Why Old Town Chinatown needs this specifically
In Portland’s oldest platted neighborhood, a backup in a building with ground-floor commercial and upper-floor residential space can trace to either use, so we isolate which side the contamination started on.
What to know before you call
Standing sewage in an occupied room is an active health hazard from the first minute — see the sewage backup cleanup hub for the full first-hour response steps. See the full sewage backup cleanup breakdown →