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 Raleigh
Water District is a domestic water supply district which
operates under state law set out in Oregon Revised Statutes
Chapter
264. The district covers approximately 2½
square miles of unincorporated Washington County in the Raleigh
Hills area bordering the cities of Portland, Tigard, and Beaverton,
and has a population of just under 4500. The district
is governed by a 5-member Board of Commissioners who are elected
at-large from the community and serve 4-year terms of office.
The Board of Commissioners holds a monthly public meeting at the
district office on the third Tuesday of the month at 7:00PM. Special
meetings can also be called if necessary. All members of the public
are welcome to attend. Meetings generally last 1 to 1½ hours.
All water is purchased wholesale from the City of Portland Supply
System, which allows the district to provide its customers with
water of exceptional quality from the
Bull Run watershed. Water is piped in from the Powell Butte
Reservoir to the Washington County Supply Line. No water from the Willamette River
is used.
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Quick Facts |
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Raleigh Water District started out in 1921 as
Raleigh Water Users, a private corporation. It became Raleigh Water
District in 1947.
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The district has three storage tanks: one
holding 750,000 gallons, and two holding 500,000 gallons each. In
case of an emergency interruption of the district's water supply
lines,
the tanks store enough water to provide customers with three days of
supply if water conservation is maximized.
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The elevation of the district's tallest water
tank is 396 feet, making it one of the tallest structures in the
area.
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There is 74,000 linear feet of water line
buried underground within the district, ranging from 2 to 12 inches
in diameter.
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There are 65 fire hydrants in the district.
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The
district is a member of the
American Water Works
Association, the
Regional Water
Providers Consortium, the Water Managers Advisory Board of Bull
Run Water Users, and the
Special Districts
Association of Oregon.
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