Water Resources - Clean Water Services

Testing the Waters: Inside the CWS Water Quality Lab

There's a lot of science involved in treating wastewater and managing stormwater in the uniquely challenging Tualatin River Watershed. A sizable portion of that science takes place in the Clean Water Services Water Quality Laboratory, where chemists perform over 100,000 water quality analyses a year.

A Clean water services employee adds material into test tubes in the lab onsite.

A World Connected by Shared Water and Wisdom

Luckily, given the complexities of managing water resources, all of us in this water-connected world benefit from the knowledge that flows throughout the water sector. 

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Practical, Proactive, People-Centered: Our Blessedly Boring Budget

Drama and excitement can be fun, but not when it comes to budget and rates planning. You want to know the folks tasked with tackling our region’s long-term water challenges are being as clear-eyed and careful with your hard-earned rate dollars as they are when protecting public health and the environment.