Oregon

Funding

• Through the DWSRF, sustainable water infrastructure activities can receive 100% forgivable loans up to $20,000 for asset management.

Regulatory

• Oregon is potentially revising its sanitary survey forms to identify asset management plans during surveys.

Assistance

• Oregon will provide training on asset management planning for PWSs.
• Oregon Health Authority released an educational handout to increase the understanding of the AM five-core-question framework.
• Contracted circuit riders can provide AM planning technical assistance for eligible water systems.
• The state provides a customized asset management tool that PWSs can use.
• The current DWSRF Capacity Assessment Report Form and New Water System Capacity Requirements Checklist is being updated to include AM questions.

Internal Activities

• The Capacity Development Program review is potentially being used to evaluate if regulatory legislative change is necessary for a water system to use AM.

• Oregon Health Authority Asset Management: https://www.oregon.gov/oha/PH/HEALTHYENVIRONMENTS/DRINKINGWATER/OPERATIONS/CAPACITY/Documents/asset-management.pdf‍
• Small Community Assistance Planning Asset Management Tool: https://www.oregon.gov/oha/PH/HEALTHYENVIRONMENTS/DRINKINGWATER/OPERATIONS/CAPACITY/Documents/SCAP-Tool-Guide.pdf