| About PUC's Water Section |
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Oregon has over 2,000 water companies. The vast majority of Oregonians are served by approximately 1,100 cities and publicly owned companies. These water companies are exempt from Commission regulation due to their type of ownership.
As of November 2006, the Commission regulates seventy-eight (78) companies because the water companies meet the statutory definition of a "public utility." The types of public utilities subject to Commission regulation include: (1) privately-owned systems; (2) homeowner associations for which 20 percent of the members have petitioned for Commission regulation; (3) homeowner associations and cooperatives under certain circumstances such as providing service outside its membership; (4) some mobile home parks; and; (4) joint water and wastewater investor-owned systems providing service within city boundaries.
Michael Dougherty is Program Manager 503-378-3623
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