Deschutes County : Protection of groundwater resources in the Upper Deschutes River Basin, Oregon
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Date
2008-09-04
Authors
Deschutes County (Or.). Community Development Dept.
Deschutes County (Or.)
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Deschutes County (Or.)
Abstract
Deschutes County implemented a groundwater protection program in recognition of the
potential for conventional wastewater management practices and additional future growth to
pollute groundwater resources in the region and create negative effects on surface water
quality. Currently, the region produces high quality drinking water but groundwater
investigations have shown water quality declines within the region. The groundwater protection
program recognizes four main goals:
prevent groundwater pollution levels from triggering a moratorium on future development on
legal lots of record;
protect the aquifer that provides the only source of drinking water to the residents in south
Deschutes County by maintaining compliance with State groundwater quality standards (7
mg/L) and Federal drinking water standards (10 mg/L) for nitrate-nitrogen concentrations;
use results from an existing model to create a watershed-scale management system for
existing and future wastewater treatment systems; and
document decision-making processes, tools and lessons learned as resources for other
communities pursuing watershed-scale management of wastewater treatment systems. [From the document]
Description
97 pp. Bookmarks supplied by UO. Published September 4, 2008 (per Web site). Captured February 4, 2009.
Keywords
Sewage disposal -- Oregon -- Deschutes County, Regional planning -- Oregon -- Deschutes County, Land use -- Oregon -- Deschutes County -- Planning, Water-supply -- Oregon -- Deschutes County, Deschutes River Watershed (Or.)