Public water system record
Springfield Utility Board
Serves Springfield, Lane County, OR · 62,100 people served
Federal records show no health-based violations and 1 monitoring/reporting issue for Springfield Utility Board 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
- Springfield Utility Board draws water from 27 wells and 1 surface water intake (5 of them for emergency, seasonal or other part-time use).
- Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order with a penalty by Oregon, April 2001.
- Record on file since 1976, with 1 health-based violation before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 0 unknown out of 21,778 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 |
|---|---|---|
|
E. coli
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jun 2, 2019 | Resolved |
Full record since 1976
EPA's records for Springfield Utility Board go back to 1976. Before October 19, 2016 they list 1 health-based violation (1 resolved) and 5 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0 | 2 |
| 2000s | 1 | 1 |
| 2010 to October 18, 2016 | 0 | 2 |
| October 19, 2016 to 2019 | 0 | 1 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Surface Water Treatment Rule, began April 2001, Resolved.
Show the health-based violation before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Apr 1, 2001 | Resolved |
Enforcement actions
Oregon regulators took 1 formal enforcement action against Springfield Utility Board in 2001. The most recent was a compliance order with a penalty in April 2001.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 10, 2001 | Oregon | Compliance order with a penalty | 1 violation (1 health-based): Surface Water Treatment Rule |
Where the water comes from
Springfield Utility Board draws water from 27 wells and 1 surface water intake (5 of them for emergency, seasonal or other part-time use). It also buys water from Rainbow Water District. 1 other public water system has a seasonal connection to Springfield Utility Board.
Buys water from
- Rainbow Water District Springfield, OR
Annual water quality report
Springfield Utility Board 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