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 »
Measure 26-156 and EWEB: A Comparison
Posted on May 12, 2014 by Janice Thompson
Tags, Consumers and Utility Customers, Legislative & Political, Portland Water, Sewer and Wastewater, Public Involvement and Coalitions, Utility Regulation
If you’re registered to vote in Oregon, by now you’ve probably received your voter pamphlet for the May 20th election. If you live in Portland, you might have heard or read about Measure 26-156 that will be on the May 20... Read More »
CUB’s Legislative Highlights, 30 Years and Counting
Posted on February 25, 2014 by Karen Jaffe
Tags, Climate and Conservation, Consumers and Utility Customers, CUB Anniversary: 30 Years and Counting, Generation, Transmission, Distribution, History of CUB and General CUB News, Public Involvement and Coalitions
Governor Ted Kulongoski signs SB 838, instituting Oregon’s Renewable Energy Standard
A lot has changed in Oregon over the last thirty years, and CUB and its members have played a significant role in bringing big wins to the Oregon State Legislature.
Utility policy... Read More »