Portland’s Big Pipe hit 100% capacity at about 6:26 a.m. Thursday. That does not mean the system failed. It means the city’s giant underground overflow tunnels filled up during heavy rain, leaving no ...
PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) – The Willamette River is under a sewer overflow advisory after heavy rain pushed Portland’s Big Pipe to capacity on Thursday. The Combined Sewer Overflow (CSO) advisory impacts ...