-Number of sites in Oregon approved as petroleum-contaminated soil landfills: 16
-Number of contaminants found in fish eaten by tribal members in the Columbia River watershed: 92
-Number of dams in Oregon: 26
-Number of Multnomah County dams classified as a “high hazard,” meaning dam failure would likely result in loss of life: 6
-Depth of Oregon’s deepest drilled water well, in the Grand Ronde Basin: 2,700 feet.
-Number of vehicles and off-road equipment in Portland’s CityFleet: 2,950
-Median annual cost of assisted living facilities in Oregon: $48,000
-Median annual cost of semi-private room in a nursing home in Oregon: $93,258
-Number of reports of neglect and abuse received by Child Protective Services in 2013: 64,305
-Percent of victims under the age of 6 in these cases: 48.7%
-Percentage of children leaving foster care who were reunited with their families: 58.7%
Sources: Oregon Department of Environmental Quality, Oregon EPA, Oregon Water Resources Department, CityFleet, Oregon Health Authority, Genworth Cost of Care Survey 2014, Oregon Department of Human Services
This article appears in 2014-10-10.