There are wide variations in water use between the rainy season and dry season in Newberg.  Summer use approaches 6 million gallons per day while winter use is closer to 2 million gallons per day.  Irrigation is a substantial portion of the increased water demand during the dry months.

In an effort to lessen dry weather demand and provide irrigators with a source of water that doesn’t deplete the drinking water supply, the City of Newberg turned to the latest in wastewater reuse technology. 

Completed in the fall of 2008, the new Pall Membrane Recycled Water System now provides treated recycled water to Chehalem Park & Recreation District’s 18 hole Golf Course.  This reduces the use of drinking water by an average of 350,000 gallons per day. 

In the future other irrigators will be able to access this resource and the City can easily expand the system up to 2 million gallons per day. The new system conserves drinking water supply and encourages local businesses to make conservation practices a part of their business model.