Projects & Maintenance Supported by Water Rates

From source to tap, Hillsboro Water’s number one priority is protecting public health. Here are some of the projects and maintenance water rates support to guarantee high-quality drinking water is delivered to customers on demand.

• Maintenance of essential water infrastructure, including water pipelines, pumps, meters, valves, fire hydrants, reservoirs, and control systems.
• Developing the Willamette River as an additional water supply for Hillsboro, including the construction of a new state-of-the-art water treatment plant, reservoirs, and more than 30 miles of large-diameter transmission pipeline from the Willamette River in Wilsonville to Hillsboro.
• Treating every drop of water to the highest standard.
• Collection and testing hundreds of waters samples each month.
• Operation the Barney Reservoir, Eldon Mills Dam, and the Joint Water Commission and Cherry Grove Slow Sand filter water treatment plants.
• Operation of Hillsboro’s four water reservoirs.
• Construction of pressure reducing valves and flow control valve systems.
• Operation of the Leak Detection Program and Backflow Program.
• Protecting Hillsboro’s current water supply source – the upper-Tualatin River.
• Implementation of a new a unidirectional flushing program.
• Meter data logging to investigate water leaks.
• Conservation, outreach, communications, and educational programs for the community.