Water watchers know: Sometimes, you can’t swim in the Willamette River. That’s because when the wastewater system gets inundated with water, it overflows, sending raw sewage into the river that ...
PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) – As a strong atmospheric river makes its way through the Pacific Northwest, residents have braced themselves for flooding, downed trees, and power outages. Now add sewage to the ...
For decades, Portland lived with a dirty little secret. The eco-friendly city, so proud of its bike paths and recycling bins, was a seething vortex of water pollution. With every storm, the antique ...