Access to safe drinking water is essential to human health. Each person on Earth requires at least 20 to 50 liters of clean, safe water a day for drinking, cooking, and simply keeping themselves clean. The Oregon Drinking Water Program works to help keep drinking water safe for Oregonians.

The Oregon Drinking Water Program (DWP) administers and enforces drinking water quality standards for public water systems in the state of Oregon. DWP focuses resources in the areas of highest public health benefit and promotes voluntary compliance with state and federal drinking water standards. DWP also emphasizes prevention of contamination through source water protection, provides technical assistance to water systems, and provides water system operator training.

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