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Portland Rain Garden and Swales Bike Tour

  • By Pete Litterski
  • December 02, 2012
Portland Rain Garden and Swales Bike Tour
Portland Rain Garden and Swales Bike Tour

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Portland Rain Garden and Swales Bike Tour
Several times a year Portland, Ore., bicyclists join a two-wheeled tour of city streets led by Timo Forsberg of the city’s Bureau of Transportation along with representatives of the Bureau of Environmental Services Sustainable Stormwater Management team. The tours give participants a firsthand view and description of the steps the city is taking to greatly reduce overflows from its combined sewer system. (Photos courtesy of City of Portland)

With a big share of their city served by combined sewers that carry both wastewater and stormwater runoff, Portland, Ore., officials have worked for more than 20 years to greatly reduce the occurrences of overflows triggered by heavy rains.

The city launched a 20-year program...

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