Clean Water Services
| File:Clean Water Services Logo.jpg | |
| Company type | Public utility |
|---|---|
| Genre | Wastewater treatment |
| Founded | 1970 |
| Headquarters | , |
Area served | Washington County |
| Website | cleanwaterservices.org |
Clean Water Services is the water resource management utility for more than 500,000 residents in urban Washington County, Oregon and small portions of Multnomah County, Oregon, Clackamas County, Oregon, in the United States. Clean Water Services operates four wastewater treatment facilities, constructs and maintains flood management and water quality projects, and manages flow in the Tualatin River to improve water quality and protect fish habitat.[1] They are headquartered in Hillsboro.[2]
History
In 1969, Oregon’s Department of Environmental Quality placed a temporary halt to new construction in Washington County.[3] In 1970, ten cities and sixteen sanitary districts combined to form the Unified Sewerage Agency.[3] In July 2001, the United Sewerage Agency renamed itself as Clean Water Service at a cost of $60,000.[4] In 2004, the agency began a program to add shade along the watersheds streams and river by planting trees and shrubs to lower temperatures of the waterways.[5] This program received approval from environmental regulators and was in lieu of spending $150 million to build chilling systems at the four treatment facilities.[5]
Services
Clean Water Services provides stormwater and wastewater services in partnership with 12 member cities that include; Beaverton, Tigard, Tualatin, Hillsboro, King City, Forest Grove, Sherwood, Cornelius, Banks, Gaston, Durham, and North Plains.
Clean Water Services is a special service district that serves as a separately managed and financed public utility. The Washington County Commissioners serve as the board of directors for Clean Water Services.[3]
As a wastewater utility, Clean Water Services cleans more than 60 million gallons of wastewater a day. The watewater treatment process uses physical, biological, and chemical treatment to clean wastewater to some of the highest standards in the nation. The cleaned wastewater is then released into the Tualatin River.[6] The wastewater is collected by a vast network of more than 800 miles of sewer lines and 39 pump stations and routed to one of four treatment plants—Durham, Rock Creek, Hillsboro and Forest Grove.
Ten percent of the wastewater treated by Clean Water Services is used for irrigation and in area wetlands during the summer months.[7] Biosolids recovered through the treatment process are sold to farmers in the region as fertilizer.[2] Additionally, the Durham Advanced Wastewater Treatment Facility is the first in the nation to recover fertilizer from a natural byproduct of wastewater treatment.[8]
As a surface water management utility, The District’s Stormwater Management (SWM) program improves water quality, protects fish habitat and manages drainage by operating and maintaining the stormwater conveyance system, establishing design and construction standards, regulating activities that can impact the watershed and enhancing streams and floodplains. Clean Water Services is the regional SWM utility for urban Washington County. In cooperation with Washington County and the 12 member cities Clean Water Services maintains and enhances the public drainage system to meet public needs and to comply with strict water quality regulations set for the Tualatin River drainage area by the Oregon Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ).[6]
Tualatin River
The 80-mile-long Tualatin River meanders slowly through relatively flat terrain, draining more than 700 square miles (1,800 km2) of forested, agricultural and urban areas before joining the Willamette River.[9] The Tualatin is Washington County's only river, and it is used for the regional drinking water supply, agricultural irrigation, and recreational activities. Clean Water Services has worked to protect the health of the watershed through programs such as the planting of trees and shrubs along the water corridors.[9]
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References
- ^ Haight, Abby. Stream to get healthy helping of native plants. The Oregonian, November 29, 2007.
- ^ a b Much, Justin. Farmers and neighbors debate use of biosolids. Statesman Journal, November 7, 2007.
- ^ a b c Tsao, Emily. Skate park search uncovers plans for sewage ponds. The Oregonian, October 24, 2007.
- ^ Highlights, lowlights and other dubious achievements of the year 2001. The Oregonian, December 27, 2001.
- ^ a b Arrandale, Tom. Trading for clean water. Governing Magazine, April 2004. Pg. 32.
- ^ a b Griffin, Jeff. Overcoming pipebursting challenges--on time, under budget; Rehabilitation TECHNOLOGY. Underground Construction, February 1, 2007. Pg. 49(2) Vol. 62 No. 2 ISSN: 1092-8634.
- ^ Mayes, Steve. Two-pipe system with fresh, recycled water taps into future. The Oregonian, August 29, 2005.
- ^ Smith, Kennedy. Tigard treatment plant turns waste into fertilizer. Daily Journal of Commerce, June 1, 2007.
- ^ a b Gorman, Kathleen. Tualatin River treated with tradeoff. The Oregonian, October 12, 2007.