Bull Run Watershed land swap to be considered

The Bull Run Reservoir is the primary source of water for Portland and much of the region.

 PMG file photo

The City Council will consider a land swap within the Bull Run Watershed intended to consolidate ownership of the properties and continue protecting Portland's primary water source on Wednesday, June 26.

The swap has been years in the making and does not allow for logging or other human activities in the watershed. It would swap 2,201 acres of city-owned land managed by the Portland Water Bureau and 2,888 acres of national forest land managed by the Mt. Hood National Forest. Both land amounts are valued at $51 million each.