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Tree Trimming Improves Reliability and Safety

05/19/2021

To help prevent tree-related electrical outages and mitigate wildfire risk, we proactively prune trees and remove brush year-round to help keep our equipment clear. Each year, crews trim more than 300 overhead line miles of vegetation to minimize falling trees and branches to avoid outages and increase the reliability of the electric system.

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EWEB Puts More Water Into River to Help Fish

05/14/2021

EWEB Generation staff on June 13 started diverting less water into the Walterville Power Canal to increase McKenzie River flows in the bypassed reach of the river to improve fish migration and water quality.

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EWEB Celebrates Drinking Water Week by Releasing Water Quality Report

05/03/2021

Each year, EWEB tests more than 85,000 samples of water that runs through 800 miles of pipe to ensure your drinking water is safe. The current Water Quality Report reflects testing completed in 2020 and shows that the water provided by EWEB meets or exceeds all federal and state drinking water standards.

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Recovery Moves Forward at EWEB

04/30/2021

Late fees, payment plans, and customer assistance is adjusted to support return to full operation while still assisting the community

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EWEB Now Accepting 2021 Greenpower Grant Applications

04/29/2021

EWEB is now accepting applications for the 2021 Greenpower Grants, worth up to $50,000 each to fund high-impact projects that increase the use of renewable energy sources, the adoption of emerging technologies, clean energy education and/or reduce or offset our community’s carbon footprint.

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EWEB’s Switch to Telework Brings Many Benefits

03/17/2021

More than 265 EWEB workers have reduced their car travel while enhancing the safety and resiliency of our community by working from home.

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EWEB Crews Help Restore Power After Ice Storm

03/16/2021

After an icy winter storm struck Northwest Oregon in mid-February, bringing down trees and power lines, the state’s largest investor-owned electric company issued a call for help. EWEB crews responded.

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EWEB Introduces Program to Fund Wildfire Restoration in the McKenzie Watershed

03/17/2021

The community-funded initiative will protect drinking water and help restore the health of the watershed.

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EWEB 2021 State of the Utility Address

03/10/2021

As a public utility, owned by the people of Eugene, it’s important for us to be open and transparent with our customer-owners. The following State of the Utility Address, delivered by General Manager Frank Lawson at the March 2 EWEB Board meeting, highlights key events, accomplishments and challenges of 2020.

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Protecting Drinking Water Through Shared Stewardship, Ownership and Commitment

02/25/2021

As we continue to care for our critical infrastructure, we must also protect the source of our drinking water—the McKenzie River and its surrounding watershed.

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