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Storm-related power outage causes sewage overflow in Tigard
Hillsboro, OR — December 14, 2006 —
A storm-related power outage at Clean Water Services' Durham Advanced Wastewater Treatment Facility caused the overflow of rain diluted sewage into the Tualatin River Thursday evening between 5:01 and 5:48 p.m. Some sewage may also have overflowed from nearby manholes. Area residents and pets are advised to avoid contact with flood water in lower Fanno Creek and the Tualatin River downstream of Tigard’s Cook Park. The facility was fully operational shortly after 6 p.m.
Four of Clean Water Services' 41 pump stations are currently operating on generators after losing power in the late afternoon. No overflows have been reported from these facilities.
Clean Water Services' Rock Creek, Hillsboro and Forest Grove wastewater treatment facilities are providing full treatment of the rain-swollen flows. Additional crews will be working through the night to monitor pump stations, manage high-flows at the treatment plants, and respond to emergencies.
Self-serve sandbagging stations are located throughout Washington County. Please call ahead to confirm hours of operation. The sand is for flooding prevention use only. The public should bring their own shovels to fill sandbags.
- City of Beaverton 9600 SW Allen Boulevard (503) 526-2220
- City of Cornelius 1300 South Kodiak Circle (503) 357-3011
- City of Tigard, 8777 SW 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) 615-6509
- 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 3608 SW 209th Ave, Aloha (503) 649-8577
Clean Water Services is the sanitary sewer and surface water management utility for nearly 500,000 customers in urban Washington County and small portions of Multnomah County, Clackamas County, Lake Oswego, and Portland. Clean Water Services operates four wastewater treatment plants, 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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