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Sustainability
Sustainability Action Plan
Priorities for improving bureau business practices
My Tap Water Rocks!
Info about making a commitment to tap water!
Recycling
We recycle!
Solar Power
The bureau relies on solar power at many locations.
Green Building, Construction and Maintenance
Green efforts at bureau facilities.
Toxics Reduction
Info about toxics reduction.
SUSTAINABILITY RESOURCES FOR EMPLOYEES
Employees click here!
Carbon Footprint
Painting Water Tanks with Recycled Paint
A case study of recycled paints on concrete water tanks
Water Conservation
Resource Protection
B99 Fleet
The largest fleet in the nation to run on B99
Hydroelectric Power

Sustainability Commitment


The Portland Water Bureau embraces sustainability as a guiding principle.

 

 "We will consider the financial, environmental, and social costs of business to make decisions that are fair and equitable to ratepayers and responsive to the environment."

 

-From the Portland Water Bureau's Sustainability Vision, January 2004

 

The Portland Water Bureau adopted a three-year Sustainability Action Plan in September 2007. 

 

The Action Plan includes specific action items and targets in the following categories:

  • Energy
  • Transportation
  • Paper Use
  • Water Use
  • Toxics Reduction
  • Property Management