“For years and years when it rained, sewage flowed into the river,” said Diane Dulken, public information officer for the city’s Bureau of Environmental Services. “Now it’s so rare that when it does happen it’s news.” A rainstorm that resulted in flooding throughout Portland also caused stormwater and sewage to be dumped Wednesday morning into the Willamette River. But it would have been much worse without Portland’s Big Pipe project, which was designed to reduce these overflows. The 20-year project, which cost $1.4 billion, was completed in 2011. Read more at the link in our bio. #bigpipeproject #willametteriver #portland #weather #rain #theoregonian