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POL Government Bureaus & Offices Water Bureau Water Blog Blogs by Category Water Quality
The L.D. (low-down) on PPCP's in Portland's Drinking Water - March 11, 2008 - 1 Comments
3-11-2008

Wine Tasting? Try Water Tasting! - December 12, 2007 - 0 Comments
12-12-2007

Fall Color: Some see it. Some don't. - November 8, 2006 - 0 Comments
David G. Shaff: 11-8-06

Portland's Water Rep. in Bay Area - November 6, 2006 - 0 Comments
11-6-06

Water Treatment at Headworks - December 19, 2005 - 2 Comments

Forest to Faucet - December 15, 2005 - 0 Comments

Bull Run Taste Test - November 16, 2005 - 3 Comments

Water Quality Report in the Mail Today - June 1, 2006 - 0 Comments
6-1-06

Triannual Water Quality Analyses - July 12, 2006 - 1 Comments
7-12-06

Annual Water Quality Report, Mailed June 2007 - June 6, 2007 - 0 Comments
6-6-07

Water Quality Comes First - June 16, 2007 - 0 Comments
6-16-07

Water Quality Three Times A Year - August 14, 2007 - 0 Comments
8-14-07

Portland Water Bureau receives PPCP sampling results - June 12, 2008 - 0 Comments
The bureau received results from its April sampling of its drinking water sources.

Water Bureau Begins Mailing Annual Water Quality Report - June 2, 2008 - 1 Comments
Today, the Portland Water Bureau began mailing its annual water quality report to 306,000 households in the greater Portland area.

The Nose Knows... - December 2, 2008 - 0 Comments
Customer feedback on water quality is important to the Water Bureau for many reasons.

2008 Annual Watershed Report; We Passed, No Exceptions! - February 10, 2009 - 0 Comments
The report shows that the Water Bureau's inspection passed with no exceptions.

Real-Time System Detects Water Quality Like a Snake Catches Prey - May 13, 2009 - 0 Comments
A physicist at Tel Aviv University's School of Physics and Astronomy has developed a new, real-time water quality monitoring program that uses infrared technology to monitor the pureness of drinking water.

Water Quality Inspires Boy Scout - July 2, 2009 - 0 Comments
Washington Boy Scout earns Eagle Scout status with water quality project.

Did You Know... Fall Color Can Tint Your Drinking Water - September 16, 2009 - 2 Comments
The Portland Water Bureau advises customers that a slight change in the color of their drinking water at this time of the year is normal for drinking water coming from the unfiltered Bull Run water supply system.

Be Thankful for Superior Water Quality - October 1, 2009 - 0 Comments
This video from GOOD Magazine's YouTube channel really makes you appreciate the superior water quality that most of us take for granted in our area of the world.

How Do I Know That It's Officially Fall? - October 12, 2009 - 2 Comments
PWB Operations folks report that today marks the beginning of seasonal fountain shutdowns.

Info on E. Coli and Portland's Drinking Water - October 14, 2009 - 0 Comments
Here is some information about E. Coli that will hopefully answer any questions you might have on the subject.