What does living beside a restoration-project creek mean?
It means the flooding is documented, ongoing, and managed rather than solved. The straightened channel moves water faster than a natural creek should, erosion keeps reshaping banks, and the public projects (bridge replacements, revegetation) are working to give the creek room. Homes and yards nearest the corridor inherit the wet years.
Washington County's 1996 baseline applies here too — Fanno flashed up early in that event — and the practical homeowner questions are the standing ones: where does your lot drain, how does your crawl space handle a saturated month, and does your coverage include the flood policy that rising water requires?
What are the recurring Greenway loss types?
Crawl-space water and its aftermath lead — saturated insulation, damp subfloors, and the mold that follows unverified drying. Ground-level intrusion in the biggest rain events, sump-pump failures during outages, and the ordinary indoor failures (supply lines, water heaters) round out the schedule.
Creek and yard water carries contamination judgment: porous materials that soaked runoff are evaluated under contamination protocols, and drying is verified under floors with instruments — the difference between restored and merely dried-looking.
Response logistics?
Portland headquarters, minutes up Highway 217/26; line answered live 24/7 at 800-769-1553; 2-Hour Emergency Guarantee on active water and fire emergencies across the service area; sewer/stormwater context handled with Clean Water Services as the regional authority.