Portland Water Bureau
Drinking water quality, contact, and Consumer Confidence Report
Serving 4 cities in OR · PWSID OR4100657
Portland Water Bureau serves 614,059 people. See EPA records and contact info below.
- People served
- 614,059
- Last EPA sample
- 2025-10-06
- PFAS
- Not detected
- Health-based violations since 2020
- 0
Data sources: EPA SDWIS, Portland Water Bureau's published Consumer Confidence Report, and compliance monitoring reported to EPA by Oregon Drinking Water Services.
This page summarizes publicly available EPA and CCR records. For health decisions about your water, consult your utility or a licensed professional.
Official Portland Water Bureau Resources
Help Paying Your Portland Water Bureau Water Bill
- Ask Portland Water Bureau about payment plans and assistance.
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Water outage or no water?
Boil water advisories are issued by water systems and state agencies, and they change from day to day. Boil water advisories in Oregon
Portland Water Bureau Service Area
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This map shows the approximate service area for Portland Water Bureau. Actual coverage may vary. Contact the utility directly to confirm service availability at your address.
Portland Water Bureau Water Quality Grade
Not graded: Monitor
Portland Water Bureau reads Monitor. A letter grade is given only beside a Safe verdict.
Is Portland Water Bureau Water Safe to Drink?
Portland Water Bureau has reported 4 contaminants with an EPA health goal detected in some samples (no level on file) in at least one city served. We recommend reviewing individual city reports below for specific water quality details.
This utility serves 614,059 people across 4 cities in OR. Water quality can vary by location within the service area. Check individual city pages below for detailed contaminant data specific to your area.
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Boil water advisories are issued by water systems and state agencies, and they change from day to day. Boil water advisories in Oregon
Fluoride in Portland Water Bureau Water
Portland Water Bureau
PWSID OR4100657
Fluoride was detected in 44.9% of Portland Water Bureau's samples (median below the detection limit).
Portland Water Bureau Service Area
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Portland Water Bureau Contact & Information
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Water Sources & Treatment
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Treatment Methods
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Portland Water Bureau Consumer Confidence Report
A Consumer Confidence Report (CCR) is the EPA-mandated annual water-quality report every community water system must publish by July 1 each year (Safe Drinking Water Act §1414(c)(4)). It summarizes contaminants tested, MCL and MCLG comparisons, and any system violations from the prior calendar year.
A current CCR for Portland Water Bureau has not been published or validated on TapWaterData yet.
Residents: contact the utility directly using the phone number above, or check the EPA’s national CCR portal. Reports are typically distributed by mail or posted on the utility’s official website.
Portland Water Bureau Annual Water Quality Reports
Historical reports are being compiled. Check back soon for archived water quality data.
What is a CCR? The Consumer Confidence Report (CCR) is an annual water quality report that water utilities are required by the EPA to provide to customers. It contains information about your water source, detected contaminants, and compliance status.
EPA Health-Based Violations Since 2020
Portland Water Bureau has no health-based EPA violation since 2020 (EPA data as of Q2 2026).
EPA SDWA violation data as of Q2 2026 (downloaded 2026-07-09).
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How we built this page
Water-quality and contact data on this page comes from public federal and state records. We update each utility's record whenever its underlying source publishes new data — typically within days of an EPA SDWIS refresh.
- Contaminants & violations: EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS) plus the Unregulated Contaminant Monitoring Rule (UCMR-5) for PFAS and emerging contaminants.
- Annual reports: Portland Water Bureau's most recent published Consumer Confidence Report (CCR), where available.
- Service area & contact: EPA SDWIS. The compliance records it holds for this system are reported to EPA by Oregon Drinking Water Services, the state's drinking-water primacy agency.
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