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Portland’s nearly decade-long effort to build a new water filtration facility is nearing a major milestone – getting closer to breaking ground for construction. ....
The plant was first proposed in 2017 at a cost of $500 million. Portland City Council just approved a plan to build the 50-acre plant for $2.13 billion. ....
The location of the Portland Water Bureau’s planned plant to filter Bull Run water continues to be controversial. Neighbors and several local governments in proximity to the rural site near ....
Sandy City Council discusses future of relationship with Portland Water Bureau Councilors ask for alternatives to be explored for water resources for the city With a large filtration plant project in the works by Portland Water Bureau, multiple other wholesale customers discontinuing their relationships with the bureau and a potential increase in cost to remaining wholesale customers (like Sandy) the city is considering also pulling its contract with the bureau. For decades, Sandy prided itself on being fairly self-sufficient. In 2000, the city broke away from the Metro by discontinuing a relationship with TriMet and creating the Sandy Area Metro transportation department. In 2002, the city created its own internet service provider, SandyNet. ....