Public water system record
Wauna Water District
Serves Westport, Clatsop County, OR · 188 people served
Federal records show no health-based violations and 21 monitoring/reporting issues for Wauna Water District in the last ten years. At least one of these issues remains unresolved.
System profile
- Health-based violations, last 10 years
- 0
- Resolved
- 0
- Unresolved
- 0
- Any acute record
- No
- Monitoring issues, last 10 years
- 21
Key facts
- Wauna Water District draws water from 3 springs (2 of them for emergency, seasonal or other part-time use).
- Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order with a penalty by Oregon, July 2003.
- Record on file since 1976, with 1 health-based violation before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 0 unknown out of 60 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
|
Oct 1, 2025 | Active |
|
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
|
Jul 1, 2025 | Active |
|
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
|
Oct 1, 2024 | Active |
|
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
|
Jul 1, 2024 | Active |
|
COLIPHAGE
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jun 1, 2024 | Resolved |
|
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
|
Oct 1, 2023 | Active |
|
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
|
Jul 1, 2023 | Active |
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2021 | Resolved |
|
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2021 | Resolved |
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2020 | Resolved |
|
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2020 | Resolved |
|
COLIPHAGE
Monitoring and reporting
|
May 1, 2020 | Resolved |
|
COLIPHAGE
Monitoring and reporting
|
Apr 1, 2020 | Resolved |
|
COLIPHAGE
Monitoring and reporting
|
Mar 1, 2020 | Resolved |
|
COLIPHAGE
Monitoring and reporting
|
Feb 1, 2020 | Resolved |
|
COLIPHAGE
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2020 | Resolved |
|
Combined Radium (-226 and -228)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2017 |
Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
|
|
Combined Uranium
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2017 |
Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
|
|
Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and U
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2017 |
Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
|
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2016 | Resolved |
|
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2016 | Resolved |
Full record since 1976
EPA's records for Wauna Water District go back to 1976. Before October 19, 2016 they list 1 health-based violation (1 resolved) and 283 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0 | 2 |
| 1990s | 0 | 154 |
| 2000s | 1 | 124 |
| 2010 to October 18, 2016 | 0 | 3 |
| October 19, 2016 to 2019 | 0 | 3 |
| 2020s | 0 | 16 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Total Coliform, began January 2009, Resolved.
Show the health-based violation before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jan 1, 2009 | Resolved |
Enforcement actions
Oregon regulators took 4 formal enforcement actions against Wauna Water District between 1996 and 2003. The most recent was a compliance order with a penalty in July 2003.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 22, 2003 | Oregon | Compliance order with a penalty | 59 violations: Thallium, Total, Toluene, Xylenes, Total, trans-1,2-Dichloroethylene, Heptachlor |
| Apr 24, 2003 | Oregon | Compliance order with a penalty | 40 violations: Total Coliform, Nitrate, Lead and Copper Rule |
| May 21, 1999 | Oregon | Compliance order with a penalty | 81 violations: Barium, Cadmium, Chromium (total), Total Coliform, Antimony, Total |
| Oct 3, 1996 | Oregon | Compliance order with a penalty | 72 violations: Arsenic, Barium, Cadmium, Chromium (total), Antimony, Total |
Where the water comes from
Wauna Water District draws water from 3 springs (2 of them for emergency, seasonal or other part-time use). 1 other community water system buys water from Wauna Water District.
Community systems that buy water from it
- Westport Water Association Westport, OR
Annual water quality report
Wauna Water District 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 Wauna Water District 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