PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Portland, Oregon, is using its emergency water supply system rather than the Bull Run watershed after a toppled tree damaged a treatment plant east of the city. The ...

The Portland Water Bureau said it began using safe-to-drink groundwater from the Columbia South Shore Well Field on Monday, when a windstorm sent a tall evergreen crashing into the bureau's Lusted ...

PORTLAND, Ore. (Portland Tribune) — The Portland Water Bureau has temporarily switched the city’s water supply to the Columbia South Shore Well Field because of turbidity in the Bull Run ...

Portland is relying on its emergency water supply system rather than the Bull Run watershed after a toppled tree caused extensive damage to a treatment plant east of the city, officials said.

Portland's Columbia South Shore Well Field, the city's backup water source, provided a "small portion" of the city's water for the past 18 days. The well water enters the system and is blended ...

Most of the time, Portland's drinking water comes from the Bull Run watershed, 102 square miles of pristine forest on the western flank of Mount Hood. But Portland is among the lucky few ...