Public water system record

Petes Mountain Water Co

On record as serving Clackamas County, OR · Serves 250 people

Federal records show 2 health-based violations and 24 monitoring/reporting issues for Petes Mountain Water Co in the last ten years. The most serious issue in this window was a resolved LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS violation.

  • OR4100161
  • MOLALLA
  • OR
  • 250 served

System profile

Source water Groundwater
ZIP 97038
EPA system ID OR4100161

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Health-based violations, last 10 years
2
Resolved
2
Unresolved
0
Any acute record
No
Monitoring issues, last 10 years
24

Key facts

  • Petes Mountain Water Co draws water from 2 wells.
  • Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order with a penalty by Oregon, August 2025.
  • Record on file since 1976, with 1 health-based violation before October 19, 2016.
  • Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 0 unknown out of 88 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
LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS
Treatment technique failure
350 Oct 17, 2024 Resolved No
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Treatment technique failure
110 Nov 14, 2019 Resolved No

Monitoring and reporting issues

Since October 2016

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

Issue Start date Status
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
Jul 1, 2025 Resolved
Public Notice
OTHER
Apr 10, 2025 Resolved
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
Jan 1, 2025 Resolved
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
Oct 1, 2024 Resolved
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
Jul 1, 2024 Resolved
E. coli
Monitoring and reporting
Feb 4, 2024 Resolved
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Monitoring and reporting
Jan 1, 2024 Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Monitoring and reporting
Jan 1, 2024 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
Jan 1, 2024 Resolved
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
Oct 1, 2023 Resolved
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
Jul 1, 2023 Resolved
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
Jul 1, 2023 Resolved
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Monitoring and reporting
Oct 1, 2022 Resolved
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Monitoring and reporting
Oct 1, 2022 Resolved
E. coli
Monitoring and reporting
Feb 6, 2022 Resolved
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Monitoring and reporting
Jan 1, 2022 Resolved
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Monitoring and reporting
Jan 1, 2022 Resolved
COLIPHAGE
Monitoring and reporting
Jan 1, 2022 Resolved
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
Oct 1, 2021 Resolved
Public Notice
OTHER
Feb 26, 2021 Resolved
E. coli
Monitoring and reporting
Jul 19, 2020 Resolved
E. coli
Monitoring and reporting
May 9, 2020 Resolved
Public Notice
OTHER
Dec 28, 2019 Resolved
E. coli
Monitoring and reporting
Aug 26, 2018 Resolved

Full record since 1976

EPA's records for Petes Mountain Water Co go back to 1976. Before October 19, 2016 they list 1 health-based violation (1 resolved) and 5 monitoring or reporting violations.

Violations that began in Health-based Monitoring and reporting
1970s 0 2
1990s 1 1
2000s 0 2
October 19, 2016 to 2019 1 2
2020s 1 22

Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Total Coliform, began August 1992, Resolved.

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Contaminant Start date Status
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
Aug 1, 1992 Resolved

Enforcement actions

Oregon regulators took 1 formal enforcement action against Petes Mountain Water Co in 2025. The most recent was a compliance order with a penalty in August 2025.

Date By Action Violations covered
Aug 30, 2025 Oregon Compliance order with a penalty 5 violations: Lead and Copper Rule

What the violations mean

LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS

1 incident

The system did not complete a treatment step or action that the LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS requires (a treatment technique violation).

The utility had to notify customers about this violation.

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

Petes Mountain Water Co draws water from 2 wells.

Annual water quality report

Petes Mountain Water Co 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 Petes Mountain Water Co for a copy.

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Testing your own water

To test the water at your tap, or a private well this record does not cover, use a laboratory certified for drinking water by Oregon.