Officials boost plan to draw water from Willamette River
A $1.3 billion regional project scheduled for completion in 2026 will supply more for Hillsboro, be a backup source for Beaverton and enable the Tualatin Valley Water District to end purchases from Portland. When the largest public works project in Washington County is completed seven years from now, it will draw millions of gallons from…
Beaverton, Portland invited to apply for federal water loan
It’s one of 39 projects nationwide that the Environmental Protection Agency has encouraged to seek money from a program created by Sen. Jeff Merkley; Portland also invited; $6.3 billion total is available in third round. Beaverton has been invited to apply for a $58 million federal loan to help pay for water system improvements. Beaverton’s…
Beaverton Joins Willamette Water Supply Program
The City of Beaverton is now an owner in the Willamette Water Supply Program — a new, resilient water source for the community. The city will receive up to five million gallons of water per day when operational in 2026. The system, a network of pipelines, storage tanks, a state-of-the-art water filtration plant, and more,…
