Rainwater Management - Clean Water Services

Diving into a New Water Year

While a calendar year ends a couple of months into the wet season, a water year follows the flow of the season.

Two mallards feeding with their heads underwater.

Addressing Flooding on the Fanno Creek Trail

CWS is currently working to decrease the frequency of flood by raising the elevation of the path under Scholls Ferry Road.

A concrete trail runs under an overpass. Some signs of construction, such as fencing, are visible.

The Nature of Green Infrastructure

The Nature of Green Infrastructure online training, offered in both Spanish and English, is a cost-effective resource for landscape maintenance contractors, private property owners, and municipal staff looking to effectively inspect, maintain and ensure the compliance of vegetated water quality facilities.

A large, multilevel vegetated water quality facility with native plants and brick retaining walls, with an adult walking and a child riding a bike on a sidewalk behind it, and trees behind them.

Water Releases Keep Tualatin River Cool and Flowing

Prompted by the arrival of warmer weather and the dry and hot forecast, releases of cool water began on June 22, 2022.