Public water system record

City of Gold Hill

Serves Gold Hill, Jackson County, OR · 1,335 people served

Federal records show 4 health-based violations and 31 monitoring/reporting issues for City of Gold Hill in the last ten years. The most serious issue in this window was a resolved Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule violation.

  • OR4100333
  • GOLD HILL
  • OR
  • 1,335 served

System profile

Source water Surface water
ZIP 97525
EPA system ID OR4100333

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Health-based violations, last 10 years
4
Resolved
4
Unresolved
0
Any acute record
Yes
Monitoring issues, last 10 years
31

Key facts

  • City of Gold Hill draws water from 1 surface water intake.
  • Record on file since 1976, with 3 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
  • Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 41 unknown out of 526 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
Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
120 Feb 1, 2019 Resolved Yes
Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
120 Aug 1, 2018 Resolved Yes
Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
120 Apr 1, 2017 Resolved Yes
Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
120 Apr 1, 2017 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
Oct 1, 2024 Resolved
Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule
Monitoring and reporting
Sep 1, 2024 Resolved
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Monitoring and reporting
Sep 1, 2024 Resolved
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Monitoring and reporting
Sep 1, 2024 Resolved
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
Jul 1, 2024 Resolved
Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule
Monitoring and reporting
Apr 1, 2022 Resolved
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Monitoring and reporting
Apr 1, 2022 Resolved
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Monitoring and reporting
Apr 1, 2022 Resolved
Interim Enhanced 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
Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule
Monitoring and reporting
Sep 1, 2020 Resolved
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Monitoring and reporting
Sep 1, 2020 Resolved
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Monitoring and reporting
Sep 1, 2020 Resolved
Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule
Monitoring and reporting
Jul 1, 2020 Resolved
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Monitoring and reporting
Jul 1, 2020 Resolved
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Monitoring and reporting
Jul 1, 2020 Resolved
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
Feb 1, 2019 Resolved
Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule
Monitoring and reporting
Jan 1, 2019 Resolved
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Monitoring and reporting
Jan 1, 2019 Resolved
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Monitoring and reporting
Jan 1, 2019 Resolved
Public Notice
OTHER
Oct 25, 2018 Resolved
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
Jul 1, 2018 Resolved
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
Feb 1, 2018 Resolved
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Monitoring and reporting
Jan 1, 2018 Resolved
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Monitoring and reporting
Jan 1, 2018 Resolved
Public Notice
OTHER
Jun 26, 2017 Resolved
Public Notice
OTHER
Jun 26, 2017 Resolved
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Monitoring and reporting
Jan 1, 2017 Resolved
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Monitoring and reporting
Jan 1, 2017 Resolved
Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and U
Monitoring and reporting
Jan 1, 2008 Resolved

Full record since 1976

EPA's records for City of Gold Hill go back to 1976. Before October 19, 2016 they list 3 health-based violations (3 resolved) and 40 monitoring or reporting violations.

Violations that began in Health-based Monitoring and reporting
1970s 0 10
1990s 3 9
2000s 0 10
2010 to October 18, 2016 0 11
October 19, 2016 to 2019 4 13
2020s 0 17

Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Surface Water Treatment Rule, began January 1995, Resolved.

Show all 3 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
Contaminant Start date Status
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
Jan 1, 1995 Resolved
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
Dec 1, 1994 Resolved
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
Sep 1, 1994 Resolved

What the violations mean

Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule

4 incidents

The system did not meet a filtration or treatment requirement for surface water

Inadequate treatment of surface water can let pathogens such as Cryptosporidium and Giardia through

Where the water comes from

City of Gold Hill draws water from 1 surface water intake.

Annual water quality report

City of Gold Hill 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.

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

Testing your own water

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