What is this Project?This project increases system capacity to deliver high-quality drinking water from the Clackamas River to the communities of Lake Oswego and Tigard. Together these two communities can secure long-term access to clean, safe water for less than it would cost them to do it alone. |
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Tree Survey in Meldrum Bar Park
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As Lake Oswego Tigard Water Partnership designers explore potential alignments for the project's raw water (untreated) pipeline, surveyors tagged trees in Meldrum Bar Park with inventory badges this week.
A tagged tree does not indicate it will be removed; the tags are for inventory purposes to prepare the tree protection plan.
Lake Oswego Seeks Removal of Restrictions from Water Treatment Plant Properties in West Linn
City of Lake Owego News Release
The City of Lake Oswego has filed an eminent domain action in Clackamas County Circuit Court to remove covenants and restrictions on four City-owned parcels to facilitate expansion of Lake Oswego’s existing drinking water treatment plant.
These properties (owned by the city since the 1990s) are in the Maple Grove Plat and have covenants and restrictions that limiting them to “family dwellings”.
Lake Oswego needs to acquire or remove these restrictions from the city-owned properties in order to proceed with the planned treatment plant improvements which include open space and a new pedestrian pathway connecting Mapleton Drive and Kenthorpe Way.
Read the full news release on the City of Lake Oswego website...
Waluga Reservoir Good Neighbor Plan Meeting #3
The Lake Oswego Tigard Water Partnership plans to install a water pipeline and build a new drinking water reservoir adjacent to the existing reservoir in the Waluga Neighborhood. The Good Neighbor Plan (GNP), developed with your input, will document the Partnership’s commitment to being a good neighbor during design, construction, and ongoing operations of the reservoir.
At our last meeting, we presented the first half of the GNP Draft and gathered neighbor feedback. At the January meeting, we will review neighbor input and share the second half of the GNP Draft.
This is your chance to be involved with the process. You are invited to review and discuss the GNP which was created using neighbor input from personal interviews and past meetings.
Lake Oswego Provides West Linn Emergency Water
On Thursday, Lake Oswego and West Linn placed in operation an intertie that lets Lake Oswego send drinking water to West Linn in an emergency. The South Fork Water Board, the water supply agency for West Linn and Oregon City, was forced to shut down its Oregon City drinking water plant on Thursday, to investigate damage to its water intake facility on the Clackamas River.
The South Fork Water Board plant shutdown activated a regional emergency water supply system created to ensure residents and businesses continue to receive safe drinking water during these types of incidents. An intergovernmental agreement on an emergency water system intertie has been in place between the two cities and the South Fork Water Board since 1984. The intertie pipeline and pumps are located near Lake Oswego’s water treatment plant in West Linn’s Robinwood neighborhood.
Recent heavy rains have raised river levels with an associated high volume of debris. River conditions are making it hard to assess the damage and begin repairs. The National Weather Service has issued a Flood Warning for the Clackamas River near Estacada.
To learn more please visit this site:
http://www.ci.oswego.or.us/pubaffairs/press.htm
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Drilling work on Cabana Lane
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On December 30th, crews from the Lake Oswego Tigard Water Partnership are scheduled to begin drilling in the areas shown in the map to the right. Crews will be drilling a hole in the public right-of-way to test soils for a potential water pipeline path. Work will occur between 8:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. to minimize noise impacts, but you may experience intermittent noise during work hours.
Crews will restore the drilled locations. Work is expected to be completed by the end of the day on December 30th.
