Our Opinion: Get ready, because there’s construction ahead
Work on Tualatin-Sherwood Road is sure to be a nuisance. But the payoff will last longer. And as work continues to build a massive new pipeline system from the Willamette River in Wilsonville up to the communities of Hillsboro, Aloha, Beaverton and Tigard, sections of roadway are being dug up so pipe can be laid…
Willamette River water project gains federal Aid
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is awarding two sizable loans that will be used to help pay for $1.3 billion in Willamette Water Supply System improvements. One loan for $388 million is being awarded to the Tualatin Valley Water District, and the other for $251 million is going to the city of Hillsboro. The money…
EPA Clears $640M in WIFIA Loans for $1.3B Oregon Water Project
The Environmental Protection Agency has approved two new loans, totaling $640 million, for a major water-supply infrastructure program in western Oregon. The loan approvals, announced on Aug. 19, are part of EPA’s Water Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act, or WIFIA, program and will help finance the $1.3-billion, multi-year Willamette Water Supply System program. A $388-million loan is going…
$640M federal loan awarded for Willamette Water project
Money to Tualatin Valley Water District and Hillsboro accounts for about half of the $1.2B price tag. A federal loan of $640 million will enable the Tualatin Valley Water District and several Washington County cities to draw water from the Willamette River. The announcement this week by the Environmental Protect Agency will allow the Willamette…
New head of Joint Water Commission hired
Longtime city employee Niki Iverson will take over JWC as well as Hillsboro Water Department. HillsboroTribune Geoff Pursinger Tuesday, July 16, 2019 The city of Hillsboro has hired a new head to the regional joint water agency responsible for providing water to a large swath of Washington County. Niki Iverson has been named the city’s new…
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…
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…
Boeckman Road Reopens Tuesday; One Week Ahead Of Schedule, Officials Say
The reopening of Boeckman Road marks another step forward for the Kinsman Road Extension Project, which is set to be complete summer 2018. By Travis Loose (Patch Staff) – Updated July 25, 2017 6:11 pm ET WILSONVILLE, OR — City officials on Tuesday reopened Boeckman Road west of Southwest 95th Avenue after a three-month closure, which had allowed for…
Pipeline work won’t disrupt traffic this year
An extension of Kinsman Road is under construction, with the pipeline planned for its right-of-way Written by Claire Colby, Wednesday, 09 November 2016 The first pieces of the Willamette Water Supply Program (WWSP) pipeline have been laid in the Kinsman Road Extension project. Created by the Tualatin Valley Water District (TVWD) and the City of Hillsboro,…
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…
