Public water system record
City of Cottage Grove
Serves Cottage Grove, Lane County, OR · 10,879 people served
Federal records show no health-based violations and 7 monitoring/reporting issues for City of Cottage Grove in the last ten years.
System profile
- Health-based violations, last 10 years
- 0
- Resolved
- 0
- Unresolved
- 0
- Any acute record
- No
- Monitoring issues, last 10 years
- 7
Key facts
- City of Cottage Grove draws water from 1 infiltration gallery.
- Most recent formal enforcement: signed compliance agreement by Oregon, July 2005.
- Record on file since 1976, with 24 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 0 unknown out of 4,120 service lines.
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Health-based violations
Since October 2016Violation data reflects EPA records through March 2026. For the most current status, visit the EPA ECHO database.
None since October 2016.
Monitoring and reporting issues
Since October 2016Missed tests or reports, not contaminants found above a limit.
| Issue | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
|
Jul 1, 2023 | Resolved |
|
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Apr 1, 2022 | Resolved |
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Apr 1, 2022 | Resolved |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Mar 1, 2022 | Resolved |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Mar 1, 2022 | Resolved |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Mar 1, 2022 | Resolved |
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2022 | Resolved |
Full record since 1976
EPA's records for City of Cottage Grove go back to 1976. Before October 19, 2016 they list 24 health-based violations (24 resolved) and 14 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0 | 10 |
| 1990s | 22 | 1 |
| 2000s | 2 | 3 |
| 2020s | 0 | 7 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Surface Water Treatment Rule, began November 2009, Resolved.
Show all 24 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Nov 1, 2009 | Resolved |
|
Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule (acute)
Treatment technique failure
|
Apr 1, 2007 | Resolved |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Apr 1, 1999 | Resolved |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Dec 1, 1998 | Resolved |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Oct 1, 1997 | Resolved |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Sep 1, 1997 | Resolved |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Feb 1, 1997 | Resolved |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Jan 1, 1997 | Resolved |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Dec 1, 1996 | Resolved |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Nov 1, 1996 | Resolved |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Oct 1, 1996 | Resolved |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Apr 1, 1996 | Resolved |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Dec 1, 1995 | Resolved |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Oct 1, 1995 | Resolved |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Aug 1, 1995 | Resolved |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Jul 1, 1995 | Resolved |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Jun 1, 1995 | Resolved |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Jan 1, 1995 | Resolved |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Nov 1, 1994 | Resolved |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Oct 1, 1994 | Resolved |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Sep 1, 1994 | Resolved |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Jul 1, 1994 | Resolved |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Apr 1, 1994 | Resolved |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Feb 1, 1994 | Resolved |
Enforcement actions
Oregon regulators took 2 formal enforcement actions against City of Cottage Grove between 1996 and 2005. The most recent was a signed compliance agreement in July 2005.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 13, 2005 | Oregon | Signed compliance agreement | 3 violations (3 health-based): Surface Water Treatment Rule |
| Dec 23, 1996 | Oregon | Signed compliance agreement | 14 violations (14 health-based): Surface Water Treatment Rule |
Where the water comes from
City of Cottage Grove draws water from 1 infiltration gallery.
Annual water quality report
City of Cottage Grove 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 10,000 or more people must mail or deliver the report to every customer, and from 2027 they must send it twice a year.
Find a posted report with EPA's Consumer Confidence Report search
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.
Certified drinking water labs by state EPA guidance for private wells