Water Quality Monitoring
DRA Ensures Water Quality with DEQ Protocols
DRA’s water quality monitoring program was developed based on the Oregon Department of Environmental Quality’s (DEQ) sampling protocols. We have purchased state-of-the-art field equipment and have implemented quality control and quality assurance methods to insure the data collected meets the highest level of data accuracy. As an example of its quality we submit our data from the lower Deschutes River annually to DEQ who incorporates our data into their report to EPA on the status of Oregon’s rivers.
DRA Water Quality Reports
How to Support the DRA
Everyone wants clean, healthy water in the Deschutes River. Oregonians cherish our clean and healthy waterways to provide drinking water, wildlife habitat and recreational activities. The lower Deschutes River is a federally designated Wild & Scenic River, and a national treasure. It must be protected for the environmental and economic health of Central Oregon. We believe by working together we can return the lower Deschutes River to full health. The Deschutes River Alliance is a nonprofit, 501(c)(3).