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The Bull Run Watershed Program manages Portland's federally designated primary drinking water source through the Water Bureau. FY 2026-27 proposes $12.1M in revenues and $12.1M in expenses, with $3.4M allocated to capital outlay. The program addresses climate impacts on reservoir storage, operates/maintains systems, and implements equity initiatives including free education programs and cultural resource protection work with Native American tribes.

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Bull Run Watershed serves as Portland's federally designated primary drinking water source managed by the Watershed Management Unit (BRWMU) (p. 952 ↗)
FY 2026-27 proposed revenues: $12,089,997 total ($4.2M Water Construction Fund, $7.9M Water Fund) (p. 952 ↗)
FY 2026-27 program expenses: $12,058,689 total; capital outlay $3,423,301, personnel $4,075,408, external materials/services $3,397,010 (p. 952 ↗)
Climate change impacts: shifting hydrology, stream flows, and warmer temperatures affect Bull Run reservoir storage volume and drawdown timing (p. 952 ↗)
Key services: Bull Run System Operations and Maintenance, Dams Improvement, Roads Maintenance and Improvement, Watershed Protection (p. 953 ↗)
Equity programs: free education offerings to Portland metro schools, transportation subsidies, full reimbursement available for Title 1 schools, Spanish-language programming, wheelchair accessibility (p. 953 ↗)
Equity focus includes water quality protection for vulnerable communities, cultural resource protection work with Native American tribes, and expanding access to underserved populations (p. 953 ↗)

Amounts: $12,089,997 · $4,227,300 · $7,862,697 · $3,423,301 · $3,397,010 · $1,162,970 · $4,075,408 · $12,058,689 · Programs: Bull Run Watershed Program · Watershed Management Unit (BRWMU) · Bull Run System Operations and Maintenance · Dams Improvement · Roads Maintenance and Improvement · Watershed Protection · Parties: Water Bureau · City of Portland · Native American tribes and communities · Portland metropolitan area schools

Bull Run Watershed

Source: PDF pp. 952-953 ↗ · raw: 952 · 953

Breadcrumb: Service Area Summaries > Public Works > Water Bureau > Bull Run Watershed

City of Portland Fiscal Year 2026-27 Proposed Budget Public Works > Water Bureau > Bull Run Watershed Bull Run Watershed Budget Revenues by Fund 2023-24 Actuals 2024-25 Actuals 2025-26 Revised Budget 2026-27 Proposed External Revenues $0 $570,161 $0 $12,089,997 Water Construction $0 $0 $0 $4,227,300 Fund Water Fund $0 $570,161 $0 $7,862,697 Internal Revenues $0 $533,087 $0 $0 Water Fund $0 $533,087 $0 $0 Grand Total $0 $1,103,248 $0 $12,089,997 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 $2,524,696 $1,239,087 $6,400,000 $3,423,301 External Materials and $1,799,235 $1,431,320 $2,740,126 $3,397,010 Services Internal Materials and $1,524,367 $1,543,860 $944,965 $1,162,970 Services Personnel $4,050,548 $4,398,014 $4,011,472 $4,075,408 Grand Total $9,898,845 $8,612,281 $14,096,563 $12,058,689 Program Description and Goals The Bull Run Watershed Program encompasses the efforts of the Water Bureau to protect and maintain the natural resources and infrastructure that enable Portland to use the federally designated Bull Run. Watershed Management Unit (BRWMU) as the region's primary drinking water source. Shifting hydrology, stream flows and warmer air temperatures from climate change affect the volume of Bull Run reservoir storage and the timing of reservoir drawdown. Bull Run supply reliability is continuously monitored and forecasted through the bureau's seasonal supply planning and long-range supply system and adaptive planning efforts. 952

City of Portland Fiscal Year 2026-27 Proposed Budget Services Bull Run System Operations and Maintenance. Dams Improvement Roads Maintenance and Improvement Watershed Protection Equity Impacts The Bull Run Watershed program has equity impacts in three main areas: • Protecting water quality: The Water Bureau recognizes that water quality problems could disproportionately affect vulnerable communities, including low-income groups, and people with medical disabilities. Robust protection of water sources protects public health. • Protecting cultural resources: The Bull Run Watershed program contains the bureau's cultural resource protection work in Bull Run. This program will include work with Native American tribes and communities. • Education program: The bureau's education program offers free programs to all schools within the Portland metropolitan area. Transportation subsidies are available to reduce financial barriers for participating schools, with full transportation reimbursement options available to schools with Title 1 status, as budgets allow. The education program meets accommodation requests, from wheelchair- accessible transit to language translation. Staff offer programming in Spanish. The program is expanding educational opportunities about the Water Bureau for underserved communities. Changes to Program There are no significant changes to this program in FY 2026-27. 953

Parent: Water Bureau · PDF: pp. 952-953 ↗