Where does Bends municipal water come from?
Currently the City has nine wells with a capacity of more than 13 million gallons per day. The City has 28.6 million gallons of existing ground water rights and 15.5 million pending. Surface water rights are approximately 13.5 million gallons per day from Bridge Creek and Tumalo Creek. The City of Bend meets almost all customer demand through ground water withdrawal and surface water diversion. The remaining demand is met through wholesale water purchase from the Roats Water System (former Juniper Service area) and the Arnold Irrigation District (nonpotable). These sources are described below.*www.ci.bend.or.
