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The City provides potable water to more than 35,000 customers
within Lake Oswego. In addition, surplus water is also provided
to wholesale water customers, including the cities of Tigard
and Portland, and the Lake Grove, Glenmorrie, and Skylands
Water Districts.
The City wholly owns and operates
a municipal water supply system capable of providing up
to 16 million gallons per day (MGD) of high quality, pleasant
tasting water that exceeds all current drinking water standards
mandated under the Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA).
Clackamas River
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The City's Water Treatment Plant (WTP) produces approximately 2.5 billion gallons of water each year.
The source of the City's water is the Clackamas River. Water from the river is withdrawn near the City of Gladstone and pumped across the Willamette River to the treatment plant in West Linn. Treated and filtered water is then pumped from the plant through a 24-inch wide pipeline to the City's distribution system, which consists of 15 storage reservoirs, 13 pump stations including the river intake, and about 210 miles of water mains.
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In 2001, the City
completed an update to its 1998 Water Master Plan. The new
Water System Master Plan will be an important planning tool
in determining how to continue to provide water to the citizens
of Lake Oswego and our surplus water customers efficiently
and economically, now and into the future.
A few of the more important recommendations to come
out of the update effort include strengthening water system
interties with other water providers to reduce reliance
on stored water for emergency needs, develop and implement
a comprehensive water conservation program to more efficiently
use our source water, pursue partnerships with other water
providers to meet our future water needs and encourage owners
of large buildings to install fire sprinkler systems for
improved protection of life and property and reduce reliance
on expensive reservoirs for fire suppression storage.
The City's water
system is operated and maintained by the Engineering and
Maintenance Services departments. The Maintenance Services
Department ensures the system functions properly to provide
water when and where needed and in volumes sufficient for
the intended uses. It also manages leak detection and cross
connection control programs to ensure water conservation
and protection from contamination.
Lake Oswego's
treatment plant, Engineering, and Maintenance Services staff
comprise a team of experts committed to providing the City
of Lake Oswego and its neighbors the best water service
possible now and into the future.
Select our construction
projects link to find out about ongoing construction
projects related to water.
For more information
regarding the water system, contact:
William J. Schauer,
Superintendent-Water Distribution
5705 Jean Road
PO Box 369
Lake Oswego, OR 97034
Phone 503.635.0280
Fax 503.697.7411
You may also contact
Joel Komarek, City Engineer, by e-mail
or at 503.697.6588.
Try these other vital
links:
AWWA | EPA
Office of Water | Oregon
Health Division |
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