Oregon City water and sewer rates
Who supplies water to Oregon City houses, what it costs, and how the sewer charge works.
City of Oregon City
City of Oregon City, monthly bills: single-family homes pay a $20.35 water distribution base rate plus $2.2517 per CCF for distribution and $1.7730 per CCF for water treatment (South Fork Water Board), effective July 1, 2026
| Use a month | Price per unit (CCF, 748 gallons) |
|---|---|
| Fixed charge | $20.35 a month |
| 0 to more | $4.02 |
- Source
- Clackamas River water, treated at the South Fork Water Board plant; the City buys the treated water and distributes it
- Hardness
- 24.0 ppm, sampled February 11, 2025
- Lead
- Oregon City has no lead service lines; the summer 2024 lead 90th percentile was 1.84 ppb (action level 15 ppb), with no sites above the action level
- PFAS
- No PFAS compounds were detected in samples taken in 2024 and 2025
Sewer
City of Oregon City single-family wastewater charges from July 1, 2026: $39.63 a month for wastewater collection plus $34.25 a month for wastewater treatment by Clackamas County Water Environment Services (WES).
Other charges on the utility bill
- Stormwater management: $15.95 a month
- Single-family pavement maintenance: $16.97 a month
- Public safety facility: $6.50 a month
Ways to pay less
- Low-income households: reduced City utility rates. The City of Oregon City offers reduced utility rates to senior, disabled and low-income customers who meet the income limits; for 2026 a four-person household can earn up to $73,817 a year in gross income. Reduced rates do not cover excess usage from outside and summer watering. How: Mail the City's 2026 Reduced Utility Rate Application with income documents to Utility Customer Service, PO Box 3040, Oregon City, OR 97045; questions to (503) 657-8151.
Sources
Checked October 22, 2026. Every number here comes from the public sources listed, matched by our checker.
Rates change every year; this page shows when it was last checked. Nothing here is legal, tax or insurance advice.