PORTLAND Ore. (KPTV) – A leak in the decorative reflecting pool at Washington Park is causing an estimated loss of 68,000 gallons of water a day, but the underground drinking water reservoir at the site is not leaking, the Portland Water Bureau said.
The bureau said the reflecting pool is separate from the reservoir, which stores and supplies drinking water to Portland’s west side. The leak poses no safety concerns and has not affected drinking water quality, according to the bureau.
Crews first noticed a bulge in the reflecting pool’s liner system in August 2025. Testing found water collecting between the pool’s primary and secondary liners, the bureau said…