O&M - Collection System

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City of Portland Fiscal Year 2026-27 Proposed Budget Public Works > Bureau of Environmental Services > O&M - Collection System O&M - Collection System Budget Revenues by Fund 2023-24 Actuals 2024-25 Actuals 2025-26 Revised Budget 2026-27 Proposed External Revenues ($37) $0 $0 $0 Sewer System ($37) $0 $0 $0 Operating Fund Grand Total ($37) $0 $0 $0 Program Expenses by Major Object Program expenses only include personnel, internal materials and services, external materials and services, and capital. 2023-24 Actuals 2024-25 Actuals 2025-26 Revised Budget 2026-27 Proposed Capital Outlay $29,875 $543,634 $1,675,800 $308,000 External Materials and $4,634,752 $4,717,990 $5,795,381 $5,415,224 Services Internal Materials and $25,657,449 $27,234,292 $30,358,120 $31,979,240 Services Personnel $5,768,914 $6,283,498 $6,207,211 $7,144,138 Grand Total $36,090,990 $38,779,414 $44,036,512 $44,846,602 Program Description and Goals The Operations and Maintenance - Collection System Program oversees the operation, maintenance, and repair of the City's wastewater and stormwater collection system to minimize service interruptions and potential hazards to public health, safety, property, and the environment. The collection and pumping system include 98 pump stations (10 of which are STEP systems), 52 air/vacuum relief valves, 15 odor control facilities and related appurtenances, 3,056 miles of combined, sanitary, and stormwater gravity pipeline, 58 miles of wastewater force mains, 732 miles of public laterals in public rights-of-way, 51,288 access structures, 8,749 stormwater sumps, 6,998 sedimentation maintenance holes, 95 miles of ditches, 56,236 stormwater inlets, 325 trash racks, 181 manufactured stormwater facilities, and numerous other water quality assets. Operation and maintenance activities include field inspections and condition assessment, preventive and predictive maintenance, urgent and emergency repairs, the management of maintenance contractors, support for capital improvement program projects, 753

City of Portland Fiscal Year 2026-27 Proposed Budget public works permitting, and a variety of planning and implementation efforts. Environmental Services' primary operation and maintenance service provider for gravity piped infrastructure (via interagency agreement) is the Portland Bureau of Transportation (PBOT) Maintenance Operations (MO), Environmental Services Division (ESD). Stormwater related maintenance activities completed by PBOT MO ESD are currently funded by PCEF. The Collection System Program is critical to achieving the goals of minimizing the number of localized stormwater nuisance events due to insufficient system capacity and minimizing the number of combined sewer overflows (CSOs) and sanitary sewer overflows (SSOs). Services Collection system O&M; Stormwater system O&M; Pumping system O&M; System inspection & condition assessment; Inter-bureau O&M coordination Equity Impacts BES is required by state and federal regulators to ensure the equitable distribution of its basic sanitary and stormwater services that protect public health, watershed health, and the environment. Pollution prevention is multi-faceted and intended to be equitable service delivery, as level of service is intended to be aimed at addressing the needs of each collection system type and ratepayer. The goal is to reduce pollution and conserve resources while employing best practices in mitigating the carbon footprint in Portland. Best practices will improve the health of our residents in the community and reduce the risks to the environment and economy from climate change and the high costs of pollution. The impact and consequence of system failures, reduced levels of service, and risks are disproportionately more significant to vulnerable communities. Further refinement and development of equity-centered mitigation strategies, related performance measures, and outcomes are planned for future updates to management plans required by regulatory compliance agencies and bureau resiliency planning. Changes to Program FTE allocated to the program has been stable over the past several years, with minor adjustments to capital allocations. Personnel Services costs increased approximately $50,000 due to a Letter of Agreement with ProTech17 that clarified payment for standby pay for represented employees. Changes to the PBOT MO ESD agreements have impacts on PBOT MO ESD FTE. External materials and services increases are due to specialized mechanical repairs and increased utility costs to operate pump stations, offset by $660,000 in one-time expenditures added in the FY 2024-25 Fall TAO. Internal materials and services funded by PCEF have been adjusted based on the approved inflationary increase related to PCEF funding. For the wastewater pumping portfolio over the past few years, energy costs have increased 18–20% due to inflation. Program has requested budget increases of $400,000 for the FY26-27 to properly align budget to account for PGE rate increases in 2025 and an additional 6–8% planned increase in 2026-27. Water rates have steadily increased resulting in a request for a budget increase of $100,000 in FY26-27 to account for recent rate increases in 2025 and the additional water demand from new pump station equipment systems to ensure efficient operation. This supports operational excellence by ensuring uninterrupted energy and water for critical facilities and treatment operations. It enhances integration across Public Works by aligning financial systems with actual operational needs, promotes financial sustainability and affordability by accurately forecasting energy costs, and safeguards the delivery of critical infrastructure by maintaining reliable power for essential systems. 754

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