PORTLAND, Ore. (KATU) — Heavy rains over the weekend caused a rare combined sewer overflow (CSO) into the Willamette River as the Big Pipe system reached capacity around 2:30 p.m. on Sunday ...

With every storm, the antique sewer system dumped vile torrents of ... gardens along streets and sidewalks to absorb runoff. The Big Pipe itself was built in three sections. First up was a ...

The problem worsened during the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic, when toilet paper shortages led more people to turn to ...

Bloomington is working to separate sewage from storm water systems to ease flooding and basement backups, and the public can help.

“Pipa’s Big Adventure” tells the story ... Pipa moved farther into the pipe, eventually reaching the SAWS sewer mainline. SAWS workers used camera equipment to push the pup about 200 ...