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Water outdoors only in the late evening or very early morning. These are the hours when the least water will be lost to evaporation.

New: Downtown Parking Study 2023 Report
 

Read more: Corvallis Public Parking Audit
 

Executive Summary 

The City's surface water utility diverts rain water (stormwater) runoff to minimize flooding and erosion. Storm water infrastructure includes inlets to collect storm water on streets, pipes, and urban streams to move the water through the community to be discharged into the Willamette River. 

The challenge for the stormwater utility is to balance the need for flood control with the desire to maintain urban streams for fish and wildlife habitat. The revenue to support these services comes almost exclusively from user fees charged on the monthly City utility bill. 

The City of Corvallis Stormwater Master Plan recommends policies, activities, and programs formulated to improve water quality, address existing and future conflicts between flooding and development, and preserve and enhance valuable natural resources, including stream and floodplain systems. It is intended to guide upgrades and expansion of the stormwater conveyance system and to guide stormwater management within the City over the next 20 years. 

The Utilities Division protects public health and improves water quality through operation and maintenance of the drinking water, wastewater and storm water systems. All services meet or exceed state and federal water quality requirements.

Drinking water programs include watershed management, water treatment and production, distribution and storage, individual water services, and conservation efforts.

Wastewater services include collection and treatment of municipal wastewater, biosolids management, industrial pretreatment programs, and pollution prevention efforts.

Call Before Digging — call 811 — 24 hours a day, 7 days a week 

Planning to dig? Perhaps you will be putting in a new flower border, planting a tree, or placing fence posts. All residents, contractors or anyone planning to dig must call to request the location of underground utilities 48 hours before digging. This is a requirement of Oregon law: Sections 1 to 5 and 7, Chapter 691, Oregon Laws 1995. 

What happens if you don't call:

As winter begins, so does the risk of frozen water pipes. Frozen water pipes can be more than an inconvenience. Since water is not compressible, and increases in volume as it freezes, it can lead to a burst, broken, or cracked pipe. Not only will this lead to a potentially costly waste of water, but it could also cause water damage inside your home.

A few simple steps can help you avoid frozen pipes:

Learn more about citywide construction projects underway this year.