Clackamas Review - Water

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Thought cloudburst had visited them;                                 5 Oct 1916               1
bursting water main is trouble

 

Insurance rates are lowered here                                       28 Dec 1916            1

Mullan gets newly-created position                                    18 Jan 1917             1

Water district to hold election                                            17 Jun 1926             1

Water district to meet November 15                                  4 Nov 1926             1

Dollansky gives city water line                                           16 Jun 1927              1

Water district special election                                            13 Oct 1927             1

Water district for Wichita                                                  24 Nov 1927            1

Reduction in water rates announced                                   15 Dec 1927            1

City reduces water rates                                                    16 Feb 1928            1

Water district to hold election                                            14 Jun 1928             1

One half of water bonds are paid                                       13 Nov 1929           1

Council considers water rate change                                  16 Apr 1930            1

Council grants more water for minimum                             14 May 1930           1

Council considers annexation; water                                  15 Oct 1930             1
     bonds to be retired

Organization formed by suburban water districts                 22 Jan 1931             1

Water rates up at Council meeting                                     17 Dec 1931             1

Water Works report before City council                            14 Jan 1932             1

Committee report on water situation given in detail             14 Jan 1932             2

R.F.C. funds for water supply                                           25 May 1933            1

Enthusiasm marks meeting on water project plans              15 Jun 1933             1

Petitions prepared for initiation of water district                  22 Jun 1933             1

Red tape stands in the way of water project                       29 Jun 1933             1

Committee continues with                                                  6 Jul 1933                1
     organization of water district

Council makes good showing in water department             13 Jul 1933               1

Water project petitions filed with commission                     13 Jul 1933              1

Hearing on water project August 11                                   20 Jul 1933              1

Water committee prepares for hearing August 11               27 Jul 1933              1

Water project hearing Friday                                             10 Aug 1933            1

Commission hears arguments for                                       17 Aug 1933             1
     and against water plan

Water proposal to be put up to Clackamas people            7 Sep 1933              1

86 Clackamas residents say no to water project                 14 Sep 1933           1

Protest against water project before commission                14 Sep 1933            1

Auditor gives figures on water savings                                21 Sep 1933            1

Report on water soon to be ready                                      28 Sep 1933            1

Reduced water rate little savings to users                           14 Dec 1933             1

City grants lower rates for water                                        14 Jun 1934             1

Mayor vetoes ordinance granting lower water rates            5 Jul 1934                1

Portland demands big water bill                                         13 Sep 1934            1

Milwaukie has chance for own water system                     11 Oct 1934             1

Engineer gives interesting points on water supply              18 Oct 1934              1

Engineer Jones reports on well water system                      13 Dec 1934            1

Beaverton mayor advises installing deep well system          20 Dec 1934            1

Facts about proposed water supply project                       31 Jan 1935              1

Portland water department refuses better terms                  7 Mar 1935              1

Council plans improvement of water system                       27 Jun 1935              1

Water project to be reviewed                                            4 Jul 1935                1

City pays big bill for water                                                 15 Aug 1935            1

Facts on proposed super water district                             26 Sep 1935             1

Council votes to drill test well                                            17 Oct 1935             1

City Council making plans for test well                               24 Oct 1935             1

Council contracts for test well                                            31 Oct 1935             1

Abundance of soft water now certain                                 19 Dec 1935            1

Test well is finished Tuesday                                              26 Dec 1935            1

January 31 date for water vote                                          2 Jan 1936                1

Council leases pump for well                                             9 Jan 1936                1

Mass meeting for water project on the 20th                       16 Jan 1936              1

City test well alone would supply                                      23 Jan 1936             1
   system during winter

Milwaukie to have own water supply                                 6 Feb 1936              1

Council asks bids for drilling well                                       13 Feb 1936            1

Contract awarded for 12-inch well                                     12 Mar 1936           1

Council reduces water rates                                               18 Jun 1936             1

Water objectors cause grief to City Councilmen                 25 Jun 1936             1

State Health Board OK’s well water                                 2 Jul 1936                1

Milwaukie to again vote on water plan                               9 Jul 1936                1

Council again orders reduction in water                            15 Oct 1936             1
     rates to city consumers

How the city and citizens save by having                            24 Oct 1936             1
     own water system

Council grants new water rates for irrigating season            11 Mar 1937           1

Home owned water supply saves over $5,000 to city        10 Jun 1937             1

Pipe laying project approved                                             5 Aug 1937              1

Plan board studies water storage plan                                30 Nov 1939            1

Reservoir and street projects proposed                              4 Apr 1940              1

Citizens to vote on street and reservoir proposals               11 Apr 1940            1

Voters approve reservoir and street projects                      23 May 1940           1

New regulations for irrigation now in effect                         27 Jun 1940             1

Water and street projects await WPA decision                  30 Jan 1941             1

City engages engineer for reservoir plans                          17 Apr 1941             1

Specifications for water reservoir approved by city            1 May 1941              1

City water system proves profitable                                  12 Jun 1941             1

Approval assures reservoir                                               28 Aug 1941            1

Water storage is “out” until Japs are licked                         15 Jan 1942             1

City faces critical water situation                                        20 Jul 1944               1

Milwaukie to have additional well                                      12 Jul 1945               1

Oak Lodge Water District authorizes                                 27 Jun 1946             1
     large bond issue  at election held Tuesday 

Wet weather cuts attendance at Wichita water meeting      5 Jun 1947                1

City in need of reservoir says engineer                               17 Jun 1948              1

Council acts on water system and street surfacing              5 Aug 1948               1

council decides on circular tank at Monday’s meeting         26 Aug 1948            1

Water tank bids to be opened December 13                     11 Nov 1948            1

Water tank bid forms to be opened at                                2 Dec 1948              1
     City Council meeting December 13

Large crowd attends Monday night                                    16 Dec 1948            1
     opening of city water tank bids

New water tank contract awarded to E.E. Setterger          23 Dec 1948             1

New type water storage tank nears                                    18 Aug 1949            1
      completion at 40th and Harvey

Summer months finds city engaged in biggest                     3 Aug 1950               1
street improvement and water main program in many years

Street, pipe deal made by city at meet                               9 Nov 1950             1

Fire, water vote held                                                          7 Dec 1950              1

City dads OK Monroe, 35th water mains                          26 Jul 1951               1

Estacada Water Festival Slated                                      2 August 1960          2

70% rate jump for Suburban water users worries dist.  12 January 1961      1

Suburban water districts hit water rate proposals         2 February 1961      1

Water District considering tie-in to Mil. main                  16 February 1961     1

Angry water directors may turn to Clackamas               9 March 1961            1

Experts advise suburbs- build own water systems       6 April 1961               1

Waterfront study gets Council OK                                 4 May 1961               1

Mil. to provide water for residents of Ardenwald          8 June 1961              1

Oak Lodgers to receive water data prior to vote         7 Sept 1961              1

Bond election defeated 3-2 in Oak Lodge area           21 Sept 1961             1

Local water board by-passed Portland Brass              16 Nov 1961           

1,400,000 bond issue approved by water dist.           30 Nov 1961            1

Fire, water, sewer districts elect directors                   7  Dec 1961             1

Solons to mull water problems of suburbia                 25  Jan 1962            1

Oak Lodge quits water assoc. in  protest                    8 Feb  1962            1

New water mains due in Oak Lodge dist.                    5 April 1962            1

 City Council rejects Jaycee bid for May                        12 Apr 1962            1 

fluoridation vote
                                                                                                   

Council approves Jaycee petition, fluoridation                   19 Apr 1962             1
     to be on May 18th ballot

Quality water found                                                           27 Jun 1963             1

North Clackamas water resources plentiful, study shows    2 June 1965          8

New home for water system starts building                       23 June 1965         1

Omark gets Clackamas water                                             21 July 1965           1

Council OK’s large boost on water cost                            11 Dec 1965            1

Council okays hike in water rates                                     29 Dec. 1965           1

Clack. river figures prominently in water resources            5 Jan 1966              9

Flood study of Clackamas due in 1969                               13 July 1966            4

Water problems take study and action                              20 July 1966             6

Hundreds protest plant on Gladstone water                      22 July 1966            1

Ditch digging to improve Milwaukie water service               17 Aug 1966            5

Clackamas water district Board replies to charges             21 Sept 1966           3

$1.75 million Oak Lodge water project completed              30 Nov 1966            1

Oak Lodge water 'super' held post for 25 years                8 March 1967           2

New system ups water pressure                                       2 Aug 1967               1

$8,000 meter system Built                                                 24 Jan 1968              1

Youth falls through ice; Water plagues Neighbors             29 Jan 1968              1

Milwaukie gets $300,000 for Water System revamp          5 June 1968              1

City moves ahead with project to improve water               26 June 1968            1

Milwaukie sets Water Bond  vote                                       10 July 1968              1

Milwaukie sets water bond vote                                        10 Jul 1968               1

Water Engineers get go ahead                                          25 Sept 1968           1

Milwaukie hits water line snag                                           11 Mar 1970             1

Residents oppose water merger                                         12 Jun 1974             1

Milwaukie increases city water and sewer rates                  21 May 1981           1

City Hall eyes water solution                                              26 Jan 1984             1

City seeks $2.3 million for new water supply                      1 Mar 1984              1

Citizens face sharp rise in water rates                                 11 Oct 1984             1

Water rate hike jolts Oak Lodge’s Allen Herr                    18 Oct 1984             1

Clackamas Water District OK’s 47% increase in rates       15 Nov 1984            8

Oak Lodge boosts water rates; Herr examines                  31 Jan 1985              2
      supplier’s costs               

Officials work to clarify muddy water rate issue                  7 Feb 1985              2

Large rate increase OK’d in Mount Scott                          14 Mar 1985            3

Clackamas Water Board mulls another hike                       13 Jun 1985             2
     in budget, rates

Water Board shelves rate hike                                           20 Jun 1985             3

Water District cuts development charges                            17 Oct 1985            12

Attorney General probes Clackamas Water District           12 Dec 1985            1

District again boosts its water rates here                             2 Jan 1986               1

Public hearing set on water rate hike                                  2 Jan 1986                1

Marriage of water districts here                                          9 Jan 1986               1
     proposed by Clackamas official

Officials mull over water district merger options                  26 Feb 1987            3

Water can cost less says Lodge analysis                            10 Dec 1987            3

Oak Lodge Water may build own plant                              2 Jun 1988               1

City wells contaminated                                                     1 Sep 1988               3

Bad water expected to bring rate hike in city                      6 Oct 1988               1

Polluted water draws FBI probe                                        1 Dec 1988              1

No consensus reached on regional water need                   22 Dec 1988            7

DEQ finishes review of Milwaukie wells                            12 Jan 1989              6

Milwaukie water contamination widespread                       23 Feb 1989            3

DEQ permits opening of two Milwaukie wells                    2 Mar 1989              1

State allows opening of two Milwaukie wells                      23 Mar 1989            1

City to add $540,000 to water rates                                  4 May 1989             8

Two water districts plan authority                                       25 May 1989           1

Milwaukie gets permission to open Well 7,                         29 Jun 1989             6A
     slows water testing                                                               

Water problems may give Milwaukie big bill                       12 Oct 1989            1

District, city agree to regional need, but differ                     12 Oct 1989             7
     on water authority                                                                  

Milwaukie tries to escape DEQ water contamination          26 Oct 1989             7
       list                                                                                       

Water rate protest petitions turned in                                 9 Nov 1989              3

State hits Precision with contaminant restrictions                 22 Nov 1989           3

Four districts discuss creation of water authority                28 Dec 1989            10

Foul water meet held                                                         4 Jan 1990               2

Debate, bewilderment muddy Milw. water                         18 Jan 1990             3

Milwaukie says no to measure                                           1 Mar 1990              4

Clairmont asks Southgate to merge                                    8 Mar 1990              1

Group opposes plan                                                          29 Mar 1990            4

DEQ/Milwaukie officials discuss water litigation                 5 Apr 1990              1

Votes score big “yes” for Milwaukie water bonds              24 May 1990           1

Milwaukie filtration work to start                                       21 Jun 1990              4

Water bond sale OK’d                                                     19 Jul 1990               3

South Fork, Clairmont talk about consolidation                  23 Aug 1990           10

Kellogg Creek plans considered                                        27 Sep 1990            7

Water districts explore chances of regionalizing                  6 Dec 1990              7
     service                                                                                 

Milwaukie water filters nearly ready                                   3 Jan 1991               1

Water rates are changing                                                   11 Apr 1991             1

Filtration plant opens up secrets to residents                       2 May 1991             1

Scouts and city tackle water polluters                                30 May 1991            1

Clackamas Water District buys land                                  8 Aug 1991              2

South Fork offers a report                                                 8 Aug 1991              5

Water resource help sought                                               15 Aug 1991            2

Tri- county water pollution plant is top rated                      2 Jan 1992               2

Citizen water quality group forms                                       9 Jan 1992               4

Clackamas water to change                                               6 Feb 1992              16

Girl Scouts honored for pollution control efforts                 20 Feb 1992             16

Abernathy Creek becomes watershed laboratory               5 Mar 1992              3

Milwaukie site studied for contamination                            12 Mar 1992            1

County: Verify water rights                                                12 Mar 1992            4

Milwaukie residents boil over water quality                        19 Mar 1992            1

Oak Lodge Water District seeks more land                       26 Mar 1992            1

Will we have enough water this year?                                 11 Jun 1992             1

Water district talks conservation                                        25 Jun 1992              7

Mosquito minnows are now available                                 2 Jul 1992                3

Here are a few hints for conserving water                           30 Jul 1992              2b

Mosquito control suggested                                               6 Aug 1992              3

County hopes water taps won’t dry up                              27 Aug 1992             1  

South Fork Water Board authorizes water plan                  27 Aug 1992            2

Rossman’s landfill plans water cleanup                               3 Sep 1992              1

DEQ looking for some Milwaukie wells                             1 Oct 1992               5

Guide Dogs seek options                                                  15 Oct 1992             4

OSPIRG lands in county to talk about groundwater           19 Nov 1992            2

Clackamas takes water lead                                              19 Nov 1992            3

Surface water subject of meeting                                       17 Dec 1992           2

Water district is honored                                                   29 Apr 1993            3

Clackamas water tests show low lead, copper                    20 May 1993          4

Oak Lodge to pay water fee                                              24 Jun 1993             5

South Fork water cleaned up                                             19 Aug 1993            3

Nitrate contamination study results given                            2 Sep 1993            1

Well water survey conducted                                            9 Sep 1993               3

Clackamas water district may raise rates                            26 May 1994           5

Council hears more on $4.5 m water bond issue                15 Sep 1994             1

Study finds water caused health woes                                13 Oct 1994             1

Water rate debate splits councilors on elderly issue            29 Oct 1994            1

Clackamas water district merger evaluated                         29 Dec 1994            1

Water district merger could save $2 million                        23 Mar 1995            1

Local water districts merge                                                11 May 1995           A3

Officials urge regional water supply plan                             02 Nov 1995            A1

PARE puts water rate measure on ballot                            29 Mar 1996            A2

Finances director challenges PARE statements                   17 May 1996           A3

Agency asks for data on local water quality                        06 Sep 1996            A2

Clackamas River water proposes rate hike                        06 Dec 1996            A1

Clackamas River water approves rate hikes                       03 Jan 1997             2

Water board contender ousts longest serving member        4 Apr 1997             1

Worrying about the flood                                                   24 Feb 1999            1

Endangered salmon or endangered lake?                           16 June 1999            1