City of Newberg Releases 2024 Water Quality Report

NEWBERG, Ore. — The City of Newberg Public Works Department has released its 2024 water quality report, detailing the city’s public water supply and highlighting updates about water safety and conservation.

According to the report, Newberg processed 863.9 million gallons of water in 2024—an average of about 2.47 million gallons per day—with no quality deficiencies or violations. The city also produced 39.79 million gallons of non potable water for irrigation.

Newberg’s water comes from a groundwater source south of the city, fed by the Willamette River. While the water is naturally safe to drink, the city performs two treatment processes to ensure quality: chlorination and filtration. Chlorine is added at one part per million to maintain safety from the distribution system to household faucets. Filtration removes iron and manganese, naturally occurring elements in groundwater.

The city does not add fluoride to its water, though trace amounts occur naturally.

The report encourages residents to help protect the local water ecosystem by planting native vegetation within 50 feet of streams to prevent erosion, building rain gardens, increasing waterway education in schools and camps, and reporting illegal dumping into storm drains.

The report also includes a section on so-called “flushable” wipes and other household items that can damage the city’s sewer systems if flushed down a toilet. Items such as baby wipes, feminine hygiene products, dental floss, cotton swabs, and cat litter can clog residential pipes and interfere with wastewater treatment facilities.

For more information or to read the full report, visit the City of Newberg website.