Columbia Drain Company

09/08/2026

Happy Labor Day.
Huge thank you to our teams. They are the greatest!

09/06/2026

How far is too far to go to solve a problem?

Today, White Salmon Washington. A basin that was not maintained was causing flood. The client was not sure if it was a basin, or a plugged waste line.

Baby Bird to the rescue. Vacuum trailer two has a full size blower. It can hold 150 gallons. Paired with our Hydro- jetter carrying 600 gallons of water when full, nothing is out of reach.

Unfortunately, they rains came on Sunday, not inexpensive, but much more cost effective than water in the Library.

How far it too far? We will travel to each corner of Oregon and Washington, we offer 24 hour emergency service. 45 minutes after the call, assets were on the way.

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08/26/2026

An absolute heartbreak. RIP Dolly, thank for decades of song and laughter.

Honoring the life and legacy of Dolly Parton, global icon, humanitarian, and beloved entertainer who inspired generations with her music and kindness.

08/20/2026

Another sunny day, so another storm filter vault. Shallow this time, only 15'.

The upgraded extraction system works pretty slick once you figure out square pegs and round holes. Many of the new structure types do not all a typical tripod.

The A Team, David, Jeff, Patrick, Zack and Ryan.

08/04/2026

Loading dock maintenance, or more to the point, cleanliness.

When thinking of stormwater maintenance, the absolute first place to start is the ground. Keeping trash and debris off the ground.

In today's story of, what in the world? This small piece of wood made it into the sanitary sewer system. It jammed in the pump. The motor was strong enough that some internals of the structure broke.

We are able to get one pump working, after we removed a slug of wipes and pieces of plastic from trailer lock.

This particular structure is 28' deep. Unfortunately, someone has to go in and make repairs.

Docks should be cleaned daily. In this case, ownership will be spending $21,000.00 that was not budgeted.

08/02/2026

Please consider us bias with this statement. Our team is hands down the absolute best is stormwater management. We are by no means the biggest, and that allows us to keep a family environment.

We are the most efficient. Take this project, 91, 18" ZPG cartridges. 6" of debris throughout the structure. This is an odd ball, three forebays. Combined 15 yards of material.

Three vacuum trucks, a dedicated team, and this job is done. It was nice to have a completely open top.

07/31/2026

Ashley started with us as our Services Coordinator. Her roll have grown so much. She will take on any roll asked, maybe not with a smile each time, but she gets us through it.

She keeps the crews moving each day. Two weeks of work scheduled at a time. Imagine having 150 catch basins scheduled and then there is an fuel spill. Trucks and personal rerouted to the spill. The days work all rescheduled.

Ashley's deduction, sense of humor and ability to pivot is impossible to replace.

July we celebrated Ashley's 8th year with us.

Thank you for all you do!

07/20/2026

We have been asked how in the world can your company clean 26,000 catch basins a year, plus everything else you do?

Well, when you have the absolutely best coordinator in the world it certainly helps.

Happy birthday to Ashley! Ashley controls the movements at Columbia Drain Co. Why we are all one team, her contributions are remarkable.

Thank you Ashley and HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!!

07/09/2026

Lift station, pump vault, wet well, call them what you want, when sewage is on the ground it is time to call the professionals.

Email received at 0530. First truck onsite at 0645. Longer than normal, but we checked emails first thing.

Paper towels, disposable wipes, feminine products, none of these should ever be flushed down a Drain.

Four full truck loads, 7500 gallons removed. Pumps put back into service and on to the next call.

Our team is second to none. On call crew in early, backup crew on the job.

The team definitely earned their Taco Bell today.

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07/09/2026

We were asked to provide services to a few sites out of the area. This is what we found. I measured a stormwater manhole, the oil literally poured out of my tape measure.

Sadly, someone has not been doing their job.