Why Portland first?
It is Oregon's biggest market, with a rainy climate that keeps roots active.
Older eastside neighborhoods on clay and concrete lines are where jetting and camera work are most common.
Portland and the Willamette Valley
Alberta, Sellwood, the Pearl and St. Johns.
Local page: Portland. Crews also take calls from Beaverton, Gresham, Lake Oswego, Hillsboro and Tigard.
Elsewhere in Oregon
Eugene, Salem and Bend run their own utilities.
From those cities or any other corner of Oregon, ring in whenever the drain trouble starts.
What causes Oregon sewer backups?
Roots, saturated soil and shared lines. Oregon's long wet season keeps roots busy.
East of the Willamette, century-old streets of bungalows and foursquares sit on clay and concrete lines under tall maples and firs, and a few lots still share a sewer. That is why BES keeps a hotline for shared lines and why a pro often starts with a camera before touching anything. Whichever it is, the options are sewer backup help, tree root removal, sewer line jetting, and storm drain jetting. More states are on the areas we serve page.