Heavy Rain Causes Sanitary Sewer Overflowing to the Willamette River

(March 14, 2023) – We responded to a sanitary sewer overflow (SSO) at Lift Station 2 located at 1706 SE Oakshore Ln Milwaukie, OR 97267 on Monday, March 13. Lift Station 2 started overflowing at 12:49 PM and stopped at 6:09 PM on Monday, March 13.

This was caused by the heavy infiltration of rain into our collection system. To read more about inflow and infiltration as well as the investments we’re making in the system, click here.

The public is advised to avoid contact with the river for 48 hours after the overflow because of increased bacteria in the water.

For more information, the public may contact Outreach and Communications Specialist, Alexa Morris at alexa@olwsd.org or call (503) 353-4219.

Emergency Contact Information
We operate 24 hours a day at (503) 654-7765. If you see water gushing up out of either the street, ground, or from a manhole, please call us. Use the same number if you notice sewer spills or if you see someone illegally dumping into a storm drain.

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Oak Lodge Water Services is fully committed to providing accessible facilities, elements and channels of communication to all members of the public. As part of this commitment, Oak Lodge Water Services has a policy of providing an accessible website compatible with the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG 2.1) and commercial screen reading software. All features of the website are coded to allow individuals with vision and other impairments to understand and use the website to the same degree as someone without disabilities. We welcome feedback and can often resolve issues in a timely manner if they arise.

If you need any special assistance or accommodations:

Call us at (503) 654-7765

Ongoing Compliance Information

Compliance Officer

Oak Lodge Water Services has designated a compliance officer for website disability-related accommodations. The compliance officer has received training in website accessibility and updates the site in accordance with those best practices. Contact our accessibility officer to report an issue.

Compliance Procedures and Reports

In addition to testing with users with a wide range of disabilities and coding our website to WCAG standards, Oak Lodge Water Services regularly scans its website to ensure ongoing compliance, and makes timely changes to any inaccessible changes, if any are found.

Linked Documents and Third Parties

Please note that this site may link out to third-party websites, such as state or federal agencies, that do not have accessible content. This site may also include documents provided by third parties included in our agenda packets, for example. While we cannot control the accessibility of content provided by third parties, we are happy to assist any member of the public with reading and accessing content on our site.

See an opportunity for us to improve? Please contact our accessibility officer or call us at (503) 654-7765.

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