Public water system record
Hiland WC - Bear Creek
Serves an area of Lincoln County, OR · 275 people served
Federal records show 1 health-based violation and 48 monitoring/reporting issues for Hiland WC - Bear Creek in the last ten years. The most serious issue in this window was a resolved Surface Water Treatment Rule violation.
System profile
Source water
Surface water
ZIP
97132
EPA system ID
OR4100482
- Health-based violations, last 10 years
- 1
- Resolved
- 1
- Unresolved
- 0
- Any acute record
- No
- Monitoring issues, last 10 years
- 48
Key facts
- Hiland WC - Bear Creek draws water from 1 well and 1 surface water intake (1 of them for emergency, seasonal or other part-time use).
- Most recent formal enforcement: civil case concluded by Oregon, March 2012.
- Record on file since 1979, with 37 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 0 unknown out of 107 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.
| Contaminant | Rule family | Start date | Status | Acute |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
120 | Jan 1, 2024 | Resolved | No |
Monitoring and reporting issues
Since October 2016Missed tests or reports, not contaminants found above a limit.
| Issue | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Sep 1, 2025 |
Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
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Surface Water Treatment Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Sep 1, 2025 |
Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
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Surface Water Treatment Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Sep 1, 2025 |
Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
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Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Sep 1, 2025 |
Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
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Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Aug 1, 2025 |
Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
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Surface Water Treatment Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Aug 1, 2025 |
Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
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Surface Water Treatment Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Aug 1, 2025 |
Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
|
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Surface Water Treatment Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Aug 1, 2025 |
Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
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Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2025 |
Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
|
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Surface Water Treatment Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2025 |
Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
|
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Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jun 1, 2025 |
Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
|
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Surface Water Treatment Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jun 1, 2025 |
Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
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Surface Water Treatment Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jun 1, 2025 |
Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
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Surface Water Treatment Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jun 1, 2025 |
Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
|
|
Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
May 1, 2025 |
Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
|
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Surface Water Treatment Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
May 1, 2025 |
Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
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Surface Water Treatment Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
May 1, 2025 |
Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
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Surface Water Treatment Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
May 1, 2025 |
Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
|
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Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
|
Oct 1, 2024 | Resolved |
|
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2024 | Resolved |
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2024 | Resolved |
|
Styrene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2024 | Resolved |
|
Ethylbenzene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2024 | Resolved |
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Toluene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2024 | Resolved |
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Benzene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2024 | Resolved |
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CHLOROBENZENE
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2024 | Resolved |
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Tetrachloroethylene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2024 | Resolved |
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1,1,2-Trichloroethane
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2024 | Resolved |
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Trichloroethylene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2024 | Resolved |
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1,2-Dichloropropane
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2024 | Resolved |
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Carbon tetrachloride
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2024 | Resolved |
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1,1,1-Trichloroethane
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2024 | Resolved |
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1,2-Dichloroethane
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2024 | Resolved |
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trans-1,2-Dichloroethylene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2024 | Resolved |
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1,1-Dichloroethylene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2024 | Resolved |
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Vinyl chloride
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2024 | Resolved |
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p-Dichlorobenzene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2024 | Resolved |
|
o-Dichlorobenzene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2024 | Resolved |
|
DICHLOROMETHANE
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2024 | Resolved |
|
Xylenes, Total
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2024 | Resolved |
|
cis-1,2-Dichloroethylene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2024 | Resolved |
|
1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2024 | Resolved |
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Nitrate
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2021 | Resolved |
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2018 | Resolved |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Sep 1, 2018 | Resolved |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Sep 1, 2018 | Resolved |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Sep 1, 2018 | Resolved |
|
E. coli
Monitoring and reporting
|
Nov 19, 2016 | Resolved |
Full record since 1979
EPA's records for Hiland WC - Bear Creek go back to 1979. Before October 19, 2016 they list 37 health-based violations (37 resolved) and 518 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0 | 8 |
| 1990s | 1 | 88 |
| 2000s | 1 | 174 |
| 2010 to October 18, 2016 | 35 | 248 |
| October 19, 2016 to 2019 | 0 | 5 |
| 2020s | 1 | 43 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Surface Water Treatment Rule, began December 2012, Resolved.
Show all 37 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Dec 1, 2012 | Resolved |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Oct 1, 2012 | Resolved |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Sep 1, 2012 | Resolved |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Aug 1, 2012 | Resolved |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Jul 1, 2012 | Resolved |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Jun 1, 2012 | Resolved |
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Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
May 1, 2012 | Resolved |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Apr 1, 2012 | Resolved |
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Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Feb 1, 2012 | Resolved |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Jan 1, 2012 | Resolved |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Dec 1, 2011 | Resolved |
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Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Nov 1, 2011 | Resolved |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Oct 1, 2011 | Resolved |
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Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Sep 1, 2011 | Resolved |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Aug 1, 2011 | Resolved |
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Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Jul 1, 2011 | Resolved |
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Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Jun 1, 2011 | Resolved |
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Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
May 1, 2011 | Resolved |
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Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Apr 1, 2011 | Resolved |
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Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Mar 1, 2011 | Resolved |
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Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Feb 1, 2011 | Resolved |
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Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Jan 1, 2011 | Resolved |
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Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Dec 1, 2010 | Resolved |
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Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Nov 1, 2010 | Resolved |
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Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
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Sep 1, 2010 | Resolved |
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Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
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Sep 1, 2010 | Resolved |
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Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Aug 1, 2010 | Resolved |
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Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Jul 1, 2010 | Resolved |
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Stage 1 Disinfection Byproducts Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Jun 1, 2010 | Resolved |
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Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Jun 1, 2010 | Resolved |
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Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
May 1, 2010 | Resolved |
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Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Apr 1, 2010 | Resolved |
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Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Mar 1, 2010 | Resolved |
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Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Feb 1, 2010 | Resolved |
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Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Jan 1, 2010 | Resolved |
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Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Dec 1, 2009 | Resolved |
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Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Jan 1, 1992 | Resolved |
Enforcement actions
Oregon regulators took 5 formal enforcement actions against Hiland WC - Bear Creek between 1992 and 2012. The most recent was a civil case concluded in March 2012.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 6, 2012 | Oregon | Civil case concluded | 293 violations (34 health-based): 1,2-DIBROMO-3-CHLOROPROPANE, ETHYLENE DIBROMIDE, Chlordane, Surface Water Treatment Rule, Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule |
| Apr 12, 2011 | Oregon | Consent decree or court judgment | 262 violations (27 health-based): Di(2-ethylhexyl) adipate, OXAMYL, Simazine, Picloram, Dinoseb |
| Jan 4, 2011 | Oregon | Civil case filed in court | 170 violations (16 health-based): Haloacetic Acids (HAA5), Public Notice, Surface Water Treatment Rule, E. coli, Nitrate |
| Apr 29, 2010 | Oregon | Compliance order with a penalty | 14 violations (14 health-based): Surface Water Treatment Rule, Stage 1 Disinfection Byproducts Rule |
| Jan 24, 1992 | Oregon | Compliance order with a penalty | 24 violations (1 health-based): Surface Water Treatment Rule |
What the violations mean
Surface Water Treatment Rule
1 incidentThe 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
Hiland WC - Bear Creek draws water from 1 well and 1 surface water intake (1 of them for emergency, seasonal or other part-time use).
Annual water quality report
Hiland WC - Bear Creek 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 Hiland WC - Bear Creek for a copy.
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