Wilsonville-to-Hillsboro water line route, just unveiled, is a study in time, patience
The Oregonian/OregonLive (Written by Dana Tims, March 07, 2015) Todd Heidgerken is the first to note that long-term water planning isn’t a profession suited to anyone expecting immediate gratification. As evidence, he pointed to this week’s landmark decision regarding where to build a 30-mile pipeline linking 300,000 current and future Washington County residents with treated drinking…
Water pipeline route identified
Hillsboro Tribune (Thursday, March 5, 2015, Written by Kathy Fuller) Program partners Hillsboro Water and Tualatin Valley Water District have agreed on a preferred route for a 30-mile pipeline to bring water from the Willamette River to Hillsboro. The pipeline will carry water from the river north to Hillsboro and Beaverton, and will include an…
Willamette Water Supply Preferred Route Identified
On Tuesday, March 3, the preferred pipeline route for the Willamette Water Supply Program was shared with the Tualatin Valley Water District (TVWD) Board of Commissioners. Program partners, TVWD and Hillsboro Water, agreed last week to move the preferred pipeline route to the next round of technical review and continued public engagement. The preferred pipeline…
Agreement binds Wilsonville to water supply project
Wilsonville Spokesman (Wednesday, 14 January 2015, Written by Josh Kulla) Wilsonville City Councilors unanimously voted Jan. 5 to sign a memorandum of understanding with the Tualatin Valley Water District and five metro area cities, a move that takes the city further down the road toward a new water treatment plant. The agreement binds Wilsonville, the…
Thank You to Open House Attendees
The Willamette Water Supply Program wishes to thank everyone who attended the recent open houses. Your input is greatly appreciated! More than 800 people attended the open house or participated in the online open house. Participants said that coordinating pipeline construction with other improvement projects (like transportation projects) and utility work as the main benefit…
Washington County’s long-term water needs on display at ‘virtual’ open house
Oregonlive.com (November 27 | Written by Dana Tims) The Willamette Water Supply Program is exploring options for future pipeline routes and is seeking public comment. A series of open houses was held recently at various points in Washington County, but residents have until the end of the day Friday, Nov. 28, to participate in an online “virtual”…
Planning starts on new water pipeline routes
Hillsboro Tribune (Tuesday, 25 November 2014 11:24 | Written by Kathy Fuller) ‘Multi-generational’ project will bring water from Willamette River A Nov. 20 open house in Hillsboro brought close to 100 citizens to peruse maps and potential pipeline routes for the Willamette Water Supply Project, a decade-long undertaking to bring Willamette River water to Hillsboro…
Open house will dig into water pipeline routes
Hillsboro Tribune–(Friday, 14 November 2014, Written by Doug Burkhardt) The Hillsboro Water Department and Tualatin Valley Water District are hosting an open house regarding plans to develop an additional source of water from the Willamette River at Wilsonville. The Willamette Water Supply Pipeline Project is part of a long-range plan to expand the capacity of…
Hillsboro, other cities to hold open houses about Willamette Water Supply project
The Oregonian – OregonLive.com (October 13, 2014 at 11:45 AM, updated October 13, 2014 at 11:46 AM / Written by Luke Hammill) Local water officials have announced a series of October and November open houses in Wilsonville, Beaverton, Aloha, Sherwood and Hillsboro, where the public can learn more about the Willamette Water Supply Program. The project…
Water supply will be subject of open house
Hillsboro Tribune (Friday, 19 September 2014 01:00 | Written by Fuller, Kathy) Washington County’s Department of Land Use & Transportation, Tualatin Valley Water District and Hillsboro Water invite the public to attend a project open house on Sept. 24 to learn more about the county’s 124th Avenue extension project and the Willamette Water Supply Program.…
