Portland Environmental Services
| Agency overview | |
|---|---|
| Type | City Bureau |
| Jurisdiction | Portland, Oregon |
| Agency executives | |
| Parent Service Area | Public Works |
| Website | https://www.portland.gov/bes |
Portland Environmental Services is a bureau in Portland, Oregon tasked with managing the city’s waste and stormwater as well as restoring watersheds and streams.[3] The current director is set to retire in March 2025.[4]
As of 2025, the city is working on a plan to merge Portland Environmental Services and the Portland Water Bureau into a single bureau.[4] This initiative, called “One Water,” was set in motion by former mayor Ted Wheeler.[5]
History
[edit]In 2019, the city won an environmental stewardship award based on a salmon restoration project led by this bureau.[6]
The bureau’s former seven-year partnership with local nonprofit Friends of Trees was not renewed in 2021 after disagreements between Environmental Services and Portland Parks & Recreation.[7]
See also
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References
[edit]- ^ "City Leadership Team". Portland.gov. Archived from the original on 2025-02-24. Retrieved 2025-02-27.
- ^ "About Environmental Services". Portland.gov. Retrieved 2025-02-27.
- ^ "About Environmental Services". portland.gov. Retrieved 2025-02-27.
- ^ a b Peel, Sophie (February 18, 2025). "City Councilors Disagree on Proposed Tweaks to Police Oversight Panel". Willamette Week. Retrieved February 27, 2025.
- ^ Aljobory, Sana (February 18, 2025). "Portland advances One Water Initiative to unify water management". KATU. Archived from the original on February 18, 2025. Retrieved February 27, 2025.
- ^ Samayoa, Monica Dixon (2019-10-02). "Portland's unfriendly treatment of Friends of Trees". Opb.org. Archived from the original on 2019-10-04. Retrieved 2025-02-27.
- ^ Erhlich, April Dixon (2022-07-11). "Portland's unfriendly treatment of Friends of Trees". Opb.org. Archived from the original on 2025-02-24. Retrieved 2025-02-27.