Portland Water Bureau Filtration and Pipelines Project

Remand Documents | Document Library | Comment Form

The applicable code for this case is Chapter 39, effective 8/18/22. This version of the code was superseded in 2023 and should not be applied to new cases.

• Current Comprehensive Plan
• Chapter 5: Natural Resources (pdf, 2.91mb)
• Appendix B: Glossary of Terms (pdf, 224kb)

Hearing Information

• Exhibit N.7: T3-2022-16220 Remand Staff Report

  Remand Hearing on Portland Water Bureau's Land Use Application (video, 5:48:00)

Post Hearing Information

The County held the Portland Water Bureau’s Remand Hearing on Wednesday, April 16, 2025.
Approximately 122 people attended the hearing in person at the East County Health Center in Gresham
and approximately 198 people attended virtually. Testimony was taken from all people who chose to
speak for or against the proposal. The hearing was limited in scope to resolving the issue(s) remanded by
the Oregon Land Use Board of Appeals in Cottrell Community Planning Organization et al v. Multnomah
County, LUBA No. 2023-086 concerning the criterion of approval at MCC 39.7515(B).

The Hearings Officer issued a Letter outlining the deadlines for the post-hearing periods as set at
the public hearing:

• May 5, 2025 at noon: Open record period
  • May 8, 2025 at noon objections to materials filed during open record period
• May 19, 2025 at noon: Responsive record period–– all evidence and arguments must be a
  response to materials filed after April 16, 2025 and by May 8, 2025; no new issues or evidence
  • May 22, 2025 at noon – deadline for objections to materials filed during responsive record
    period
• May 27, 2025 at noon: Opponents’ and County staff’s final argument; final argument must be
  based on information in the record
  • May 30 at noon – deadline for objections to inclusion of new evidence in final argument of
    opponents and/or County staff
• June 3, 2025 at noon: Applicant’s final argument; final argument must be based on information
  in the record
  • June 6, 2025 at noon – deadline for objections to inclusion of new evidence in final
    argument
• June 25, 2025: Hearings Officer’s Decision

When submitting materials into the record, please include the case #T3-2022-16220 in the transmittal and
submit via email at LUP-hearings@multco.us. Documents must be received by the County by noon on the
day of the deadline.

Contact Information

• For information on the LUBA appeal, visit the website for the Land Use Board of Appeals.
• For information on Transportation Planning or Land Use Planning requirements outlined in the Hearings Officer Decision, check this website for updates.

• For all other inquiries not related to the PWB hearing, but still related to the PWB project, please contact landuse-transport-inquiries@multco.us.