Technical Assistance for Drinking Water Protection

DEQ and DHS are working together to help communities identify risks to their drinking water. We are available to provide assistance to communities that want to take specific steps to develop local strategies to protect their drinking water. This page includes information on how to develop drinking water protection strategies, potential contaminant sources, fact sheets on drinking water protection, an overview of drinking water protection rules in Oregon, example drinking water protection plans, and example drinking water protection ordinances. Please refer to the staff contact and resources information page with questions or if you would like assistance.

• Developing Drinking Water Protection Strategies or Plans
• Best Management Practices by Land Use
• Land Use Planning for Drinking Water Protection
• Fact Sheets - Drinking Water Protection
• Other Resources and Training Materials

Developing Drinking Water Protection Strategies or Plans

• Developing Management Strategies for Drinking Water Protection PDF
• Drinking Water Protection Plan Certification Requirements PDF
• Example plans and additional resources:
  • Groundwater
  • Surface Water

Best Management Practices by Land Use

• Summary of Potential "Management" Options by Land Use PDF
• Management Strategies for Commonly Identified Potential Sources of Contamination PDF
• Management Strategies Resource List PDF
• Management Strategies for:
  • Residential/Rural Land Uses
  • Industrial/Commercial Land Uses
  • Note: Management strategies for Municipal Land Use (including wastewater, stormwater, golf courses, transportation corridors, etc.) and Agricultural/Forestry Land Uses are currently being updated. Please see the general guidelines in “Chapter 3 - Step 5” of the Wellhead Protection Guidance Manual or refer to the staff contact and resources information page if you would like assistance
• 1996 Wellhead Protection Guidance Manual

Land Use Planning for Drinking Water Protection

• Drinking Water Protection using an Ordinance or Overlay PDF
• Model Ordinance for Protecting Surface Water Sources of Drinking Water PDF
• Model Ordinance for Protecting Groundwater Sources of Drinking Water PDF
• Example Ordinances:
  • Cave Junction: Surface Water PDF and Groundwater PDF
  • Springfield PDF
  • Columbia South Shore Wellfield Wellhead Protection Program
  • Wallowa County PDF
• US EPA Source Water Protection: Model Ordinances to Protect Local Resources
• Oregon Department of Land Conservation and Development (DLCD) and DEQ Model Water Quality Model Code and Guidebook

Fact Sheets - Drinking Water Protection

• Introduction to Oregon's Drinking Water Protection Program PDF
• Summary of Oregon Source Water Assessment Methodology PDF
• Drinking Water Protection Plan Certification Requirements PDF
• Developing Management Strategies for Drinking Water Protection PDF
• Basic Tips for Keeping Drinking Water Clean and Safe PDF
• Groundwater Basics for Drinking Water Protection PDF
• Business and Industry Tips for Drinking Water Protection PDF
• Automotive Repair and Maintenance Tips for Drinking Water Protection PDF
• Drinking Water Protection for Shallow Injection Well Owners and Operators PDF
• Drinking Water Protection: Using an Ordinance or Overlay PDF
• Nitrate in Drinking Water PDF
• Aquifer Sensitivity Analysis State of Oregon’s Source Water Assessment Procedures PDF
• Source Water Protection Practices Bulletins (EPA)

Other Resources and Training Materials

• DHS/DEQ Drinking Water Protection Bulletins
• November 2006 Lane County Workshop
• Environmental Cleanup
• Heating Oil Tanks
• Proper Care and Maintenance for Unregulated Tank Systems PDF
• Household Pharmaceutical Waste Disposal PDF
• Perchlorate in the Lower Umatilla Basin Groundwater Management Area PDF
• Pollution Prevention for Industry and the Environment PDF
• Pollution Prevention Success Stories
• Preventing Surface Water Runoff
• Septic Tank Maintenance PDF
• Shallow Injection Wells PDF
• Water Reuse Program
• Water Quality Standards