CUB Water/Wastewater Program Update: We Want to Hear From You!
Posted on September 15, 2014 by Janice Thompson
Tags, Outreach and Events, Portland Water, Sewer and Wastewater, Public Involvement and Coalitions
Last week the Portland Utility Oversight Blue Ribbon Commission held a public hearing that wrapped up the information gathering phase of its work. Ten people testified from a range of perspectives. Workers from the Bureau of Environmental Services and Portland... Read More »
Presenting a Model for Utility Oversight
Posted on August 21, 2014 by Janice Thompson
Tags, Outreach and Events, Portland Water, Sewer and Wastewater, Public Involvement and Coalitions
The Portland Utility Oversight Blue Ribbon Commission met this week for the third time. The Commission heard good news about the bond or credit ratings of the Portland Water Bureau and Bureau of Environmental Services. The City of Portland sells... Read More »
Blue Ribbon Commission Learns All About Portland’s Public Utilities
Posted on July 31, 2014 by Janice Thompson
Tags, Portland Water, Sewer and Wastewater, Public Involvement and Coalitions
At the second meeting of the Utility Oversight Blue Ribbon Commission on Tuesday, June 29th, the Bureau of Environmental Services and the Water Bureau provided thorough briefings on Portland’s water, sewer, and stormwater management services. Both briefings are available to view at... Read More »
Portland Blue Ribbon Commission: Launched and Ready to Go!
Posted on July 17, 2014 by Janice Thompson
Tags, Generation, Transmission, Distribution, Legislative & Political, Portland Water, Sewer and Wastewater, Public Involvement and Coalitions
Portland Mayor Charlie Hales and City Commissioner Nick Fish welcomed the twelve members of the newly appointed Utility Oversight Blue Ribbon Commission at its first meeting on July 15th. Fish is commissioner-in-charge of the two city departments providing water and... Read More »
June 26th Water and Wastewater Forum: Quizes and More!
Posted on July 3, 2014 by Amelia Lamb
Tags, Consumers and Utility Customers, Legislative & Political, Outreach and Events, Portland Water, Sewer and Wastewater
Information!
Quiz show!
Wine – for those who wanted to imbibe!
All this and more occurred at the June 26th water and wastewater forum hosted by the City Club of Portland’s New Leaders Collective. A group of 20 had great questions after a panel... Read More »
CUB Welcomes our First Water and Wastewater Intern
Posted on July 1, 2014 by Janice Thompson
Tags, History of CUB and General CUB News, Portland Water, Sewer and Wastewater
Lisa Wilson is the inaugural Water and Wastewater Intern for the summer of 2014. I am pleased that Lisa has joined CUB’s efforts analyzing programs, budgets, and rates of Portland’s public utilities, the Portland Water Bureau and the Bureau of Environmental... Read More »