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Portland Bureau of Environmental Services

Bureau Website: Environmental Services

Bureau Mission: The Bureau of Environmental Services (BES) serves the Portland community by protecting public health, water quality and the environment.  BES provides sewage and stormwater collection and treatment services to accommodate Portland's current and future needs.  BES protects the quality of surface and ground waters and conducts activities that plan promote healthy ecosystems in our watersheds.

"'...While I'm glad the EPA has seen the error of its ways, this is a battle between federal and local government that should have never been waged...'"

City Commissioners Erik Sten and Dan Saltzman will introduce a reformed sewer and water rate structure for fiscal year 2000-2001 before City Council on May 24th

What's the connection between urban river pollution and sick salmon? It depends who you talk to.
http://wweek.com/html/environment111799.html

Speech re: Portland's water quality

One man's plan could help protect the environment and save the city $100 million, but will anyone listen?
http://wweek.com/html/lead030399.html
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