Public water system record
City of St Helens
Serves St. Helens, Columbia County, OR · 13,410 people served
Federal records show no health-based violations and 6 monitoring/reporting issues for City of St Helens 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
- 6
Key facts
- City of St Helens draws water from 2 infiltration galleries.
- Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order with a penalty by Oregon, January 2006.
- Record on file since 1976, with 1 health-based violation before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 0 unknown out of 5,226 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 |
|---|---|---|
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2023 | Resolved |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2023 | Resolved |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2023 | Resolved |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2023 | Resolved |
|
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Apr 1, 2023 | Resolved |
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Apr 1, 2023 | Resolved |
Full record since 1976
EPA's records for City of St Helens go back to 1976. Before October 19, 2016 they list 1 health-based violation (1 resolved) and 46 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0 | 2 |
| 1990s | 0 | 3 |
| 2000s | 1 | 37 |
| 2010 to October 18, 2016 | 0 | 4 |
| 2020s | 0 | 6 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Surface Water Treatment Rule, began February 2004, Resolved.
Show the health-based violation before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Feb 2, 2004 | Resolved |
Enforcement actions
Oregon regulators took 3 formal enforcement actions against City of St Helens between 2004 and 2006. The most recent was a compliance order with a penalty in January 2006.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 13, 2006 | Oregon | Compliance order with a penalty | 1 violation (1 health-based): Surface Water Treatment Rule |
| Nov 29, 2004 | Oregon | Compliance order with a penalty | 1 violation (1 health-based): Surface Water Treatment Rule |
| Feb 2, 2004 | Oregon | Compliance order with a penalty | 1 violation (1 health-based): Surface Water Treatment Rule |
Where the water comes from
City of St Helens draws water from 2 infiltration galleries.
Annual water quality report
City of St Helens 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