Public Works

Clackamas County and D.E.Q. maintain waterways.

If it's a result of the city’s infrastructure failing then.. Yes.

If the water is determined to be the result of groundwater or an adjacent property shedding water onto yours, the City would not be involved.

All storm drains eventually drain into a water way. Paint and other hazardous materials and chemicals can pollute the local environment and poison wildlife.

The city can come out to determine who the responsible party is.  Private drainage systems located from the curb to the house, are usually the homeowners responsibility. There are some public drainage systems in our community that will be the city's responsibility.

Simple food coloring dye can be dropped into a pipe opening. This should determine where the drain leads. The city can also perform smoke testing to determine if pipes are connected to the proper city infrastructure.

The city does not monitor local streams. Clackamas County and the Department of Environmental Quality are the agencies to contact for stream/river inquiries.

The city can remove the contaminants with it's vacuum truck.

The most likely scenario is that a downstream pipe is blocked.  Certain stormwater catch basins are designed with no outlet and only have an inlet. These catch basins fill up and are designed to convey rainwater down the curb gutter to the next catch basin.