Clean Water Services' (District) sanitary revenue bond rating was recently upgraded from AA to AA+, the highest underlying rating the District has ever received.
The Clean Water Services' Budget Committee will meet on Friday, May 8 to consider the Fiscal Year 2015-16 budget that would increase sewer and Surface Water Management (SWM) rates by 3.65 percent or $1.69 per month for the average residential customer in urban Washington County.
Each year Clean Water Services releases cool water from Hagg Lake and Barney Reservoir to enhance water quality and support fish and wildlife in the Tualatin River Watershed. "This is the earliest we've started water releases in more than 20 years," said Water Resources Program Manager Raj Kapur.
The Clean Water Services' Board of Directors will hold a public hearing on Tuesday, June 16 to consider the proposed Fiscal Year 2016 budget, which would increase sewer and Surface Water Management (SWM) rates by 3.65 percent or $1.69 per month for the average residential customer in urban Washington County.
The National Association of Clean Water Agencies (NACWA) presented three of Clean Water Services' four facilities with Platinum Peak Performance Awards at a ceremony in Providence, Rhode Island on July 14, 2015.
Some of Oregon's best homebrewers will face off Saturday in the 2nd annual Pure Water Brew competition. Judging will be held at The Raccoon Lodge & Brew Pub in SW Portland at 10:30 a.m. on Saturday, August 29th.
The National Weather Service has predicted that a series of very wet storms will be sweeping through the Northwest Oregon beginning on Thursday and extending through Sunday. Help manage local flooding by keeping local storm drain grates free of leaves and debris (#rakethegrate).
Clean Water Services' Board of Directors is seeking applications from individuals to serve a four-year term on its Clean Water Advisory Commission (CWAC).
Heavy rains swelled local streams and filled the stormwater drainage system and sanitary sewers to near capacity across much of Washington County Monday morning causing localized flooding and reported sewage overflows.
