Rain to Drain to River
Tualatin River Education Public Health Rainwater Management Water Resources
Your actions, no matter how small, can impact the life cycle of the salmon, and the overall health of the watershed.
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.
Critical Infrastructure Meets the Natural Landscape
When you kayak along the river or take a stroll through your neighborhood park, you may not realize the critical infrastructure just below the surface, hiding underground and carrying wastewater to a treatment facility or stormwater to a nearby waterway.
Fireworks: Keep the Spectacle Out of Storm Drains
We encourage people to have safe and joyous celebrations, but we also want to protect our slow and sensitive Tualatin River, which is a vital resource to our region. The Tualatin River provides drinking water, agricultural irrigation, and recreation. It’s also home to native wildlife like beavers, turtles, salmon, newts, egrets, and more. Keep these critters in mind when you clean up after using fireworks.
Clean Water Services Board Adopts Fiscal Year 2025-26 Budget
The Clean Water Services (CWS) Board of Directors voted unanimously on June 17 to adopt the proposed Fiscal Year 2025-26 budget and rates and charges, including a 3% rate increase.
Water Releases Make Tualatin River a Year-Round Resource
The arrival of warm and dry weather and a hot forecast ahead prompted Clean Water Services to begin releasing cool water on May 23, 2025.
Public Works: Advancing Quality of Life for All
How often do you consider where water (and everything you flush along with it) goes after you “go,” or where it flows when it falls as rain, melts as snow, or runs down your driveway from a hose?
