News

Project news, traffic advisories

• Check the Willamette River Recreation Index
• Great Blue Heron Week Starts May 30th
• June 5th is World Environment Day
• Environmental Services News
• Sewer Overflows
• Odor Notification
• The Clarifier

Video Library

Videos about Environmental Services programs

• What We Do
• Working for Clean Rivers
• Working for the Environment
• A River Renewed
• West Side Big Pipe
• West Side CSO Project Video
• How to Build a Rain Garden
• How to Disconnect a Downspout

Download the 2013 Stormwater Calendar

2013 sustainable stormwater management calendar

Fact Sheets and Brochures

Environmental Services fact sheets and brochures

• How To Build A Rain Barrel
• Safe Roof Moss Control
• Invasive Plants Poster
• Portland Sewer System Guidelines for Homeowners and Homebuyers
• Ecoroof Questions and Answers
• Wanted: Dead English Ivy
• Handling Fats, Oils and Grease (FOG)
• Stormwater Landscape Swales
• Gardening with Native Plants Poster
• Maintaining Your Stormwater Management Facility Homeowner Handbook
• Portland Ecoroof Tour Map
• Sewer Work in the Public Right-of-Way (ROW)
• Environmental Services Brochure
• Sewer Connection Costs and Payment Options
• Installing Your Private Sewer Line
• Food Service Industry Stormwater Best Management Practices
• Cut Through the FOG
• Industrial and Commercial Submeter Program
• Integrating Stormwater Into the Built Environment
• Clean River Rewards
• Hawthorne Hostel Rainwater Demonstration Project
• Report All Spills
• Clean Boating Tips
• Portland's Sensitive Wildlife and Your Dog
• Portland's Wildlife and Your Dog
• Residential Sewer Construction Financial Assistance
• After the Flush
• Multilingual Fact Sheets
• Pools, spas and clean rivers
• Contracting Opportunities Brochure
• The City's Role in the Portland Harbor Cleanup
• A Paddler's Access Guide to the Columbia Slough
• Construction Projects and Sewer Charges
• Working for Clean Rivers, What You Can Do
• How to Avoid the Flood
• Sewer Connection Assistance Program Application

Manuals and CADD Support

Environmental Services manuals and CADD support

• Stormwater Management Manual
• BES AutoCAD Files
• City of Portland Standard Details and Drawings
• City of Portland Standard Construction Specifications
• Sewer and Drainage Facilities Design Manual
• Control System Standards Manual
• Erosion and Sediment Control Manual
• Manufacturing Standards for Precast Concrete Products

Standard Construction Specifications and Details

2010 edition of the Standard Construction Specifications

Stormwater Solutions

Sustainable stormwater management fact sheets, manuals, reports

• Soakage Trenches
• Drywells
• Turf Block
• Pervious Pavement
• Pervious Pavers
• Infiltration Planters
• Flow-Through Planters
• Vegetated Infiltration Basins
• Vegetated Swales
• Contained Planters
• Trees
• Roof Gardens
• Ecoroofs
• Cisterns
• Rain Barrels
• Downspout Disconnection
• Why Sustainable Stormwater Management Matters
• Stormwater Facility Handbook
• Stormwater Solutions Handbook
• Stormwater Reports
• How To
• Effectiveness Evaluation

2012 Stormwater Calendar

Sustainable stormwater management calendar

2011 Stormwater Calendar

2011 Sustainable Stormwater Management Calendar

GardenSmart Oregon

A guide to non-invasive plants

What A Catch! Cookbook

Healthy fish recipes

Five-Year Risk Management Safety and Loss Prevention Plan

July 2010 - July 2014