Water Conservation Resources
Water Conservation for Kids & Teachers
- Junior Leak Detective (PDF) / Detective de Fugas Junior (PDF)
- Parents & Teachers Resources
- Water and You (PDF) (Kids Activity Booklet)
- What Do You Know About H2O? (PDF) (Kids Activity Booklet)
Emergency Preparedness Resources
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How to Access Water from Your Water Heater in an Emergency
- How to Access Water from Your Water Heater in an Emergency (PDF) (English)
- (PDF) كيف تصل إلى الماء من سخان المياه لديك عند الطوارئ (Arabic)
- 如何在紧急情况下从 热水器取水 (PDF) (Chinese)
- (Farsi/Persian) (PDF) نحوه دسترسی به آب آبگرمکن در مواقع اضطراری
- आपातकालीन समय मेें अपने पानी के हीटर से पानी कै से प्राप््त करेें (PDF) (Hindi)
- 家庭の給湯器内の水を 使用する際の方法と手順 (PDF) (Japanese)
- ဖဲဂ့ၢ်ဂီၤအူအကတီၢ်မ့ၢ်တၢ် ကမၤန့ၢ်သူထံလၢနစဲးမၤကိၢ်ထီၣ်ထံအအိၣ်လၢကျဲဒ်လဲၣ်. (PDF) (Karen)
- របៀបយកទឹកពីម៉ាស៊ីនកម្តៅទឹកក្នុងផ្ទះរបស់អ្នកក្នុងគ្រាអាសន្ន (PDF) (Khmer/Cambodian)
- 비상 사태 시 온수기에서급수 방법 (PDF) (Korean)
- ວິທີການເຂົ້າເຖິງນຳ້ຈາກເຄື່ອງເຮັດນຳ້ອຸ່ນຂອງທ່ານໃນເວລາສຸກເສີນ (PDF) (Lao)
- आपत्कालिन अवस्थामा तपाईंको पानी हिटरबाट पानी कसरी प्रयोग गर्ने (PDF) (Nepali)
- Cum să accesați apa de la încălzitorul de apă într-o situație de urgență (PDF) (Romanian)
- Порядок получения доступа к воде из вашего водонагревателя в случае экстренной ситуации (PDF) (Russian)
- Sida biyaha ku jira kulaylisadaada looga soo saaran karo marka lagu jiro xaalada degdeg ah (Somali)
- Cómo acceder al agua de su calentador durante una emergencia (PDF) (Spanish)
- วิธีการนำน้ำจากเครื่องทำน้ำร้อนแบบหม้อต้มออกมาใช้ในกรณีฉุกเฉิน (PDF) (Thai)
- Як отримати доступ до води з водонагрівача в надзвичайній ситуації (PDF) (Ukrainian)
- Cách tiếp cận nước từ máy nước nóng trong trường hợp khẩn cấp (PDF) (Vietnamese)
How to Store Emergency Water in Your Own Containers
- How to Store Emergency Water in Your Own Containers (PDF) (English)
- (PDF) في مستلزماتك للطوارئ ضع الماء (Arabic)
- 准备应急包时 别忘了储水 (PDF) (Chinese)
- (Farsi/Persian) (PDF) آب را در جعبه کمکهای اولیه خود قرار دهید
- पानी को अपनी आपातकालीन किट मेें शामिल कर लेें (PDF) (Hindi)
- 災害時のために 非常用 (PDF) (Japanese)
- ပၥ်ဃုၥ်ထံ လၢယဂ့ၢ်ဂီၤအူအပီးအလီအပူၤ (PDF) (Karen)
- រួួមបញ្ចូូលទឹឹកនៅក្នុុងឧបករណ៍៍ អាសន្នន របស់់អ្នន ក។ (PDF) (Khmer/Cambodian)
- 비상용품으로 물을 챙기세요 (PDF) (Korean)
- ຮວມເອົານຳ້ໃສ່ໃນຊຸດສຸກເສີນຂອງເຈົ້າ (PDF) (Lao)
- आफ्नो आपत्कालिन सामग्रीमा पानी समावेश गर्नुहोस (PDF) (Nepali)
- Includeți apă în trusa dumneavoastră de prim ajutor (PDF) (Romanian)
- Добавьте воду в свой аварийный комплект (PDF) (Russian)
- Sida aad biyo aad ugu kaydsan laheed weel marka lagu jito xaalada degdega ah (PDF) (Somali)
- Incluya agua en su caja de emergencia (PDF) (Spanish)
- รวมน้ำไว้ในชุดฉุกเฉินของคุณ (PDF) (Thai)
- Додайте запас води до набору речей на випадок надзвичайної ситуації (PDF) (Ukrainian)
- Bao gồm nước trong bộ dụng cụ khẩn cấp của quý vị (PDF) (Vietnamese)
Emergency Preparedness Videos and Other Messaging Resources
Emergency Preparedness How-to Videos
Our how-to videos give you step-by-step instructions for storing emergency water in your own sanitized container, how to access water from your water heater in an emergency, and what items you’ll need to treat water four ways to make it safe to drink. Each video is available in English, Spanish, Arabic, Chinese, Farsi (Persian), Hindi, Khmer (Cambodian), Korean, Lao, Russian, Somali, and Vietnamese.
Interested in helping community members prepare for emergencies? Share this toolkit which includes how-to videos, video trailers, print materials, web pages, and other resources in English, Spanish, Arabic, Chinese, Farsi (Persian), Hindi, Khmer (Cambodian), Korean, Lao, Russian, Somali, and Vietnamese.
Other Emergency Preparedness Resources
- Prepare! A Resource Guide (PDF) (American Red Cross)
- Public Alerts (Sign up for emergency text alerts for the greater Portland - Vancouver region)
- Oregon Water/Wastewater Agency Response Network (ORWARN)
- Regional Disaster Preparedness Organization (RDPO)
- Emergency Toilet Project (RDPO)
Emergency Preparedness by County
Our Region's Water
Drinking Water by the Numbers
- Water by the Number Infographic (PDF) (English), Water by the Numbers Accessible PDF (English)
- Agua potable según las cifras (PDF) (Spanish), Agua potable según las cifras PDF accesible (Spanish)
Water Quality
About the Consortium
About the Consortium
Consortium Reports, Plans, and Other Publications
- Annual Report (Fiscal Year 2023 - 2024) (PDF)
- Public Outreach Report (FY 2023 - 2024) (PDF)
- Five Year Strategic Plan (2018) (PDF), Five Year Strategic Plan (2023) (PDF)
- Emergency Drinking Water Framework Plan (2022) (PDF), Executive Summary (2022) (PDF)
- Regional Water Supply Plan (1996) (PDF), Update (2004) (PDF), Update (2016) (PDF)
- Regional Transmission and Storage Strategy (2000) (PDF)
- Source Water Protection Plan (2017) (PDF)