Public water system record
Philomath Public Works
Serves Philomath, Benton County, OR · 4,670 people served
Federal records show no health-based violations and 1 monitoring/reporting issue for Philomath Public Works 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
- Philomath Public Works 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: compliance order with a penalty by Oregon, May 1994.
- Record on file since 1994, with 26 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 0 unknown out of 2,204 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
|
Aug 1, 2024 | Resolved |
Full record since 1994
EPA's records for Philomath Public Works go back to 1994. Before October 19, 2016 they list 26 health-based violations (26 resolved) and 49 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 24 | 1 |
| 2000s | 0 | 27 |
| 2010 to October 18, 2016 | 2 | 21 |
| 2020s | 0 | 1 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Total Coliform, began October 2013, Resolved.
Show all 26 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Oct 1, 2013 | Resolved |
|
Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule (acute)
Treatment technique failure
|
Feb 1, 2013 | Resolved |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Dec 1, 1995 | Resolved |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Nov 1, 1995 | Resolved |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Oct 1, 1995 | Resolved |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Sep 1, 1995 | Resolved |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Aug 1, 1995 | Resolved |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Jul 1, 1995 | Resolved |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Jun 1, 1995 | Resolved |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
May 1, 1995 | Resolved |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Apr 1, 1995 | Resolved |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Mar 1, 1995 | Resolved |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Feb 1, 1995 | Resolved |
|
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
|
Nov 1, 1994 | Resolved |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Oct 1, 1994 | Resolved |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Sep 1, 1994 | Resolved |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Aug 1, 1994 | Resolved |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Jul 1, 1994 | Resolved |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Jun 1, 1994 | Resolved |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
May 1, 1994 | Resolved |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Apr 1, 1994 | Resolved |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Mar 1, 1994 | Resolved |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Feb 1, 1994 | Resolved |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Jan 1, 1994 | Resolved |
Enforcement actions
Oregon regulators took 1 formal enforcement action against Philomath Public Works in 1994. The most recent was a compliance order with a penalty in May 1994.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 19, 1994 | Oregon | Compliance order with a penalty | 1 violation (1 health-based): Surface Water Treatment Rule |
Where the water comes from
Philomath Public Works draws water from 1 well and 1 surface water intake (1 of them for emergency, seasonal or other part-time use). It also has a seasonal connection to City of Corvallis.
Emergency or part-time connections to
- City of Corvallis Corvallis, OR
Annual water quality report
Philomath Public Works 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