It was 1972. The US Congress passed the Clean Water Act. One amazing provision was for funds to support citizen education. Another provided citizen lawsuits for enforcement. Washington and Oregon citizens worked together for an education conference to be held in Seattle, near the University of Washington.
OEC recently received the second highest score as "one of the best nonprofits to work for" out of 100 organizations in Oregon. We were also distinguished as one the top green companies to work for in Oregon.