Hillsboro approves higher water rates
Pamplin Media Group (December 14, 2018) “The proposed 2019 water rate adjustments varied by customer class in order to ensure each class is paying their fair share based on how customers use the City’s water system and how much water they use,” Water rates will rise by up to 20 percent for some of Hillsboro’s…
Powerful ecological enhancement amid rapid urbanization
Tree for All (December 2018) For years, partners have been preparing to transform this reach of Chicken Creek. In 1996, thanks in part to the grassroots support of Friends of Tualatin River National Wildlife Refuge, the US Fish & Wildlife Service purchased the surrounding land and initiated restoration efforts. In 2009, a half-mile upstream from…
Collaboration leads to water savings
By: Norm Eder, November 19, 2018 WIFIA funding will save ratepayers about $383 million in borrowing costs for the new water system. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced last week that Tualatin Valley Water District (TVWD) and the City of Hillsboro are eligible to apply for $616.6 million in federal loan support for the Willamette…
Oregon Delegation Announces Major Water Infrastructure Loan for Tualatin Valley Water District and City of Hillsboro
November 2, 2018 PORTLAND, OR – Oregon’s U.S. Senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden, with Representatives Suzanne Bonamici, Earl Blumenauer, and Kurt Schrader, today announced that a massive $616.6 million loan, made possible through special federal funding from the Water Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act (WIFIA), will be made available to the Tualatin Valley Water…
Federal loan will aid regional water project
By: Peter Wong , Friday, November 02, 2018 Congressional delegation announces $617 million toward $1.2 billion program to provide supplies to Washington County communities by 2026. Oregon’s congressional delegation has announced a $617 million federal loan that will enable the Tualatin Valley Water District and several cities to obtain water from the Willamette River. The loan from…
Supply program provides update on Big Pipe project from Wilsonville north
By: Corey Buchanan, Wednesday, September 26, 2018 Big Pipe Project update. Also during the work session, Willamette Water Supply Program coordinators provided an update on a project that will implement a 30-mile water pipeline from Wilsonville to Hillsboro. The project will provide more water for jurisdictions such as Hillsboro and Beaverton while Wilsonville will also add…
Keep the jobs pipeline local for water supply
By: Mike Morey Monday, April 09, 2018 On the Westside, those who manage our water are thinking and planning ahead to secure a new source for our water supply On the Westside, those who manage our water are thinking and planning ahead to secure a new source for our water supply We often take for…
Region in crosshairs of earthquake, study warns
By: Steve Law Wednesday, March 21, 2018 “When Hillsboro built its new city hall, the Hillsboro Civic Center, in 2005, it was built to withstand a major earthquake. Likewise, the city’s major construction project building a new water supply line from Wilsonville to Hillsboro, is being built to keep water pipes intact, even during…
Beaverton Moves Ahead with Water Agreements
One allows withdrawal of 16,000 people within city from Tualatin Valley district; other commits city to join regional intertie system with Willamette River. Beaverton has taken two more steps toward moving 16,000 residents into city water service and securing future water from the Willamette River. City councilors have voted to empower Mayor Denny Doyle to…
Kinsman Road Project Completed 4 Months Early; Opens Next Week
By News Desk, News Partner , Jan 12, 2018 From Wilsonville Patch Covering a half-mile of roadway in West Wilsonville, the $8.6 million extension is a “real win-win for the public,” city officials said. WILSONVILLE, OR – From the City of Wilsonville: The City of Wilsonville announces that the new Kinsman Road extension that connects SW Barber Street to SW Boeckman…
