Clear Your Drains, Prepare for Heavy Rains

Hillsboro, OR — November 3, 2005 — The fish are smiling as the rivers fill, but homeowners with flooded yards are singing a different tune. With the heavy rains at our doorstep, it is time to get outside and clear your storm drains.

Here's how you can help:

1. Get leaves out of the street and off catch basins. Bring your leaves and grass clippings to the 13th Annual Leaf Disposal and Food Drive at Sunset and Aloha High Schools on November 19 and December 10.

2. Make sure your gutters and downspouts are clear.

3. Keep yard debris and leaf piles away from drainage ditches and streams so that rising water does not carry the material downstream and block a culvert.

4. Self-serve sand stations are located below. Please call ahead to confirm hours of operation. The sand is for flooding prevention use only. Bring your own shovel and bags.

City of Beaverton - 9600 SW Allen Boulevard (503) 526-2220

City of Cornelius - 1300 South Kodiak Circle (503) 357-3011

City of Tigard - Burnham Rd. across from Tigard Water District office (503) 639-4171

Clean Water Services Field Operations - 2025 SW Merlo Court, Beaverton (503) 547-8100

City of Hillsboro- NE 28th at Sports Complex (503) 615-6590 (starting November 15th)

City of Tualatin - 10699 SW Herman (503) 692-2000

City of Forest Grove Fire & Rescue - 1919 Ash St. (503) 992-3240

Tualatin Valley Fire & Rescue Administration Building - 20665 SW Blanton, Aloha (503) 649-8577

Clean Water Services has inspected the drainage system throughout Washington County and has looked at the problem areas to ensure they are clear and operating. In the event of a flood, the Distict will do continuous
inspection of the system, focusing on areas of known problems. Clean Water Services crews are standing by 24 hours a day at (503) 681-3600 to respond to those flooding problems that threaten public health, safety or property.

Clean Water Services is water resource management utility for nearly 500,000 people in urban Washington County and small portions of Multnomah County, Clackamas County, Lake Oswego, and Portland. Clean Water Services operates four wastewater treatment facilities, constructs and maintains flood management and water quality projects, and manages flow in the Tualatin River to improve water quality and protect fish habitat. Although Clean Water Services maintains a close working relationship with Washington County government, it is a separately managed and financed public utility.

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