Beaverton, Tigard and Tualatin eyeing Willamette River as future water source
By Nicole Friedman and Fenit Nirappil, Oregonian, August 30, 2013 A growing number of Washington County cities are eyeing the Willamette River as a future source of drinking water.The Tualatin Valley Water District and Hillsboro are planning to build a pipeline and water treatment plant to provide customers Willamette water by 2026. The first step…
Road project could give Hillsboro and Tualatin Valley Water District head start on pipeline to Willamette River
By Andrew Theen The Oregonian/OregonLive (May 14, 2013) Water District’s joint plan to build a pipeline to the Willamette River is already gaining momentum. The city and TVWD, Oregon’s second-largest water provider, formally designated the Willamette River near Wilsonville as the secondary water source of the future at meetings in February and April respectively.…
Tualatin Valley Water District selects Willamette River as future water source
OregonLive.com—The Tualatin Valley Water District voted 4-0 Wednesday to tap the Willamette River as the district’s need for water grows in the next 30 years and beyond. The district will partner with Hillsboro, which voted in February to adopt the same long-term strategy for water supply. The two agencies plan to build a water treatment…
