August 2010
Sewage release to the Willamette River in downtown Portland - August 9, 2010
Overnight lane restrictions on SE 82nd Avenue - 8/23/10
Weekend closure on NW Nicolai Street at NW 30th Avenue - 8/26/10
Sewage release to the Willamette River in downtown Portland
August 9, 2010
A blocked sewer pipe caused a sewage overflow today to the Willamette River between the Hawthorne and Morrison bridges.
A monitor in a sewer outfall pipe on the east side of the Willamette just south of the Morrison Bridge detected the overflow at about 9:26 this morning. The blockage was cleared and the overflow ended at about 10:22 a.m. today.
From the time the overflow was detected until the time it was stopped, an estimated 1,400 gallons of raw sewage overflowed to the river. River users should avoid contact with river water near the Morrison Bridge today and tomorrow because of a higher bacteria level in the water.
Overnight lane restrictions on SE 82nd Avenue
August 23, 2010
Starting tonight, sewer construction will close two lanes of SE 82nd Avenue between SE Harney and Clatsop streets. Construction will reduce traffic on 82nd to one lane in each direction during nighttime work hours, 8:00 p.m. to 6:00 a.m. Monday through Thursday. The overnight construction on SE 82nd is scheduled to be complete in two to four weeks.
The work is part of the Lents Sewer Extension Project to provide sanitary sewer service to about 180 properties.
Weekend closure on NW Nicolai Street at NW 30th Avenue
August 26, 2010
Beginning at 7:00 p.m. tomorrow (Friday, August 27), a sewer construction project will close NW Nicolai Street at NW 30th Avenue through the weekend. The intersection will re-open to traffic on Monday, August 30 by 6:00 a.m.
Detour signs will guide traffic around the construction area and to alternate streets during the closure.
Construction crews will install a 36-inch sewer pipe in the intersection. The work is part of the Balch Consolidation Conduit and the Willamette River Combined Sewer Overflow (CSO) Program.
The Bureau of Environmental Services provides city residents with Clean River programs including, water quality protection, wastewater collection and treatment, and sewer installation.
For more information contact Linc Mann, 503-823-5328