Where is East Valley Water District’s Service Area?

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Feb 26, 2015/ 2 Comments / in East Valley Water District Information, Project Updates / by

East Valley Water District serves about 36,000 acres of high value agricultural land in rural Marion and Clackamas Counties. The boundary of the service area extends from Silverton to south of Woodburn and Mollala between the Pudding River on the west and the Cascade Mountain foothills on the east. East Valley Water District members live, work and farm in Mt. Angel, Silverton, Mollala, Woodburn and the surrounding area. District members grow primarily food including berries, hops, hazlenuts, beans and wheat in addition to nursery and seed products.
EVWD_Overview Map_web_updated02242015-01East Valley Water District’s board of directors and membership are proud to live in Clackamas and Marion Counties, and are active members of their community. Several district members are active in engaging with the agricultural community through Future Farmers of America, 4H, Oregon Farm Bureau and several other community groups including hospital and nursing home foundation boards, local fire departments, local festivals and much more. All done to better support the Marion County community. Recently, district members from Woodburn Nursery were named Mount Angel’s Business of the Year.

The proposed reservoir on Drift Creek is located approximately eight miles from the District’s nearest boundary. The District completed several studies over fifteen years looking for water supply development opportunities within the boundary. However, no such site proved to be a reliable, safe source of water. Thus, the District began investigating a location on Drift Creek. Before building the reservoir, the District would need to purchase the properties that would be inundated.

East Valley Water District intends to work with the landowners within the reservoir footprint to purchase the property and compensate owners fairly. The District will continue to try to work with affected owners will continue to offer benefits from the reservoir. We understand that this is a very difficult process, and we have every intention to work with all landowners now and in the future.

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