Portland to Resume Construction of Bull Run Water Filtration Plant Following Land Use Dispute

Portland to resume construction of Bull Run water filtration plant following land use dispute

Portland’s Water Bureau is set to resume construction on its $2 billion Bull Run water filtration plant following a land use dispute that led the city to put a pause on the project in February. Construction began in the summer of 2024. But earlier this year, Oregon’s Land Use Board of Appeals, or LUBA, sent a conditional land-use permit decision back to Multnomah County planning officials. In a 130-page decision, LUBA ruled the county’s definiti…

Bull Run water project gets green light to resume

Construction of the $2.1 billion Bull Run water infrastructure project can resume after a Multnomah County hearings officer gave the go-ahead, the Portland Water Bureau announced. “As of Monday, we’re going to start doing minor work to prepare the site, and we anticipate to be in full swing within a month,” Water Bureau spokesman Brandon Zero said Thursday. Construction of the megaproject has been halted since February, after the Oregon Land Use…