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Spotlight on the Home Water Leak Repair Program: Get your leaks fixed for free!

Celebrate Fix a Leak Week (March 16–22, 2026) by getting your household leaks fixed! If you have a water leak or received a high water bill, you may qualify for free water leak repair.

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Celebrate Fix a Leak Week by saving water and money!

Did you know that in one year the water leaks in your home could waste enough water to fill a backyard pool? Or that toilet leaks can use up to 5,000 gallons of water a day? Fix a Leak Week (March 16–22) is a great time to check for water leaks. It's a holiday that can save you water and money!

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Save water this winter to save money on your sewer, stormwater, and water bill year-round

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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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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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.

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Stories from the Home Water Leak Repair Program

Do you have a leaky toilet? Is your water service line leaking? If the answer is yes, you may be able to get it fixed for free through the Portland Water Bureau's Home Water Leak Repair Program.

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Finding leaks from space: How the Water Bureau uses space-age technology to reduce water loss

To mark World Water Loss Day, the Portland Water Bureau is celebrating the success of our satellite leak detection program! This year, we reduced our water loss by 370 million gallons (about a year's worth of water for 8,000 homes) and our carbon footprint by approximately 56 metric tons of carbon.

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Four ways to keep your yard healthy and save water this summer

With summer officially upon us, it’s time to embrace the longer days and warmer weather here in Portland! As we prepare for summer barbecues and all things patio season, here are some tips to help you save water outdoors.

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Unusually high bill? You might have a leak.

Leaks are a leading cause of unexpectedly high water bills. If you find a leak, you can request an adjustment (or credit) to your sewer, stormwater, and water bill so you don’t have to pay for the increased water use.

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Three tips for “March Madness” season

Your water meter deserves some TLC this March Madness season. Here are three tips everyone should follow as you tend to your yard this spring.

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