Reports
Oregon Water Futures has worked with communities across Oregon to understand how their relationship with their water is impacted by its quality, access, price, and more. The Oregon Water Futures team has published the following reports, learn more and download them below.
The Oregon Water Futures reports are the result of extensive grassroots community engagement spearheaded by the dedicated efforts of the Oregon Water Futures team. In 2020, Alai led the initiative by organizing and conducting over 60 interviews, connecting directly with community members to understand their relationship with water, its quality, access, and affordability. This process was built on trust and collaboration with local communities across Oregon, giving voice to their lived experiences.
When the COVID-19 pandemic hit, the team had to quickly pivot their outreach strategies. Despite the challenges of the pandemic, they got creative with new ways to engage communities safely and effectively. By adapting their approach, Oregon Water Futures continued to collect hundreds of interviews, ensuring that diverse voices and perspectives were represented in their findings.
This commitment to inclusive and innovative engagement forms the backbone of the insights presented in these reports.
Reports
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2020-2021 Oregon Water Futures Project Report
This foundational report details the initial outreach and findings from engagement with culturally specific communities in Oregon during 2020-2021.
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2020-2021 Oregon Water Futures Project Summaries
This high-level summary includes the learnings and priorities from the conversations highlighted in the 2020 Report. Because we interacted with many different communities around the state, we’ve included this summary in six languages – English, Spanish, Nepali, Burmese, Arabic, and Chinese.
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2022 State of Water Justice in Oregon Report
This report summarizes the available data, research, and media accounts of water infrastructure challenges affecting frontline communities in Oregon.
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2022 Oregon Water Justice Framework
This framework seeks to influence water policy by centering community voices as water actors and community assets. A project led and compiled by the Oregon Water Futures Collaborative.
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2025 Community-Driven Well Water Testing Program
This report outlines ways in which rural Oregon communities can implement their own well water testing.
“It is very important to create spaces for conversations in our communities about our environment and water, it enriches our knowledge about conservation practices that we can implement every day, at the same time that it broadens our awareness to continue advocating to guarantee access to clean water and accessible to all.”
Tomás Bartolo, PCUN, interviewee of the Oregon Water Futures Report 2020