To maintain our current quality of life, it is essential to invest in our water and wastewater infrastructure. The approval of the Financial Year 2025 Budget reflects a commitment to a secure water and wastewater future for our community. Thank you to everyone who contributed and provided feedback at the June 18 public hearing on the proposed increase. The new rates will help fund essential infrastructure updates, ensuring reliable service delivery for years to come. New rates went into effect on July 1, 2024.
Working Together for a Water-Friendly Summer
Did you know that water use jumps by 30% in the summer? If you’re interested in conserving water but aren’t sure where to start, we’ve compiled some water-friendly ideas for your summer gardening and more.
Interested in Touring Our Wastewater Treatment Plant? Join us to learn how wastewater from our homes is cleaned before it’s returned to the Willamette River.
Oak Lodge Water Services is fully committed to providing accessible facilities, elements and
channels of communication to all members of the public. As part of this commitment, Oak Lodge Water Services
has a policy of providing an accessible website compatible with the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG 2.1) and
commercial screen reading software. All features of the website are coded to allow individuals with vision and
other impairments to understand and use the website to the same degree as someone without disabilities. We welcome
feedback and can often resolve issues in a timely manner if they arise.
If you need any special assistance or accommodations:
Oak Lodge Water Services has designated a compliance officer for website disability-related accommodations.
The compliance officer has received training in website accessibility and updates the site in accordance with those best
practices. Contact our accessibility officer to report an issue.
Compliance Procedures and Reports
In addition to testing with users with a wide range of disabilities and coding our website to WCAG standards,
Oak Lodge Water Services regularly scans its website to ensure ongoing compliance, and makes timely
changes to any inaccessible changes, if any are found.
Linked Documents and Third Parties
Please note that this site may link out to third-party websites, such as state or federal agencies, that do
not have accessible content. This site may also include documents provided by third parties included in our
agenda packets, for example. While we cannot control the accessibility of content provided by third parties,
we are happy to assist any member of the public with reading and accessing content on our site.