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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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,...
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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...
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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...
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Groundbreaking set for 124th Ave. extension to Graham’s Ferry Road

By Pamplin Media Group, Monday, November 2 2015  "The first section of the more than 30-mile-long Willamette Water Supply system will be installed in the new road right-of-way. It is the first section of the...
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Unlikely Source Keeps Willamette Valley Fertile In Drought

By Eric Tegethoff  OPB  (Oct. 26, 2015) “We’ve got this big, deep, huge volcanic aquifer,” said Grant. “I can’t find another place on the planet that has the same kind of properties as our place does.”--U.S....
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Water wizards ready to juggle local supply

By Travis Loose, Pamplin Media Group, News Times (September 2, 2015) A strong El Niño season could mean another dry year for western Washington County Before Victoria Lowe became a Forest Grove city councilor, she...