to keeping water affordable by taking advantage of low-interest rate financing, managing costs closely, and offering assistance to customers who could use help paying their bill.
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Women in Water: Anna Buckley
Anna Buckley, Water Resources Program Coordinator, assesses the health of streams in the Bull Run Watershed. Culverts, the pipes that channel natural streams and roadside ditches under roads, are Buckley’s major point of emphasis.
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Counting Fish on a Moonless Night
PWB Fish Biologist Burke Strobel takes us on his annual midnight journey to count the cutthroat trout in Bull Run Lake.
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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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SPUR Spotlight: SAFE Transportation
Highlighting Portland's small businesses as they work through the COVID-19 pandemic
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Madison Trail Is Now Open
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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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Reflecting on a Historic Election
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Wildfire: Not All Forests Are Created The Same
Different types of forests require different approaches to managing wildfire risk.
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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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Winter 2020–2021 bill insert
Want to know how to take care of your home plumbing? What to do if you live in a floodplain? Who you can call if you're having trouble paying your bill? It's all in this edition of your quarterly newsletter from the Portland Water Bureau and the Bureau of Environmental Services.
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Portland Water Stories - Bison Coffeehouse (VIDEO)
The Portland Water Bureau's SPUR (Small Business Utility Relief) Program helped dozens of businesses throughout the Metro area by providing credits to their utility bill accounts to help offset the impacts of the Covid-19 pandemic.
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Water and Climate Change: Learning to Think and Plan Adaptively
How our Supply System Master Plan leans into uncertainty to prepare for different events that could impact our water system.
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