Public water system record
City of Mitchell
Serves Mitchell, Wheeler County, OR · 138 people served
Federal records show no health-based violations and 4 monitoring/reporting issues for City of Mitchell 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
- City of Mitchell draws water from 2 springs.
- Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order with a penalty by Oregon, March 1995.
- Record on file since 1976, with 9 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 0 unknown out of 95 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
|
Jun 1, 2020 | Resolved |
|
COLIPHAGE
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2018 | Resolved |
|
COLIPHAGE
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2018 |
Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
|
|
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
|
Apr 1, 2017 | Resolved |
Full record since 1976
EPA's records for City of Mitchell go back to 1976. Before October 19, 2016 they list 9 health-based violations (9 resolved) and 37 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0 | 2 |
| 1990s | 9 | 29 |
| 2000s | 0 | 2 |
| 2010 to October 18, 2016 | 0 | 4 |
| October 19, 2016 to 2019 | 0 | 3 |
| 2020s | 0 | 1 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Total Coliform, began December 1996, Resolved.
Show all 9 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Dec 1, 1996 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Dec 1, 1996 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Sep 1, 1996 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Sep 1, 1996 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jan 1, 1995 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jul 1, 1994 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jun 1, 1994 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jun 1, 1994 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
May 1, 1994 | Resolved |
Enforcement actions
Oregon regulators took 1 formal enforcement action against City of Mitchell in 1995. The most recent was a compliance order with a penalty in March 1995.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 6, 1995 | Oregon | Compliance order with a penalty | 1 violation (1 health-based): Total Coliform |
Where the water comes from
City of Mitchell draws water from 2 springs.
Annual water quality report
City of Mitchell 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 City of Mitchell 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