Public water system record
City of Nehalem
Serves Bayside Gardens and Nehalem, Tillamook County, OR · 1,700 people served
Federal records show no health-based violations and 1 monitoring/reporting issue for City of Nehalem 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
- 1
Key facts
- City of Nehalem draws water from 1 surface water intake.
- Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order with a penalty by Oregon, January 1992.
- Record on file since 1976, with 5 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 0 unknown out of 789 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
|
Nov 1, 2024 | Resolved |
Full record since 1976
EPA's records for City of Nehalem go back to 1976. Before October 19, 2016 they list 5 health-based violations (5 resolved) and 75 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0 | 2 |
| 1990s | 2 | 33 |
| 2000s | 1 | 36 |
| 2010 to October 18, 2016 | 2 | 4 |
| 2020s | 0 | 1 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Haloacetic Acids (HAA5), began April 2012, Resolved.
Show all 5 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.064 mg/L, federal limit 0.06 mg/L (1.1 times the limit)
|
Apr 1, 2012 | Resolved |
|
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.062 mg/L, federal limit 0.06 mg/L (at or just above the limit)
|
Jan 1, 2012 | Resolved |
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.117 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (1.5 times the limit)
|
Apr 1, 2006 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Aug 1, 1995 | Resolved |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Jan 1, 1992 | Resolved |
Enforcement actions
Oregon regulators took 1 formal enforcement action against City of Nehalem in 1992. The most recent was a compliance order with a penalty in January 1992.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 24, 1992 | Oregon | Compliance order with a penalty | 26 violations (1 health-based): Surface Water Treatment Rule |
Where the water comes from
City of Nehalem draws water from 1 surface water intake.
Annual water quality report
City of Nehalem 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
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