Do you know where your drinking water comes from?

• OHA: Oregon Drinking Water Services — the state program that oversees public water systems. 

• OHA: Resources for Consumers — plain-language info on contaminants, wells, and fluoride. 

• Drinking Water Data Online — look up any public water system's test results and violations. Great interactive link for visitors. 

• DEQ: Drinking Water Source Protection — joint DEQ and OHA program protecting the rivers, lakes, and aquifers that supply drinking water. 

• OHA: Preventing Lead Exposure in Schools and Child Care — includes Oregon's school drinking water lead rule. 

What happens after your water goes down the drain?

• DEQ: Water Quality Division — DEQ's hub for water quality standards, permits, and programs. 

• DEQ: Water Reuse Program — how treated wastewater and graywater are reused in Oregon. 

• DEQ: Oregon Septic Smart — septic system care for homes not on a sewer. 

• DEQ: Residential Septic Permitting — how septic systems are permitted. 

• DEQ: Wastewater Operator Certification — the people who run treatment plants 

Rain that runs off your roof, in the street, and what it carries into rivers.

• DEQ: Nonpoint Source Program — polluted runoff from rain and snowmelt, and how Oregon reduces it. 

• DEQ: Stormwater Permits — construction, industrial, and city (MS4) stormwater rules. 

• DEQ: Municipal Stormwater Resources — includes public education and outreach resources. 

• DEQ: Underground Injection Control — stormwater that drains into the ground and how aquifers are protected.