Regional Interests

'OPB Politics Now': Ultimatums For Portland Water Bureau, Washington Legislature

Oregon Public Broadcasting | By Geoff Norcross, Julie Sabatier, Kimberley Freda, Anna Griffin

Published May 26, 2017 at 10:45 AM PDT

<p>Portland is switching back to getting water from the Bull Run watershed after detecting cryptosporidum in February 2017.</p> — Portland is switching back to getting water from the Bull Run watershed after detecting cryptosporidum in February 2017.

This week, the Portland Water Bureau and the Washington Legislature were told to stop lollygagging on critical issues. The Oregon Health Authority ordered the City of Portland to treat its water for cryptosporidium, which it has refused to do for over a decade. And Washington Governor Jay Inslee called lawmakers back to Olympia for another special session to fix its infamous school funding problem.

Host Geoff Norcross and OPB news director Anna Griffin will talk with Olympia correspondent Austin Jenkins and Portland Mercury reporter Dirk Vanderhart.