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Environmental programs and projects

The Eugene Water & Electric Board’s environmental policy directs the utility to conduct its business in an environmentally sensitive, sustainable and responsible way.

We believe that environmental protection and enhancement are sound business practices that benefit the ecological and economic health of our community, support a sustainable future, and enhance EWEB’s success as a publicly owned utility.

In addition to ensuring that EWEB meets or exceeds all regulations, the utility’s environmental program focuses on: pollution prevention; recycling; the development of clean, renewable energy sources; making its hydroelectric facilities “fish friendly;” and fostering stewardship of the McKenzie River, EWEB’s sole source of drinking water.

Ongoing efforts of our commitment to the environment include: co-ownership of a wind generation plant in Wyoming and additional purchases of wind power; development of a drinking water protection program for the McKenzie River; funding for McKenzie River restoration and protection efforts; and major improvements to EWEB’s Leaburg-Walterville Hydroelectric Project to better protect threatened salmon and bull trout in the McKenzie River.

Read EWEB’s official environmental policy.
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