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Copyright 2015 , City of Tigard water treatment plant are supported by 1,110 deep p them in place during shaking
supply facilities to be designed to remain functional after a large earthquake , the partnership is improving its odds of bouncing back quickly from a significant seismic event . Lake Oswego and Tigard will be in much better shape than most other water supply systems in the region because of the new , robust
“ backbone ” infrastructure that supplies and distributes water .
“ Because we ’ re building this entire supply project at the same time , the Lake Oswego Tigard system will be the most seismically resilient water supply system in the Portland metro region for a long time ,” said Koellermeier .
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