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GENERAL INFORMATION: 503-823-7404
What We Do
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Large construction projects are typically planned at least a year in advance. Main repairs happen whenever and where ever they occur, often at night.
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Water Quality Monitoring An active monitoring plan helps track water quality throughout the watershed and across town.
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Commitment to Sustainable Operations The bureau integrates sustainability into its operations and tracks its carbon footprint every year.
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Fish Habitat Restoration Coho fry collected from the Little Sandy River.
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Columbia South Shore Well Field Groundwater is pumped from this facility to provide supplemental water to supply system, as needed.
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Reservoir 2 These two intake towers withdraw cool water from the reservoir during summer.
Portland's water system has been in place since 1895. While the system parts have grown throughout the years, many of the basics have stayed the same. Learn more about what it takes to to get water to your tap -- from forest to faucet!
Portland's Water System
Portland drinking water supply and operations.
Water Quality
Learn about water treatment and testing of your drinking water.
Construction Projects
Find out about construction projects being completed by the Portland Water Bureau
- Southwest Broadway Regulator Replacement Project
- Penridge Mains Project
- Bull Run Treatment Projects
- Bull Run Watershed Projects and On-going Activities - July 2018
- Washington Park Reservoir Improvement Project
- Greenleaf Pump Station Replacement Project
- Willamette River Crossing Project
- Mt. Tabor Reservoirs Preservation Project
- Bull Run Watershed
Bureau of Hydroelectric Power
- Hydroelectric Power Fund Independent Auditor's Reports and Financial Statements
- Record of Power Production from the Portland Hydroelectric Project
- PowerPoint: August 8, 2017 Portland City Council Work Session: Hydroelectric Power Contracting
- Video: August 8, 2017 City Council Work Session: Portland Hydroelectric Project
Asset Management
Identifing the most cost-effective and efficient way to manage assets