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Everything we do at Clean Water Services aims to protect public health, while enhancing the natural environment of the Tualatin River Watershed.
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We’ve been feeling a little reflective recently. Probably because we’ve just published our Fiscal Year 2024-2025 Annual Report!

In the report, you can read more about our:
🚧 Projects
📊 Budget
🤝 Commitment to you
🤸🏻‍♀️ And more!

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November 13, 2025 at 10:49 PM
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🍂🥫 We are now taking leaves at our 33rd Annual Drop-Off. But if you don't have leaves but still want to donate you can drop off your canned goods.

Link below to find out times and dates:
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November 3, 2025 at 11:42 PM
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Who is your favorite creature created in a lab? This Halloween, we’re celebrating the mad science that actually helps our world. At CWS, our scientists perform over 100,000 water quality tests a year and keep the Tualatin River clean.

Commet below your favorite mad scientist's lab-made monsters
An image of a mad scientist holding a red beaker, labeled "FREAKY FRIDAY"
October 31, 2025 at 7:02 PM
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Heavy rains are coming in, a friendly reminder that flooding can happen in neighborhoods where storm drains are blocked. Follow the link below to report a problem:

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October 24, 2025 at 6:51 PM
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Feed me, Seymour... native plants! 🪴🌊 This spooky season, don’t let your yard turn into a monstrous mess. Native plants crave less water, support pollinators, and help keep our streams and rivers clean. Let your garden grow the right way!

#PlantNative #OregonNativePlants
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October 24, 2025 at 3:25 PM
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Barney Reservoir doesn’t just store water – it saves summer. The rain from this fall and winter will refill the reservoir and will be strategically released to help keep the Tualatin River flowing in the dry summer months.

#BarneyReservior #CleanWaterServices #TwilightVibes #Hoahoahoaseason
October 22, 2025 at 3:31 PM
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🍂 Make like a tree and drop your leaves! Our 33rd Annual Leaf Disposal and Food Drive starts this Saturday.

Find all dates, times, and locations on our website, cleanwaterservices.org/leaf.
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October 21, 2025 at 11:14 PM
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It all floats down here...straight to your local creek. Storm drains don’t lead to treatment plants – they connect directly to our rivers. Whatever goes down the drain ends up in the water we all depend on.

🌧️ Only rain down the drain.

#CleanWaterServices #OnlyRainDownTheDrain
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October 17, 2025 at 9:23 PM
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Every October 16, #ImagineaDayWithoutWater is a nationwide reminder of how vital our water systems are. Here at CWS, we work hard to clean wastewater, manage stormwater, and help the Tualatin River remain a healthy resource for farms, businesses, wildlife, recreation, and drinking water.
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October 16, 2025 at 6:03 PM
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See the scariest fog of all! Fats, oils, and grease can wreak havoc on pipes. Prevent backups and clogs in your home and in the public system by throwing away grease in the trash.

Learn more about “FOG” here - cleanwaterservices.org/community-ho...
An image of a misty pathway with the words "PICK THE SPOOKIEST FOG" "ESCOGE LA NIEBLA MAS ESPELUZNANTE" A split image showing melted butter in a pan on the left and solid grease on the right, labeled "Fats Oils Grease" and "Grasa Aceite Manteca. An image of a foggy digester with ducks flying and swimming in the pool of water. Labeled "FOGGY DIGESTER" and "DIGESTOR NEBULOSO" An image of a Foggy Alley labeled "FOGGY ALLEY" and "CALLEJON NEBULOSO"
October 10, 2025 at 11:50 PM
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🍂 No matter WHAT you do with your leaves, be sure to keep them out of storm drains. Learn what you can do with your fall leaves at cleanwaterservices.org/leaf.
October 3, 2025 at 6:32 PM
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It's not the PNW without the rain 🌧️

When it rains, water carries pollutants and debris to storm drains, and eventually the Tualatin River. We have tips to help you keep the Tualatin River healthy this rainy season

Learn more about stream-friendly solutions - cleanwaterservices.org/community-ho...
October 1, 2025 at 11:28 PM
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We want to hear from you!

This is your chance to let us know:

✨ What can we do better?
✨ What matters to you the most?
✨ What are we doing well?

Open until October 1 midnight.

👉 𝐓𝐚𝐤𝐞 𝐬𝐮𝐫𝐯𝐞𝐲 𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞: opinions-survey.com/index.php/66...
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October 1, 2025 at 12:00 AM
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We are giving away free native plants at El Tigre, Tigard's Hispanic Heritage Month Festival!

El Tigre is Saturday, October 4, from 11 am to 7 pm in Cook Family Park. Learn more here - www.tigard-or.gov/explore-tiga...

#FreeNativePlants #CityOfTigard #ElTigre #CleanWaterServices
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September 30, 2025 at 5:45 PM
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it's #PSL season and we are here for it!

We can't give you the ingredients to a pumpkin spice latte but we can give you the ingredients to a healthy watershed.

Follow the link for the recipe to have a healthy watershed:

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September 26, 2025 at 10:09 PM
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Have you been to Fernhill lately? More than just a natural filtration system, migrating birds use Fernhill as a stopover traveling the Pacific Flyway. @birdallianceoregon.bsky.social

Get your camera and binoculars ready! 🦆 🔭 📸

🔗 fernhillnts.org/birding
🔗 birdallianceoregon.org
Migrating birds using Fernhill as a stopover.
September 19, 2025 at 9:18 PM
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The presence of certain species (which we can find through what’s called eDNA) can tell us a lot about water quality and the health of animals, plants, and our sensitive Tualatin River Watershed.

Find out more here on how we use eDNA to combat EAB:
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September 17, 2025 at 6:47 PM
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💡 Did you know our Hillsboro Water Resource Facility was constructed in 1969?

The facility has since been significantly upgraded to do:
✅ Screening
✅ Biological treatment
✅ UV disinfection

Follow for more:
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#FacilityFriday #NationalWaterQualityMonth
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August 29, 2025 at 5:48 PM
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What do you know about Wapato Lake?

As #NationalWaterQualityMonth is coming to an end we wanted to take a moment to highlight what partnership can accomplish. From algal blooms to a place of refuge, find out more on Wapato Lake ⬇️

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August 28, 2025 at 7:08 PM
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We’re not saying we caused today's news, but we all know the key to a lasting relationship is water quality. 💍💧

#NationalWaterQualityMonth #CleanWaterServices #

— “Your English teacher and your gym teacher are getting married 🧨”

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August 26, 2025 at 7:16 PM
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💡 Did you know your Durham Facility treats about 26 million gallons of wastewater daily from Tigard, Tualatin, Sherwood, and nearby communities?

Learn more here:
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#FacilityFriday #NationalWaterQualityMonth #Durham #TualatinRiver
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August 22, 2025 at 11:02 PM
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If you live in Forest Grove, Cornelius, or Gaston, what you flush or send down the drain goes to our Forest Grove Water Resource Recovery Facility. One of the most complex treatment facilities in the Pacific Northwest.

Find out more:
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August 15, 2025 at 9:58 PM
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💡Did you know Fernhill is also a natural treatment system that has saved ratepayers millions of dollars?

Celebrate National Water Quality Month by learning why the Tualatin River demands innovations like Fernhill.

🔗 cleanwaterservices.org/2022/09/19/i...

#NationalWaterQualityMonth #CleanWater
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August 13, 2025 at 5:45 PM
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School is always in session for our Education Team, who work year-round to connect people of all ages to our water. Every one of us plays a role in protecting water quality in the Tualatin River Watershed. Learn more in our Q&A
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August 12, 2025 at 10:05 PM
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💡Did you know that our Rock Creek Water Resources Facility treats up to 37 million gallons of wastewater from communities in Hillsboro, Aloha, unincorporated Washington County, and portions of Beaverton?

Check out our new primary clarifier below 👇
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August 8, 2025 at 10:39 PM