Dear Valued Customer,
I hope you are enjoying the summer and have a chance to spend time outdoors at some of our region's many beautiful rivers and natural areas.
As dedicated stewards of our environment, WES prides itself on being resilient and ready for any challenge that may come our way. It's our job to ensure that residents and visitors enjoy the benefits of safe, healthy water for generations to come.
Your monthly payments play a crucial role in enabling WES to complete infrastructure projects that further strengthen the services we all depend on every day. WES has never been more focused on what's critical to the nature of our work, our service area communities, our people, and the public we serve.
The Tri-City Water Resource Recovery Facility Outfall Project is just one example of how we are strengthening our communities while building for the future. Part of the project includes constructing a ½-mile-long, nine-foot-diameter tunnel using a tunnel boring machine (TBM) to construct a new outfall pipeline. We value community input and invited you to suggest names for the TBM; after receiving more than 650 naming suggestions, the Clackamas Board of County Commissioners selected 'Clack-A-Mole' as the winning submission. We're still waiting on an exact delivery date for the TBM, but when it arrives, we'll have a fun celebration centered around its launch. Stay tuned!
This summer and beyond, WES is once again partnering with community groups and volunteers dedicated to protecting and improving the health of our watersheds. Through our RiverHealth Stewardship Program, WES is awarding $300,000 in grants to 12 organizations dedicated to protecting and enhancing the health of local watersheds. The grants will support various activities that restore habitat, manage invasive plant species, organize community volunteer events, provide watershed science education, and remove trash from waterways while enhancing water quality.
Thank you, our valued customer, for your continued support and for taking the time to read this newsletter. It is our privilege to serve you.
On behalf of WES, I wish you a very happy and safe summer.
Sincerely,
Greg Geist, WES Director
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