Eugene Water and Electric Board

One year ago, Oregon was in the grips of a devastating ice storm, which caused power outages for tens of thousands of people in Lane County. Now, local utilities are taking steps to prepare for similar disasters in the future.

The Eugene Water and Electric Board has signed a multi-million dollar contract with a firm to help decommission the Leaburg Dam.

Customers of Eugene Water and Electric Board will see a hike in their monthly bills in the new year. The publicly owned utility announced that beginning in February, electric rates will increase by 7.7% and water rates will rise by 6.6%.

The Eugene Water and Electric Board has extended a grant program aimed to help homeowners in the McKenzie Valley repair or replace their septic systems.

Demolition is well underway at the College Hill Reservoir in South Eugene.

Timber companies have filed a federal lawsuit against three utilities alleging gross negligence and recklessness in events leading up to 2020’s Holiday Farm Fire.

Currin Substation— often referred to by EWEB as the city's “Grand Central Station”—is now in the final stages of updates to increase the facility's electrical capacity.

The Public Safety Power Shutoff is a little-used method meant to keep electrical equipment from sparking a wildfire, but it’s one Oregonians should prepare for.

The Eugene Water and Electric Board drained the Walterville Canal east of Springfield late last month to look into why there was a spike in water seeping out of it. EWEB says the waterway is likely to remain empty into the summer.

The Eugene Water and Electric Board is building the sixth of seven planned emergency water stations, this one near the Eugene YMCA.

January’s ice storm tested the Eugene Water and Electric Board’s water system on several fronts. There were six water main breaks, one pump failure, and, critically, the utility lost power to its Hayden Bridge filtration plant, and had to run on backup power for 36 hours.

Water infrastructure work in South Eugene will close some roads until next summer.