Eugene Water & Electric Board

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.

Are small-scale nuclear reactors part of Eugene’s future? The Eugene Water and Electric Board suggests it's a possibility.

The Eugene Water and Electric Board is in the middle of some major changes to its water storage and distribution plan. They’re meant to make the system earthquake-ready.

EWEB is moving closer to removing the Leaburg Dam.

Once fall rolls around, municipal water consumption wanes. When water sits in pipes, it ages and that can affect the way it tastes and smells coming out…

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