Water Resources

Address:

Lane County
Environmental Health
Drinking Water Program
151 W 7th Ave Suite 430
Eugene, OR 97401


Phone:
General line: 541-682-4480

Drinking Water Program Leader:
Sarah Puls 

541-682-3753

[email protected]

Protecting Lane County's water resources is a top priority for the Health Department's Environmental Health Program. We work hard to protect groundwater (wells and springs) that is the source of many people's drinking water.

Public Water Systems:

State Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS) Data online- https://yourwater.oregon.gov/

Preparing for your Water Survey-

http://public.health.oregon.gov/HealthyEnvironments/DrinkingWater/Operations/Pages/osp.aspx

New Water System Operators- If you are a new water system operator please give us a call or send us an e-mail so we can update our records.  Below is the link to the State Drinking Water Services page that talks about the requirements for operating a small water system.  http://public.health.oregon.gov/HealthyEnvironments/DrinkingWater/OperatorCertification/SmallWaterSystems/Pages/index.aspx

 

Domestic Well Safety Program:

Oregon State Domestic Well Safety Website- http://public.health.oregon.gov/HealthyEnvironments/DrinkingWater/SourceWater/DomesticWellSafety/Pages/index.aspx

Arsenic Fact Sheet: https://public.health.oregon.gov/HealthyEnvironments/DrinkingWater/SourceWater/DomesticWellSafety/Documents/Contaminant%20Factsheets/OHA%208341%20Arsenic.pdf

Nitrate Fact Sheet:

https://public.health.oregon.gov/HealthyEnvironments/DrinkingWater/SourceWater/DomesticWellSafety/Documents/Contaminant%20Factsheets/OHA%208342%20Nitrate.pdf

Total Coliform Bacteria Fact Sheet:

https://public.health.oregon.gov/HealthyEnvironments/DrinkingWater/SourceWater/DomesticWellSafety/Documents/Contaminant%20Factsheets/OHA%208343%20Coliform%20Bacteria.pdf

Free Water Quality Screening-Lane County has partnered with Marist High School and Thurston High School to offer free water quality screening and domestic well safety information to our community.
  

Marist High School-http://www.marisths.org/water-well-screening.htm
 

Thurston High School- http://www.thewellproject.education/the-advanced-water-teams/well-water-testing-team/