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Falcon Cove Beach WD

Serves an area of Clatsop County, OR · 215 people served

Federal records show 1 health-based violation and 11 monitoring/reporting issues for Falcon Cove Beach WD in the last ten years. The most serious issue in this window was a resolved Revised Total Coliform Rule violation.

  • OR4100045
  • ARCH CAPE
  • OR
  • 215 served

System profile

Source water Groundwater
ZIP 97102
EPA system ID OR4100045

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Health-based violations, last 10 years
1
Resolved
1
Unresolved
0
Any acute record
Yes
Monitoring issues, last 10 years
11

Key facts

  • Falcon Cove Beach WD draws water from 1 spring.
  • Record on file since 1976, with 0 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
  • Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 0 unknown out of 99 service lines.

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Health-based violations

Since October 2016

Violation data reflects EPA records through March 2026. For the most current status, visit the EPA ECHO database.

Contaminant Rule family Start date Status Acute
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Contaminant limit exceeded
 110 May 1, 2022 Resolved Yes

Monitoring and reporting issues

Since October 2016

Missed tests or reports, not contaminants found above a limit.

Issue Start date Status
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
 Jul 1, 2025 Resolved
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Monitoring and reporting
 Jan 1, 2025 Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Monitoring and reporting
 Jan 1, 2025 Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
 Oct 1, 2024 Resolved
Nitrate
Monitoring and reporting
 Jan 1, 2024 Resolved
COLIPHAGE
Monitoring and reporting
 Jan 1, 2024 Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
COLIPHAGE
Monitoring and reporting
 Jan 1, 2024 Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
 Jul 1, 2023 Resolved
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Monitoring and reporting
 Jan 1, 2023 Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Monitoring and reporting
 Jan 1, 2023 Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
Nitrate
Monitoring and reporting
 Jan 1, 2023 Resolved

Full record since 1976

EPA's records for Falcon Cove Beach WD go back to 1976. Before October 19, 2016 they list no health-based violations and 79 monitoring or reporting violations.

Violations that began in Health-based Monitoring and reporting
1970s 0 2
1990s 0 3
2000s 0 65
2010 to October 18, 2016 0 9
2020s 1 11

What the violations mean

Revised Total Coliform Rule

1 incident

The system did not meet a requirement of the Revised Total Coliform Rule

Coliform and E. coli rules protect against bacteria in the distribution system

Where the water comes from

Falcon Cove Beach WD draws water from 1 spring.

Annual water quality report

Falcon Cove Beach WD must give its customers an annual water quality report (Consumer Confidence Report) by July 1, with the levels its tests found in the previous year.

Systems serving 500 or fewer people may meet the rule by telling customers the report is available on request, so you may need to ask Falcon Cove Beach WD for a copy.

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Testing your own water

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