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Credit Love Cross / KLCC Oregon’s Environmental Quality Commission has voted to designate Crater Lake and Waldo Lake as Outstanding Resource Waters. The special recognition provides state protections by preventing activities that could potentially harm water quality at either lake. The commission, which oversees the Oregon Department of Environmental Quality, voted 4-0 Thursday for the new designations. In announcing the recognition, Oregon DEQ Director Richard Whitman said “Crater Lake and Waldo Lake are unique and invaluable treasures for Oregonians and the world. Their crystal clear cl...

National Park Service (file) Prevents activities that could potentially harm their crystal clear waters PORTLAND, Ore. (KTVZ) -- Two remarkably clear and internationally known bodies of water in Oregon – Crater Lake and Waldo Lake – now have additional state protections, after action taken Thursday by the Environmental Quality Commission. “Crater Lake and Waldo Lake are unique and invaluable treasures for Oregonians and the world,” said DEQ Director Richard Whitman. “Their crystal clear, clean waters represent the best of Oregon’s natural beauty. By designating the lakes as Outsta...