Water Use Rules in Oregon (2026)
7 rules on the books across Oregon, 6 cities and counties. Select a rule to read the full details.
Severity: Few Restrictions · Light Restrictions · Some Restrictions · Significant Restrictions · Heavy Restrictions
Recycled Water Rules
Where purple-pipe recycled water is required for irrigation, dual-plumbing requirements for new construction, and cross-connection-control rules.
Benton County
Some RestrictionsSpreading recycled water on farmland is a permitted use in unincorporated Benton County's Exclusive Farm Use Zone, not…
Read full rule →Lane County
Some RestrictionsIn Lane County's Exclusive Farm Use zone, land-applying reclaimed water, industrial process water, biosolids or septage…
Read full rule →Multnomah County
Some RestrictionsMultnomah County's Exclusive Farm Use zone allows landowners to land-apply reclaimed water, industrial process water or…
Read full rule →Leak Reporting Duty
Property owner's duty to report and repair water leaks within a set window once notified, plus how utilities issue leak-adjustment credits and impose penalties.
Albany
Some RestrictionsIn the City of Albany, Oregon, the water utility repairs any leak between the main and the meter, while a leak on the…
Read full rule →Multnomah County
Some RestrictionsIn the county's Dunthorpe Riverdale sewerage district, licensed contractors can fix a leaking or broken pipe, sewer…
Read full rule →Corvallis
Light RestrictionsWhen a leak sits between the water main and the meter on a Corvallis service line, the utility repairs it free of…
Read full rule →Salem
Light RestrictionsSalem water customers must keep their piping and fixtures in good repair to prevent water waste, and the City will not…
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