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 ...
A combined sewer overflow is occurring, and a mix of sewage and storm water is dumping into the Willamette River.
Portland's Big Pipe reached capacity due to heavy rain, resulting in a Combined Sewer Overflow advisory for the Willamette ...