PWB begins test drilling for pipelines at proposed Boring filtration plant site
Cottrell CPO, rural neighbors continue to oppose project, impacts on community
The project to build a new Portland Water Bureau filtration plant on Carpenter Lane in Boring is moving forward, with filtration pipeline drilling beginning today, March 1, as rural residents continue to voice opposition.
To recap: The Portland Water Bureau began planning its new filtration plant in 2017, after a mandate from the Oregon Health Authority required the bureau build a facility to treat for cryptosporidium by 2027. This mandate was to bring the bureau into compliance with the Environmental Protection Agency s Long Term 2 Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule.