Public water system record
McMinnville Water & Light
Serves McMinnville, Yamhill County, OR · 34,515 people served
Federal records show no health-based violations and 4 monitoring/reporting issues for McMinnville Water & Light 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
- 4
Key facts
- McMinnville Water & Light draws water from 2 surface water intakes.
- Record on file since 1976, with 0 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 0 unknown out of 12,261 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 |
|---|---|---|
|
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
|
Apr 1, 2024 | Resolved |
|
Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2019 | Resolved |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2019 | Resolved |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2019 | Resolved |
Full record since 1976
EPA's records for McMinnville Water & Light go back to 1976. Before October 19, 2016 they list no health-based violations and 46 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0 | 3 |
| 2000s | 0 | 33 |
| October 19, 2016 to 2019 | 0 | 3 |
| 2020s | 0 | 1 |
Where the water comes from
McMinnville Water & Light draws water from 2 surface water intakes. 1 other community water system and 1 smaller public system such as schools, businesses or campgrounds buy water from McMinnville Water & Light. 1 other public water system has a seasonal connection to McMinnville Water & Light.
Community systems that buy water from it
- City of Lafayette Lafayette, OR
Annual water quality report
McMinnville Water & Light 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