Public water system record
Salem Public Works
Serves Salem, Hayesville and Four Corners, Marion County, OR · 199,820 people served
Federal records show no health-based violations and 1 monitoring/reporting issue for Salem 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
- Salem Public Works draws water from 7 wells, 1 surface water intake and 1 infiltration gallery (5 of them for emergency, seasonal or other part-time use).
- Record on file since 1976, with 2 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 0 unknown out of 56,828 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 |
|---|---|---|
|
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
|
Jul 1, 2023 | Resolved |
Full record since 1976
EPA's records for Salem Public Works go back to 1976. Before October 19, 2016 they list 2 health-based violations (2 resolved) and 11 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0 | 10 |
| 1990s | 1 | 1 |
| 2000s | 1 | 0 |
| 2020s | 0 | 1 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Surface Water Treatment Rule, began November 2006, Resolved.
Show all 2 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Nov 1, 2006 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Nov 1, 1995 | Resolved |
Where the water comes from
Salem Public Works draws water from 7 wells, 1 surface water intake and 1 infiltration gallery (5 of them for emergency, seasonal or other part-time use). 2 other community water systems buy water from Salem Public Works. 1 other public water system has a seasonal connection to Salem Public Works.
Community systems that buy water from it
- City of Turner Turner, OR
- Suburban East Salem WD Salem, OR
Annual water quality report
Salem 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.
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