Drinking Water Protection Plan -- Open House
The City of Waldport is in the process of developing a Drinking Water Protection Plan and invites you to attend an open house to learn about the planning process and to provide input. Community input will help inform the City’s drinking water source protection efforts.
When: Thursday, January 29 from 4 PM to 6 PM
Where: Waldport Community Center, located at 265 E Hemlock (Highway 34)
The City received funding from the Oregon Health Authority’s Drinking Water Source Protection Fund to develop the Drinking Water Protection Plan. The City’s Drinking Water Protection Plan will describe potential risks to the City’s drinking water source watersheds, discuss strategies to address these risks, and outline an implementation plan for the strategies. The City’s drinking water sources are North Fork Weist Creek, South Fork Weist Creek, and Eckman Creek.
The City assembled a team of local organizations and technical experts to guide development of the Drinking Water Protection Plan. Gathering community input is also an important part of the plan development process.
The City is providing two opportunities for the community to provide input during the plan development process. The first opportunity will be an open house held on January 29 from 4 PM to 6 PM at the Waldport Community Center (265 E Hemlock (HWY 34)). The January 29 open house will provide information about the planning process and the potential risks to the City’s drinking water source watersheds that have been identified so far. The draft list of potential risks is available on this website for review. Community members are invited to ask questions about the Drinking Water Protection Plan, to help identify any additional risks that should be included, and to ask questions or provide comments about the risks identified. The City plans to hold a second opportunity for community input in spring 2026 focused on proposed strategies to address these risks, proposed implementation activities, and the draft plan.
Risk Assessment table
If you have questions about the open house or if you want to share input but are unable to attend, please contact Suzanne de Szoeke at sdeszoeke@gsiws.com or 541-257-9006.