Public water system record
Hiland WC - Boulder Creek
On record as serving Lincoln County, OR · Serves 350 people
Federal records show 2 health-based violations and 20 monitoring/reporting issues for Hiland WC - Boulder 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
Groundwater under direct influence
ZIP
97132
EPA system ID
OR4100722
- Health-based violations, last 10 years
- 2
- Resolved
- 2
- Unresolved
- 0
- Any acute record
- No
- Monitoring issues, last 10 years
- 20
Key facts
- Hiland WC - Boulder Creek draws water from 1 infiltration gallery.
- Most recent formal enforcement: civil case concluded by Oregon, March 2012.
- Record on file since 1976, with 54 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 0 unknown out of 134 service lines.
Check whether Hiland WC - Boulder Creek serves your address
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 | Feb 1, 2025 | Resolved | No |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
120 | Sep 1, 2003 | Resolved | No |
Monitoring and reporting issues
Since October 2016Missed tests or reports, not contaminants found above a limit.
| Issue | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Sep 1, 2025 | Resolved |
|
Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Aug 1, 2025 | Resolved |
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Surface Water Treatment Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Aug 1, 2025 | Resolved |
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Surface Water Treatment Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Aug 1, 2025 | Resolved |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Aug 1, 2025 | Resolved |
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Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2025 | Resolved |
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Surface Water Treatment Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2025 | Resolved |
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Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jun 1, 2025 | Resolved |
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Surface Water Treatment Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jun 1, 2025 | Resolved |
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Surface Water Treatment Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jun 1, 2025 | Resolved |
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Surface Water Treatment Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jun 1, 2025 | Resolved |
|
Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
May 1, 2025 | Resolved |
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Surface Water Treatment Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
May 1, 2025 | Resolved |
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Surface Water Treatment Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
May 1, 2025 | Resolved |
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Surface Water Treatment Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
May 1, 2025 | Resolved |
|
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
|
Oct 1, 2024 | Resolved |
|
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Apr 1, 2024 | Resolved |
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Apr 1, 2024 | Resolved |
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2018 | Resolved |
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2017 | Resolved |
Full record since 1976
EPA's records for Hiland WC - Boulder Creek go back to 1976. Before October 19, 2016 they list 54 health-based violations (54 resolved) and 385 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0 | 2 |
| 1990s | 0 | 11 |
| 2000s | 14 | 201 |
| 2010 to October 18, 2016 | 40 | 171 |
| October 19, 2016 to 2019 | 0 | 2 |
| 2020s | 1 | 18 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Surface Water Treatment Rule, began July 2013, Resolved.
Show all 54 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Jul 1, 2013 | Resolved |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Jul 1, 2013 | Resolved |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Feb 1, 2013 | Resolved |
|
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 |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
May 1, 2012 | Resolved |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Apr 1, 2012 | Resolved |
|
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 |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Nov 1, 2011 | Resolved |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Oct 1, 2011 | Resolved |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Sep 1, 2011 | Resolved |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Aug 1, 2011 | Resolved |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Jul 1, 2011 | Resolved |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Jun 1, 2011 | Resolved |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
May 1, 2011 | Resolved |
|
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.062 mg/L, federal limit 0.06 mg/L (at or just above the limit)
|
Apr 1, 2011 | Resolved |
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.081 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (at or just above the limit)
|
Apr 1, 2011 | Resolved |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Apr 1, 2011 | Resolved |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Mar 1, 2011 | Resolved |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Feb 1, 2011 | 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, 2011 | Resolved |
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.081 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (at or just above the limit)
|
Jan 1, 2011 | Resolved |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Jan 1, 2011 | Resolved |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Dec 1, 2010 | Resolved |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Nov 1, 2010 | Resolved |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Sep 1, 2010 | Resolved |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Sep 1, 2010 | Resolved |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Jul 1, 2010 | Resolved |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Jun 1, 2010 | Resolved |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
May 1, 2010 | Resolved |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Apr 1, 2010 | Resolved |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Mar 1, 2010 | Resolved |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Feb 1, 2010 | Resolved |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Jan 1, 2010 | Resolved |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Dec 1, 2009 | Resolved |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Nov 1, 2009 | Resolved |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Oct 1, 2009 | Resolved |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Sep 1, 2009 | Resolved |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Aug 1, 2009 | Resolved |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Jul 1, 2009 | Resolved |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Jun 1, 2009 | Resolved |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
May 1, 2009 | Resolved |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Apr 1, 2009 | Resolved |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Mar 1, 2009 | Resolved |
4 older violations are not listed here. EPA ECHO has the complete list.
Enforcement actions
Oregon regulators took 11 formal enforcement actions against Hiland WC - Boulder Creek between 1999 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 | 226 violations (50 health-based): Haloacetic Acids (HAA5), Public Notice, Surface Water Treatment Rule, Trichloroethylene, Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs) |
| Apr 12, 2011 | Oregon | Consent decree or court judgment | 157 violations (40 health-based): Haloacetic Acids (HAA5), Surface Water Treatment Rule, Benzo(a)pyrene, Pentachlorophenol, Total Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCB) |
| Jan 4, 2011 | Oregon | Civil case filed in court | 78 violations (25 health-based): Dinoseb, Hexachlorocyclopentadiene, Carbofuran, Atrazine, LASSO |
| Jun 29, 2010 | Oregon | Administrative penalty | 37 violations (23 health-based): Surface Water Treatment Rule |
| Apr 14, 2010 | Oregon | Compliance order with a penalty | 13 violations: Surface Water Treatment Rule, Nitrate |
| Aug 6, 2009 | Oregon | Compliance order (no penalty) | 28 violations: Haloacetic Acids (HAA5), 1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene, cis-1,2-Dichloroethylene, o-Dichlorobenzene, p-Dichlorobenzene |
| Dec 19, 2007 | Oregon | Compliance order with a penalty | 2 violations (2 health-based): Surface Water Treatment Rule |
| Jun 30, 2006 | Oregon | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation (1 health-based): Surface Water Treatment Rule |
| Nov 24, 2004 | Oregon | Compliance order with a penalty | 1 violation (1 health-based): Surface Water Treatment Rule |
| Apr 10, 2001 | Oregon | Compliance order with a penalty | 1 violation (1 health-based): Surface Water Treatment Rule |
| May 17, 1999 | Oregon | Compliance order with a penalty | 1 violation: Lead and Copper Rule |
What the violations mean
Surface Water Treatment Rule
2 incidentsThe 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 each of these violations.
Where the water comes from
Hiland WC - Boulder Creek draws water from 1 infiltration gallery.
Annual water quality report
Hiland WC - Boulder 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 - Boulder 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