City, water district officials celebrate pipe installation
Hillsboro Tribune Written by Travis Loose, October 27, 2016 The Willamette Water Supply Program saw its first bit of tangible progress this month, bringing one step closer the Willamette River-sourced secondary water supply for Hillsboro and the Tualatin Valley Water District service. The primary source of water for Hillsboro is the Tualatin River, fed by…
Tapping Willamette River Drinking Water
The first pieces of pipe for the Willamette Water Supply are installed, marking a significant milestone for the regional water system partnership between the Tualatin Valley Water District (TVWD) and City of Hillsboro as pipeline construction is now underway. “This is a historic event,” said Dave Kraska Program Director. “Installing this first pipe brings to…
Willamette Water Supply Pipeline Construction Begins
The first pieces of pipe for the Willamette Water Supply are installed, marking a significant milestone for the regional water system partnership between the Tualatin Valley Water District (TVWD) and City of Hillsboro as pipeline construction is now underway. “This is a historic event,” said Dave Kraska Program Director. “Installing this first pipe brings to…
New water system aims to bring second source to Hillsboro by 2026
Written by Travis Loose, Thursday, 25 August 2016, Hillsboro Tribune. “Known as the Willamette Water Supply Program, the city and TVWD plan to build a joint-water system by 2026, which would draw water from the Willamette River in Wilsonville for the two water providers.” Local officials are calling it the largest capital infrastructure project in…
New Ridgewood View Park Reservoir quenching water demand
Written by Eric Apalategui, Thursday, 25 August 2016, Beaverton Valley Times. Up to 8 million gallons of water sits perched above the northbound lanes of Highway 217 just south of the Sunset Highway interchange. By design, however, this perch is anything but precarious. The Tualatin Valley Water District is wrapping up construction on the state-of-the-art…
County, city officials usher in new era with South Hillsboro dedication
Written by Travis Loose, Thursday, 11 August 2016 Hillsboro Tribune. “Along with the road and power grid infrastructure, the new area will also need water pipes, with one of the main ones being the Willamette Water Supply, a 66-inch pipe extending from Wilsonville to Highway 26, passing right through South Hillsboro.” A monstrous project two…
Hillsboro toasts groundbreaking on new community
Trevor Ault and KOIN 6 News Staff Published: August 9, 2016. Population estimates show tens of thousands of people are expected to move to Washington County over the next few decades, the bulk of whom will settle in Hillsboro, Oregon’s largest city. The city broke ground August 9 on what will eventually become home to about 20,000…
Massive South Hillsboro project breaks ground; welcome mat out for 20,000 people
By Allan Brettman | The Oregonian/OregonLive on August 06, 2016 “When Metro added South Hillsboro to the urban growth area in 2010, its intent was to address the region’s pressing housing needs, said Andy Shaw, Metro Regional Affairs Manager.” An earth-moving truck rumbled behind Jesse Lovrien as he spoke with a reporter, proof that the…
Celebrating a successful partnership on 124th Ave
By: Andy Duyck, Wednesday, 18 November 2015 One of the things that makes Washington County special is that we work together to get things done. The Joint Willamette Water Supply Pipeline and Washington County 124th Avenue Extension Project is a prime example of the spirit of partnership and collaboration that define this community. Two different…
Ground broken for 124th Ave. extension, Willamette River pipeline
By Ray Pitz, Thursday, 12 November 2015 Local and county officials braved a rain and chilly temperatures Thursday afternoon to break ground on a future extension of Southwest 124th Avenue, an expected shortcut for some Tualatin-Sherwood Road motorists to Interstate 5 and a home for a 30-mile-long pipeline to provide Hillsboro with its future drinking…
