Name: Cut the crap: Portland's 'Big Pipe' system helps put a lid on big sewage overflows
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Cut the crap: Portland's 'Big Pipe' system helps put a lid on big sewage overflows

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Portland saw enough rain this week that Portland's combined wastewater system did reach its limit and overflow into the Willamette River. But believe or not, overflows are not nearly as common as they were before the 1990s. Read more: https://www.kgw.com/article/news/local/the-story/portland-big-pipe-sewage-storm-water-overflow-waste-treatment/283-1b97f6df-e15d-41c4-8bfd-72289f81b107 Watch more The Story videos: http://bit.ly/watchTheStory Follow The Story on Twitter: https://twitter.com/TheStoryKGW Follow The Story on Instagram: https://instagram.com/thestorykgw

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environment local news science tech the-story wastewater treatment wastewater management wastewater system combined sewerage system Portland Big Pipe Big Pipe Project Big Pipe wastewater Willamette River Portland sewer Portland wastewater

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