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EWEB Board Reviews Draft 2027 Budget and Rate Plans
The draft budget totals $502 million and reflects continued infrastructure investment and rising costs.
What are EWEB's procedures related to large consumption customers such as data centers?
Communities across the Pacific Northwest are grappling with requests from large consumption customers such as data centers to connect to local electric and water systems. EWEB has procedures and processes in place to ensure that we treat interconnection requests fairly and impartially, and that large consumption customers don’t pass costs on to other customers.
Investigation at McKenzie Watershed Alliance
EWEB is aware of allegations of financial wrongdoing by a staff member of the McKenzie Watershed Alliance. These allegations do not implicate EWEB employees. The details and facts are still emerging and we support the investigation proceeding.
Is the Willamette Treatment Plant being built to support data centers in Eugene?
No. EWEB has more than ample supply and treatment capacity on the McKenzie River to meet the city's water needs now and into the future. Any narrative tying the new Willamette Treatment Plant to data centers is misinformation.
The Facts on Eugene's Drinking Water
Eugene's tap water is safe and EWEB has never violated a single EPA or state drinking water quality standard.
