Cleaner Rivers for Oregon Report

Cleaner Rivers for Oregon Report: Why Our Rivers Need Our Help

We Oregonians love our rivers. We expect them to be clean so that we can fish, raft, boat and swim in them, knowing we are not putting ourselves or our loved ones at risk. Many of us rely on rivers for our drinking water and livelihoods. Yet every major river in Oregon is violating Clean Water Act standards. This disconcerting fact is the first of many contained in “Cleaner Rivers for Oregon: Why Our Rivers Need Our Help.” [PDF] The 32-page report, the first water quality survey of the state’s ten major rivers published by the Oregon Environmental Council, seeks to make information about the health of our rivers more accessible to Oregonians. 

Click here to download the report [PDF 1.7 MB]