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South Coast Water Company

Serves Dunes City, Lane County, OR · 200 people served

Federal records show 1 health-based violation and 4 monitoring/reporting issues for South Coast Water Company in the last ten years. The most serious issue in this window was a resolved Surface Water Treatment Rule violation.

  • OR4100302
  • NEWBERG
  • OR
  • 200 served

System profile

Source water Surface water
ZIP 97132
EPA system ID OR4100302

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Health-based violations, last 10 years
1
Resolved
1
Unresolved
0
Any acute record
No
Monitoring issues, last 10 years
4

Key facts

  • South Coast Water Company draws water from 1 surface water intake.
  • Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order with a penalty by Oregon, August 1998.
  • Record on file since 1976, with 11 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
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
 120 Apr 1, 2019 Resolved No

Monitoring and reporting issues

Since October 2016

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

Issue Start date Status
Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule
Monitoring and reporting
 Aug 1, 2025 Resolved
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Monitoring and reporting
 Jul 1, 2021 Resolved
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Monitoring and reporting
 Jul 1, 2021 Resolved
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
 Jan 1, 2020 Resolved

Full record since 1976

EPA's records for South Coast Water Company go back to 1976. Before October 19, 2016 they list 11 health-based violations (11 resolved) and 144 monitoring or reporting violations.

Violations that began in Health-based Monitoring and reporting
1970s 0 10
1990s 2 95
2000s 9 31
2010 to October 18, 2016 0 8
October 19, 2016 to 2019 1 0
2020s 0 4

Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule (acute), began March 2005, Resolved.

Show all 11 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
Contaminant Start date Status
Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule (acute)
Treatment technique failure
 Mar 1, 2005 Resolved
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
 Dec 1, 2003 Resolved
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
 Nov 1, 2003 Resolved
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
 Aug 1, 2002 Resolved
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
 Oct 1, 2000 Resolved
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
 Sep 1, 2000 Resolved
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
 Aug 1, 2000 Resolved
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
 Jul 1, 2000 Resolved
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
 Jun 1, 2000 Resolved
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Jul 1, 1994 Resolved
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
 Jan 1, 1992 Resolved

Enforcement actions

Oregon regulators took 4 formal enforcement actions against South Coast Water Company between 1992 and 1998. The most recent was a compliance order with a penalty in August 1998.

Date By Action Violations covered
Aug 14, 1998 Oregon Compliance order with a penalty 78 violations (1 health-based): Total Coliform, Surface Water Treatment Rule, Nitrate, Barium, Chromium (total)
Oct 3, 1996 Oregon Administrative penalty 1 violation: Lead and Copper Rule
Apr 1, 1996 Oregon Compliance order with a penalty 1 violation: Lead and Copper Rule
Jan 24, 1992 Oregon Compliance order with a penalty 45 violations (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

South Coast Water Company draws water from 1 surface water intake.

Annual water quality report

South Coast Water Company 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 South Coast Water Company for a copy.

Find a posted report with EPA's Consumer Confidence Report search

Testing your own water

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