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The Water Bureau manages 36 pump stations and 58 storage tanks distributing water across Portland, including gravity-fed and elevated service areas. FY 2026-27 proposes $20.2M in revenues and $20.1M in expenses, with major spending on capital outlay ($8M), personnel ($7.5M), and materials/services ($4.6M). Key priorities include Net Zero emissions by 2050, energy efficiency improvements, and equitable infrastructure maintenance across all neighborhoods.

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FY 2026-27 proposed revenues of $20,156,620: $8,657,540 from Water Construction Fund and $11,499,080 from Water Fund (p. 982 ↗)
Total program expenses of $20,101,232 proposed for FY 2026-27, with capital outlay at $8,046,308 (p. 982 ↗)
Personnel costs increase to $7,460,899 in FY 2026-27 from $7,038,313 in revised FY 2025-26 (p. 982 ↗)
Water distribution system includes 36 pump stations and 58 tanks, with pump stations lifting water to higher-elevation storage facilities (p. 982 ↗)
Bureau goal of Net Zero emissions from buildings and facilities by 2050; pump stations responsible for majority of Scope 2 electricity emissions (p. 983 ↗)
Tank maintenance and condition data overlaid with demographic information to identify service level variations by area and ensure equitable maintenance (p. 983 ↗)

Amounts: $20,156,620 · $8,657,540 · $11,499,080 · $8,046,308 · $3,633,377 · $960,648 · $7,460,899 · $20,101,232 · Programs: Pump Station and Tank Improvement · Pumps/Tanks Operations & Maintenance · System Control & Analysis · Parties: Water Bureau · Public Works

Pump Stations/Tanks

Source: PDF pp. 982-983 ↗ · raw: 982 · 983

Breadcrumb: Service Area Summaries > Public Works > Water Bureau > Pump Stations/Tanks

City of Portland Fiscal Year 2026-27 Proposed Budget Public Works > Water Bureau > Pump Stations/Tanks Pump Stations/Tanks Budget Revenues by Fund 2023-24 Actuals 2024-25 Actuals 2025-26 Revised Budget 2026-27 Proposed External Revenues $9,361 $7,052 $0 $20,156,620 Water Construction $0 $0 $0 $8,657,540 Fund Water Fund $9,361 $7,052 $0 $11,499,080 Internal Revenues $0 $0 $0 $0 Water Fund $0 $0 $0 $0 Grand Total $9,361 $7,052 $0 $20,156,620 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 $146,171 $427,107 $5,130,000 $8,046,308 External Materials and $2,731,937 $2,789,465 $3,472,425 $3,633,377 Services Internal Materials and $1,161,516 $988,690 $1,012,218 $960,648 Services Personnel $6,081,250 $6,305,009 $7,038,313 $7,460,899 Grand Total $10,120,874 $10,510,271 $16,652,956 $20,101,232 Program Description and Goals Portland's water distribution system includes 36 pump stations and 58 tanks. Most of Portland's water is delivered by gravity, and storage tanks both store water and help maintain system pressure. For parts of the city at higher elevations, the Water Bureau pumps water through pump mains to storage facilities at higher elevations. Tanks provide needed storage for daily demand fluctuations and for short-term demand spikes such as fire flow. Pump stations and tanks are distributed throughout the system to lift water to higher elevations. The bureau has a goal of Net Zero emissions from its buildings and facilities by 2050. Pump stations are responsible for the 982

City of Portland Fiscal Year 2026-27 Proposed Budget majority of bureau Scope 2 electricity emissions. The bureau implements several programs to increase energy efficiency of pump stations, including improving weatherization and electrifying heating sources from natural gas. The bureau integrates climate-smart considerations into engineering projects to reduce climate hazards and related water outages at tanks and pump stations. Services Pump Station and Tank Improvement Pumps/Tanks Operations & Maintenance System Control & Analysis Equity Impacts Tanks are critical for emergency water supply, and natural disasters causing water outages can disproportionately affect vulnerable populations, including low-income households and people with disabilities. The bureau regularly cleans and maintains tanks and overlays tank condition data onto demographic and geographic information, identifying whether service levels vary by area. Pump stations tend to benefit higher-elevation areas of the city, which have different demographic profiles than other neighborhoods. The bureau monitors infrastructure conditions across all service areas to ensure equitable maintenance and reliability. Changes to Program There are no significant changes to this program in FY 2026-27. 983

Parent: Water Bureau · PDF: pp. 982-983 ↗