Clean Water Services Field Operation Center

Clean Water Services is a utility serving a large portion of the Portland metro area designed and operated for the sole purpose of protecting the Tualitin river and the watershed.   One of the first of its kind in the nation, Clean Water Services is responsible for protecting water quality in the Tualitin river, manage flooding, protect fish and their habitat, and manage the flow of the river.  They are also responsible for the four treatment facilities spread throughout the area that are responsible for cleaning over 64 million gallons a day.  Clean Water Services has also been working on innovations and keeping up on the green curve by fostering a progressive environment where new ideas are readily accepted.  Their new Field Operations Center has undergone a greening including permeable parking concrete in the employee lot which reduces runoff water from rain by allowing it to soak right into the ground instead of puddling.  Their extensive eco roof also reduces and cleans rainwater runoff.  Around their facility there are also several rain gardens with native Oregon plantlife that soak up and clean the rainwater instead of flowing down to the river (See Landscape Urbanism for photos more).   Their most recent treatment facility upgrade brought their Durham facility up to LEED Silver certification level with another certification from the US Green Buildings Council.