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Water Bureau offers class on drinking water system
Photos and Story by James Hill
Join the Portland Water Bureau on Saturday, May 6 for a free class about Portland’s drinking water system, the effects of the system on native salmon, and the current work to protect and restore wild salmon in the Bull Run River and Sandy River Basin.
The class, “Water for Fish, Water for People — The story of salmon and
our drinking water,” will be held 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. in the second floor conference room at the EcoTrust Building, located at 721 NW 9th Ave.
Portland-area residents get the majority of their drinking water from one of the most protected watersheds in the world. While the Bull Run watershed has been a primary source for clean drinking water for more than 110 years, it is also home to salmon and steelhead trout. These species have been listed as threatened under the federal Endangered Species Act.
The Portland Water Bureau is developing a long-term set of strategies and commitments to restore habitat for salmon and steelhead in the Bull Run River and throughout the Sandy River Basin. Come learn more about the long-term vision incorporating salmon restoration with continued drinking water use from the precious community resource that
is the Bull Run.
To register, contact Lisa Peters at 503-823-7439, or lisa.peters@ci.portland.or.us.
About James Hill
James G. Hill, an award-winning journalist and public relations writer, is the Director of Public Relations at Portland Community College. A graduate of Portland State University, James has worked as a section editor for the Newberg Graphic... more »