City Of Salem, Oregon Utilizes Encore® 700 Metering Pumps To Ensure Reliability And Accuracy

Salem, the capital city of Oregon and its third largest city, lies in the center of the lush Willamette River valley, 47 miles from Portland. The Water Quality section of the City of Salem Public Works Department is responsible for ensuring that the highest quality water is being delivered to over 177,000 customers in the Salem area.

The City of Salem uses a slow sand filtration water treatment process, which uses naturally occurring biological activity to clean drinking water. The water treatment facility treats an average of 30 MGD throughout most of the year, with a peak of 50 MGD in the summer. Sodium hypochlorite is generated on site for disinfection, with fluoride and soda ash added. In 2006, the City of Salem won the “Best of the West” award for the best tasting water as recognized by their peers at the Pacific Northwest Section of the American Water Works Association.