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Deschutes Water Quality Report

5 cities ranked · Average grade: C+ · Oregon

Avg Score
66.4
Cities Ranked
5
Health Violations
5
PFAS Detected
1
Live Water Alerts for Oregon →
66.4
County avg score
5
Cities ranked
40%
A or B grade
40%
D or F grade
5
Health violations
1
PFAS detected

How Deschutes cities scored

20%
20%
20%
20%
20%
A
1
20%
Excellent
B
1
20%
Good
C
1
20%
Fair
D
1
20%
Poor
F
1
20%
Failing

County vs Oregon average

C+
Deschutes
66.4/100
C
Oregon avg
62.3/100
▲ 4.1 pts above state average

Water quality across Deschutes

Each dot is a city, colored by grade. Click any city to view its full report.

Oregon city water quality map
0.0%
of residents on fluoridated water (CDC, 2020)
0
lbs/yr to surface water · top 10 TRI facilities

Top industrial polluters in Deschutes

Industrial polluters nearby

Facilities reporting the most surface-water releases in Deschutes, 2023.

FacilityTop chemicalTo surface water (lbs/yr)
TUMALO CONCRETE
Nonmetallic Mineral Product · KNIFE RIVER CORP
BEND, OR97701
NOSLER INC
Fabricated Metals · NOSLER INC
BEND, OR97702
SUTERRA LLC
Chemicals · THE WONDERFUL CO
BEND, OR97701
KEY TECHNOLOGY INC.
Machinery · DURAVANT LLC
REDMOND, OR97756
PCC STRUCTURALS INC SCHLOSSER
Primary Metals · BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC
REDMOND, OR97756

+ 2 more facilities

Source: EPA Toxic Release Inventory (TRI) 2023

All 5 cities in Deschutes

# City Grade Score Score Population Violations Issues
1 Sunriver
A+
96.8
4K 21 Health
2 La Pine
B+
81.1
4K 22 Health Unresolved
3 Sisters
C
64.9
6K 325 Health Unresolved
4 Redmond
D
48.2
42K 993 Health Unresolved
5 Bend
F
41
134K 1731 Health PFAS Unresolved
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