A simple and rapid method for the quantitative analysis of oxine-Cu (copper 8-quinolinolate) in the environmental waters was studied. The sample waters were passed through a polychlorotrifluoroethylene (PCTFE) resin powder-cartridge for preconcentration and the passing solution was subjected to reversed-phase high performance liquid chromatography on a column of C18-bonded silica-gel (ODS.Cu) with spectrophotometric detection at 240 nm. The standard curve was linear in the range from 1.0 to 100 ng. The recoveries of oxine-Cu added to river waters (n = 6) and tap-waters (n = 2) were from 92.0 to 100.0%. The present method was successfully applied to the analysis of oxine-Cu in the environmental waters.