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Columbia City Mun Waterworks

Serves Columbia City, Columbia County, OR · 1,995 people served

Federal records show 1 health-based violation and 6 monitoring/reporting issues for Columbia City Mun Waterworks in the last ten years. The most serious issue in this window was a resolved Surface Water Treatment Rule violation.

  • OR4100203
  • COLUMBIA CITY
  • OR
  • 1,995 served

System profile

Source water Groundwater
ZIP 97018
EPA system ID OR4100203

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Health-based violations, last 10 years
1
Resolved
1
Unresolved
0
Any acute record
No
Monitoring issues, last 10 years
6

Key facts

  • Columbia City Mun Waterworks draws water from 1 well.
  • Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order with a penalty by Oregon, March 2004.
  • Record on file since 1999, with 3 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
  • Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 0 unknown out of 869 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
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
 120 Feb 2, 2004 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
 Jan 1, 2025 Resolved
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
 Jul 1, 2024 Resolved
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
 Jul 1, 2023 Resolved
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
 Jan 1, 2022 Resolved
Groundwater Rule
Monitoring and reporting
 Apr 1, 2021 Resolved
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
 Jan 1, 2021 Resolved

Full record since 1999

EPA's records for Columbia City Mun Waterworks go back to 1999. Before October 19, 2016 they list 3 health-based violations (3 resolved) and 48 monitoring or reporting violations.

Violations that began in Health-based Monitoring and reporting
1990s 1 1
2000s 2 36
2010 to October 18, 2016 0 11
2020s 0 6

Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Surface Water Treatment Rule, began February 2004, Resolved.

Show all 3 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
Contaminant Start date Status
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
 Feb 2, 2004 Resolved
Lead and Copper Rule
Treatment technique failure
 Jan 1, 2001 Resolved
Lead and Copper Rule
Treatment technique failure
 Jul 1, 1999 Resolved

Enforcement actions

Oregon regulators took 1 formal enforcement action against Columbia City Mun Waterworks in 2004. The most recent was a compliance order with a penalty in March 2004.

Date By Action Violations covered
Mar 11, 2004 Oregon Compliance order with a penalty 1 violation (1 health-based): Surface Water Treatment Rule

What the violations mean

Surface Water Treatment Rule

1 incident

The system did not complete a treatment step or action that the Surface Water Treatment Rule requires (a treatment technique violation).

The utility had to notify customers about this violation.

Where the water comes from

Columbia City Mun Waterworks draws water from 1 well.

Annual water quality report

Columbia City Mun Waterworks 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.

Where the state allows it, systems serving fewer than 10,000 people may publish the report in a local newspaper or news site instead of mailing it, and must provide a copy on request.

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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.

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