Riverbend Riverbank Water District

461 SW Hebb Park Rd, West Linn OR, 97068-9403

P.O. Box 1155, Hillsboro OR, 97123-1155

Federal Tax ID: 93-0843282, State Business ID#: 1403506-4

Contacts

President
John Carnathan
Term expires January 2027
Carnathan5353@gmail.com
503-789-9467

Vice President
Jack Chernus
Term expires January 2027
chernusjack@gmail.com
714-944-4406

Secretary
Jan Chernus
Term expires January 2027
janmchernus@gmail.com
503-329-2470

Treasurer
Joanne Houseworth
Term expires January 2028
joanne@houseworth.us
503-867-5951

BOD Member At Large
Phil Roach
Term expires January 2028
insitus@aol.com 
503-722-4253

Alternate BOD Member
Jessica Hart
Term expires January 2028
Hartjessic@gmail.com 
360-281-0780

Alternate BOD Member
Liz Hammack
Term expires January 2028
enhammack@sonic.net
503-479-0052

System Operator
Bob Smethers
bob@smethers.com
971-207-5147

Billing - Bookkeeping
Elite Accounting Solutions
lisa@eliteaccountingteam.com
503-848-9809

Webmaster
Bob Smethers
webmaster@rrwd.org
971-207-5147

General E-Mail
rrwd97068@outlook.com

Welcome to our website. The Riverbend Riverbank Water Improvement District is a non-profit community water system serving 81 homes in our neighborhood. Our water source is from two wells near Hebb Park Rd, supplying our reservoir and then to our distribution system. We are governed by Federal, State, and County regulations.

On these pages, you will find Water District contacts, links to various important documents, and reports on improvements made to our system over past years.

Upcoming System Activity - MONTHLY system flush
Sunday January 4, 2026 - Noon to 3pm
Sunday February 8, 2026 - Noon to 3pm
Sunday March 8, 2026 - Noon to 3pm

Click here to see current Monthly Water Use graph

Upcoming BOD Activity - Regular Meeting Dates:
Thursday April 16, 2026 - 7pm
Thursday July 16, 2026 - 7pm
Thursday October 22, 2026 - 7pm

Annual Meeting Date:
Thursday January 21, 2027 - 7pm

All Meetings held at Riverbank Clubhouse

Recent RRWD BOD & System Activity

Oregon.gov

Annual Report
December 26, 2025

Clackamas County

Utility Placement Agreement
Sept 12, 2013

Water System Survey
Feb 15, 2018

Oregon Health Authority

Source Water Assessment
Dec 28, 2020

DEQ

DEQ Information Sheet For Water Quality
July 20, 2020

EPA

Cross Connection Control Manual
February 2003

Links

Yearly Water Use Graph
2006 to 2025

Consumer Confidence Report
for 2024 as reported in 2025

Water Rate Comparison
updated October 2025

Operations Manual
updated November 2022

Emergency Response Plan
updated December 2025

RRWD Rules and Regulations

RRWD Bylaws

RRWD Address Map

RRWD Sector Map

Oregon Public Health
Drinking Water Program
PWS # OR41 00458

Utility Notification Center
800-332-2344
'call before you dig'

Services - Vendors
as recommended
by your neighbors

Neighbors Helping
as offered
by your neighbors

Calendar

The water lines throughout the
system are purged during the first week of each month. We send out email notifications as a reminder of the date & time. Water pressure may fluctuate during this time.

In Memoriam

Don Smethers 1939 - 2020