Siuslaw Estuary Partnership

The Siuslaw Estuary Partnership is a collaborative effort by the City of Florence and its federal, state, and local partners to protect and improve water quality and fish and wildlife habitat in the lower Siuslaw River Watershed. This three-year project is funded by project partners and the US Environmental Protection Agency.

For more information about the Siuslaw Estuary Partnership please view the links below or contact City of Florence Public Works Director Mike Miller at 541-997-4106.
 

Groundwater and Surface Water Monitoring Program - A Siuslaw Estuary Partnership Project

The Surface and Ground Water Monitoring Program is being conducted to protect the North Florence Sole Source Dunal Aquifer. The Aquifer is the only sole source aquifer in the State of Oregon. It was designated "sole source" by EPA in 1987 because contamination of the aquifer would leave Florence area residents with no source of drinking water. The waters in the lower Siuslaw Watershed are interconnected; so, protection of the aquifer hepls protect Siuslaw surface waters, especially Munsel Creek and the Siuslaw estuary. Hydrogeologists from GSI Water Solutions are consultants for the project. The Program is being conducted in accordance with the protocols in the EPA-approved Quality Assurance Project Plan.