Eugene Water & Electric Board

A federal court has moved to dismiss a lawsuit brought by environmental groups against the Eugene Water & Electric Board.

The 1940’s era water tank on College Hill was removed last year. Now, crews are starting to assemble two new, seismically safe 7.5 million gallon tanks.

Fish passage at the site has been a topic of discussion since 2008, and prompted a lawsuit earlier this year.

Work is underway to restore Quartz Creek, a tributary of the McKenzie River.

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.