Columbia South Shore Well Field
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The Columbia South Shore Well Field is a major groundwater supply system that provides drinking water to the Portland, Oregon metropolitan area, particularly as a backup and supplemental source to the city’s primary surface water.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
drinking water supply system
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groundwater well field → |
| aquiferType |
alluvial aquifer
→
basalt aquifer → |
| connectedTo |
Portland distribution system
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| country |
United States
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| function |
ensure reliability of Portland water supply
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provide redundancy for surface water system → |
| hasInfrastructureType |
high-capacity production wells
→
municipal groundwater wells → |
| hasManagementPlan |
groundwater protection plan
→
source water protection plan → |
| hasPart |
monitoring wells
→
municipal production wells → pumping facilities → transmission mains → |
| hasProtectionArea |
wellhead protection area
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| locatedIn |
Columbia South Shore area of Portland
→
Multnomah County, Oregon → Portland, Oregon → |
| locatedNear |
Columbia River
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| monitoredBy |
Portland Water Bureau water quality laboratory
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| near |
Portland International Airport
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| operatedBy |
Portland Water Bureau
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| ownedBy |
City of Portland
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| partOf |
Portland Water Bureau supply system
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| primaryRole |
backup to primary surface water supply
→
supplement to primary surface water supply → |
| primarySurfaceSupply |
Bull Run Watershed
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| region |
Pacific Northwest
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| regulatingAuthority |
Oregon Department of Environmental Quality
→
Oregon Health Authority → |
| riskManagement |
contamination prevention
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| serves |
City of Portland, Oregon
→
Portland metropolitan area → |
| state |
Oregon
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| subjectTo |
drinking water quality standards
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groundwater protection regulations → |
| use |
emergency water supply
→
municipal drinking water supply → supplemental water supply → |
| waterSourceType |
groundwater
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| waterType |
treated groundwater
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| waterUse |
drought supply
→
emergency outage backup → peak demand augmentation → potable water → |
Referenced by (1)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
|
Portland Water Bureau
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usesWaterSource |