The Portland Water Bureau has returned to providing 100% Bull Run water to Portlanders. Since October 10th, the Portland Water Bureau has been supplementing the Bull Run supply by blending our secondary water source, groundwater from the Columbia South Shore Well Field, with the Bull Run supply to meet customers’ needs during a warm, dry autumn.
It can take up to two weeks after a transition like this for customers receive 100 percent Bull Run water at their taps, depending on the location.
Careful management of the groundwater system allowed us to provide clean, safe drinking water to the region despite this year’s unseasonably dry fall weather.
“Providing clean and safe drinking water to the region during dry seasons, which are becoming longer due to climate change, requires extensive planning,” Portland Water Bureau Director Edward Campbell said. “We’re working hard to keep the water flowing no matter the weather.”
Our ability to reliably provide clean, safe water for future generations depends on sustaining investments in our water system. Ratepayer funding makes it possible for the bureau to tap two sources of clean, reliable water to adapt to a changing environment.
Portland Water is planning a new filtration facility and pipelines to keep our water safe and abundant for the nearly one million people who depend on it today and for future generations.
Source: Portland Water Bureau