March 17 2023

March 17, 2023 • Rachael McDonald, EWEB Communications

March 7 Board Meeting report

The EWEB Board of Commissioners meet on the first Tuesday of the month.

Ramping up on electric infrastructure investments

To maintain the reliability customers have come to know and trust, EWEB must address an aging infrastructure bubble.

State of Utility Address 2023

EWEB General Manager Frank Lawson delivered his annual State of the Utility Address at the March 7 public Board of Commissioners meeting.

EWEB pursues second water treatment plant to ensure resiliency

Eugene is one of the largest cities on the west coast with only a single source of drinking water, the McKenzie River. And though the McKenzie is a pure, reliable water source, EWEB will secure a second source ensure resiliency in the future, planning to build a water treatment plant on the Willamette River, upstream of Eugene and Springfield.

Deconstruction begins on Currin Substation near Garden Way and 105

For the past year, EWEB’s electric division has been preparing for a complete reconstruction of the Currin substation. Quite simply, it’s reached the end of its useful life.