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Bull Run

The history and controversy around the source of Portland's water supply.

Aired 10/12/2009 | Rating TV-G

Oregon Experience

Bull Run

Season 4 Episode 401 | 29m 14sVideo has Closed Captions

The history and controversy around the source of Portland's water supply.

Few other cities in the world have water as pure and as well protected as Portland. For nearly 115 years, an ingenious, gravity-fed system has delivered mountain rainwater from an isolated river called the Bull Run. This program reveals the little-known but rich history of Portland's water supply.

Aired 10/12/2009 | Rating TV-G

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Oregon Experience is a local public television program presented by OPB

Oregon Experience

Bull Run

Season 4 Episode 401 | 29m 14sVideo has Closed Captions

Few other cities in the world have water as pure and as well protected as Portland. For nearly 115 years, an ingenious, gravity-fed system has delivered mountain rainwater from an isolated river called the Bull Run. This program reveals the little-known but rich history of Portland's water supply.

Aired 10/12/2009 | Rating TV-G

Problems with Closed Captions? Closed Captioning Feedback

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