Water Sources

WRWTP

The city relies on the Willamette River Water Treatment Plant for its water supply.

The plant utilizes a multi-barrier system, meaning that they treat the water extensively in many different ways, in order to produce water that exceeds the current and future drinking water standards. The WRWTP provides the City with an availability of 5 million gallons per day.

The city remains connected to Portland's Bull Run source and to the local ground water wells, which are available as emergency sources. Sherwood did not pull from these sources in 2022 and therefore they are not included in this report.  

In 2005, the Oregon Department of Human Services and Oregon Department of Environmental Quality conducted a source water assessment on the City of Sherwood’s groundwater wells. Results indicate that the water system would be sensitive to a contamination event inside the identified Drinking Water Protection Area. Potential sources include high density housing areas, sewer lines and transportation corridors. This source assessment is available for review.

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Treatment Plant Pumps

The primary source for water in Sherwood comes from the Willamette River Water Treatment Plant (WRWTP).