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First overflow of the year as Big Pipe system reaches capacity amid weekend downpour
PORTLAND, Ore. (KATU) — Heavy rains over the weekend caused a rare combined sewer overflow (CSO) into the Willamette River as the Big Pipe system reached capacity around 2:30 p.m. on Sunday ...
Willamette River could bring minor flooding in Salem, nears action stage
The Willamette River in Salem is forecast to rise to near action stage on Tuesday, which could bring minor flooding to ...
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Willamette River in Portland tainted by sewage overflow after heavy rains; public should avoid
Sewage and stormwater began spilling into the Willamette River around 2:30 on Sunday afternoon, when weekend rains overflowed Portland’s Big Pipe system. The sewage-stormwater mix drained into ...
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Heavy rain causes minor flooding around the Willamette Valley
PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — Local rivers are flush with rainwater after the Willamette Valley was hit with heavy rain Saturday. The Pudding River in Aurora is forecast to reach the action flood ...
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Combined sewer overflow advisory hits Willamette River after heavy rain
PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — A combined sewer overflow advisory is in effect for the Willamette River following the weekend’s heavy rains, the City of Portland announced on Sunday afternoon.
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Project to stop algal blooms on Willamette River seeks $1 million from Legislature
Just about every summer in recent years, a stretch of the Willamette River south of downtown Portland at Ross Island turns green from a thick layer of toxin-producing algae that grows rapidly in ...
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Pressure builds on Army Corps to produce years-late reports on Willamette River Basin dams
Last June, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, which operates a series of dams in Oregon's Willamette River Basin, missed a deadline set by Congress to produce a report on how the dams are affecting ...