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The City's surface water utility diverts rain water (stormwater) runoff to minimize flooding and erosion. Stormwater infrastructure includes inlets to collect stormwater on streets, pipes, and urban streams to move the water through the community to be discharged into the Willamette River. 

The challenge for the stormwater utility is to balance the need for flood control with the desire to maintain urban streams for fish and wildlife habitat. The revenue to support these services comes almost exclusively from user fees charged on the monthly City utility bill. 

Executive Summary 

The City of Corvallis Stormwater Master Plan recommends policies, activities, and programs formulated to improve water quality, address existing and future conflicts between flooding and development, and preserve and enhance valuable natural resources, including stream and floodplain systems. It is intended to guide upgrades and expansion of the stormwater conveyance system and to guide stormwater management within the City over the next 20 years. 

Call Before Digging — call 811 — 24 hours a day, 7 days a week 

Planning to dig? Perhaps you will be putting in a new flower border, planting a tree, or placing fence posts. All residents, contractors or anyone planning to dig must call to request the location of underground utilities 48 hours before digging. This is a requirement of Oregon law: Sections 1 to 5 and 7, Chapter 691, Oregon Laws 1995. 

What happens if you don't call:

As winter begins, so does the risk of frozen water pipes. Frozen water pipes can be more than an inconvenience. Since water is not compressible, and increases in volume as it freezes, it can lead to a burst, broken, or cracked pipe. Not only will this lead to a potentially costly waste of water, but it could also cause water damage inside your home.

A few simple steps can help you avoid frozen pipes:

Vegetation obstructions typically fall into two categories: vegetation blocking the street or sidewalk, and vegetation inhibiting visibility on the road. Use the City's Report a Problem page to report vegetation issues to staff.

The majority of the streetlights within the city are owned and maintained by the local power companies (Pacific Power & Light and Consumers Power, Inc.). If you see a streetlight that is burned out or cycling on and off we ask that you write down the street light number and report it.

For most city streets, sweeping takes place once per month from April through August. Sweeping continues at twice per month for the rest of the year, including during the Fall Leaf Collection Program in November and December. To find out when your street will be swept, identify the sweeping district you live in on the sweeping districts map and then check the schedule below for your district.

The Transportation Division helps provide orderly movement of goods and services and protects public health and safety through a number of diverse services including streets, street lights, sidewalks, bikeways, municipal airport and industrial park, public transit, and neighborhood traffic calming.

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