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| homepage = [http://www.cleanwaterservices.org cleanwaterservices.org]
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'''Clean Water Services''' is the [[water resources]] management utility for more than
==History==
[[File:Rock Creek Digesters.jpg|thumb|A photo from Clean Water Services' Rock Creek treatment facility]]
In 1969,
As population continued to grow in the service area of USA, the water quality of the Tualatin River worsened. In 1986, the Northwest Environmental Defense Center filed a lawsuit against the [[United States Environmental Protection Agency]], prompting [[Total maximum daily load]]s for the Tualatin River.<ref>
USA worked to maintain the quality of the Tualatin River by establishing Surface Water Management (SWM) utility for water quality and drainage in 1990, and began a $200 million facility expansion and upgrade program to meet compliance deadlines. That same year, the agency established the River Rangers program. USA began consumption-based rates and combined billing with water providers in 1994.
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Clean Water Services is a special service district that serves as a separately managed and financed public utility. The [http://www.co.washington.or.us/BOC/ Washington County Commissioners] serve as the board of directors for Clean Water Services.<ref name=ponds/>
As a wastewater utility, Clean Water Services cleans more than {{convert|60|e6USgal|m3}} of wastewater a day. The
Ten percent of the wastewater treated by Clean Water Services is used for irrigation and in area wetlands during the summer months.<ref>Mayes, Steve. Two-pipe system with fresh, recycled water taps into future. ''[[The Oregonian]]'', August 29, 2005.</ref> [[Biosolids]] recovered through the treatment process are sold to farmers in the region as fertilizer.<ref name=bio/> Additionally, the [https://web.archive.org/web/20100328183557/http://www.cleanwaterservices.org/AboutUs/WastewaterAndStormwater/Ostara.aspx Durham Advanced Wastewater Treatment Facility] is the first in the nation to recover fertilizer from a natural byproduct of wastewater treatment.<ref>Smith, Kennedy. Tigard treatment plant turns waste into fertilizer. ''Daily Journal of Commerce'', June 1, 2007.</ref> In 2007 the Durham facility began working with [http://www.ostara.com Ostara Nutrient Recovery Technologies] to construct a $2.5 million multi-reactor plant <ref>Smith, Jill Rehkopf. Kennedy lauds sewage plant's green setup. "[[The Oregonian]]", June 11, 2009.</ref> that allows the Durham facility to run part of its waste stream through special reactors that transform potentially damaging nutrients into environmentally friendly fertilizer, which Ostara sells commercially.<ref>Renfroe, Don. Clean Water Services to extract nutrients from waste for fertilizer. "[[The Oregonian]]", November 13, 2008.</ref>
As a surface water management utility, The
Clean Water Services offers a classroom educational program called [https://web.archive.org/web/20100924184740/http://cleanwaterservices.org/Residents/ToolsAndTips/RiverRangers.aspx River Rangers] geared toward 4th-grade students.<ref>Sherman, Barbara. Durham students learn how to protect Tualatin Watershed. ''Tualatin Times'', December 5, 2005.</ref> Environmental educators interactively teach students about the [[water cycle]], watersheds, surface water pollution, water conservation and wastewater
==Tualatin River==
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==Water supply==
As communities in the [http://www.tualatinbasinwatersupply.org/ Tualatin Basin] continue to grow, more water will be needed for municipal and industrial uses.<ref name=watersupply>Gorman, Kathy. Washington County: Water partners wonder how to increase supply. ''[[The Oregonian]]'', June 7, 2007.</ref> In addition, more water is needed to augment flow in the Tualatin River and its tributaries for water quality.<ref>Colby, Richard. Hagg Lake water helps river run. ''[[The Oregonian]]'', July 1, 2004.</ref> The two water supply options being considered assume aggressive conservation targets for homes and businesses,
These options are:<ref name=watersupply/><ref>Carr, Housley. Population Growth Drives Rising Tide Of Water and Wastewater Projects; Utility owners look to alternative supply methods in some regions. ''Engineering News-Record'', November 27, 2006. SourceBook: Water/Wastewater; Pg. 44 Vol. 257 No. 21.</ref>
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* A multiple source option that includes a {{convert|25|ft|m|
==References==
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==External links==
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* [https://web.archive.org/web/20070617050041/http://www.co.washington.or.us/deptmts/cao/bd_comm/bocmain.htm Washington County Commissioners]
* [http://www.tualatinbasinwatersupply.org/ Tualatin Basin Water Supply]
* [http://www.trwc.org/ Tualatin River Watershed Council]
* [http://www.tualatintimes.com/ Tualatin Times]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20100609111226/http://or.water.usgs.gov/projs_dir/pn356/pn356.html Oregon Water Science Center Active Projects Tualatin River Basin Water Quality Assessment]
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