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Council approves $650,000 settlement with Stellar J over wastewater contract claims

Portland City Council · January 15, 2026
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Summary

Council approved an emergency ordinance to settle contract claims from Stellar J related to a 2015 Columbia Boulevard Wastewater Treatment Plant contract; city attorneys described contested differing site conditions, partial termination and litigation that led to mediation and the proposed $650,000 payment.

Portland City Council voted to approve an emergency ordinance authorizing a $650,000 settlement with Stellar J to resolve contract claims connected to a 2015 contract (3004899) for drying and hauling biosolids at the Columbia Boulevard Wastewater Treatment Plant.

Beth Woodard, senior deputy city attorney, described the dispute: Stellar J claimed differing site conditions…

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