Portland Water Bureau

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The Portland Water Bureau is the municipal agency responsible for providing and managing the drinking water supply and related water services for the city of Portland, Oregon.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf government agency
municipal water utility
collaboratesWith regional water providers in the Portland area
compliesWith Safe Drinking Water Act
country United States of America
surface form: United States
employs public employees of City of Portland
focusesOn drinking water quality
water system reliability
water system resilience
watershed protection
fundingModel ratepayer-funded
governedBy Portland City Council
headquartersLocation Portland, Oregon, United States
surface form: Portland, Oregon
industry drinking water supply
water utility services
jurisdiction Government of Portland, Oregon
surface form: City of Portland government
languageOfWork English
locatedIn Portland, Oregon, United States
surface form: Portland, Oregon
maintains fire hydrants in Portland
water mains in Portland
water pump stations in Portland
water storage reservoirs in Portland
mission to provide reliable, high-quality drinking water to Portland customers
monitors drinking water quality parameters
oversees Bull Run Watershed protection for drinking water
ownedBy Portland, Oregon, United States
surface form: City of Portland
parentOrganization Portland, Oregon, United States
surface form: City of Portland
partOf City of Portland Bureau system
providesService retail water service to Portland customers
wholesale water service to regional water providers
publishes annual drinking water quality reports
region Pacific Northwest
regulates water pressure zones in Portland water system
responsibleFor drinking water supply in Portland, Oregon
operation of Bull Run water supply system
water distribution system in Portland, Oregon
water quality management for Portland public water system
serves Portland, Oregon, United States
surface form: City of Portland, Oregon
serviceArea Portland metropolitan area
parts of Multnomah County, Oregon
wholesale customers in surrounding communities
state Oregon
subjectToRegulationBy Oregon Health Authority
United States Environmental Protection Agency
surface form: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
typeOfUtility publicly owned utility
usesWaterSource Bull Run Watershed
Columbia South Shore Well Field
website https://www.portland.gov/water

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Portland city bureaus include Portland Water Bureau
Columbia South Shore Well Field monitoredBy Portland Water Bureau
this entity surface form: Portland Water Bureau water quality laboratory
Columbia South Shore Well Field operatedBy Portland Water Bureau
Portland City Council oversees Portland Water Bureau
Columbia South Shore Well Field partOf Portland Water Bureau
this entity surface form: Portland Water Bureau supply system