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Portland City Council Moves Forward With Water Filtration Plant
Portland City Council voted Wednesday to move toward a water filtration plant that could cost the city up to $500 million.

Portland Weighs $500 Million Water Treatment Plant
The Portland Water Bureau is weighing options to comply with a federal rule that requires treatment of the city’s drinking water supply for a single-celled parasite. The cost could be $500 million.

Portland To Resume Using Bull Run Water In Spite Of Parasite
The Portland Water Bureau plans to resume using the Bull Run watershed as its drinking water source this week.

Portland Switches To Its Backup Water Supply: What You Should Know
The Portland Water Bureau is taking its Bull Run water supply offline while it studies a parasite that’s been repeatedly detected, in very small amounts, in the water.
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