Public water system record
City of Wheeler
Serves Wheeler, Tillamook County, OR · 400 people served
Federal records show no health-based violations and 19 monitoring/reporting issues for City of Wheeler 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
- 19
Key facts
- City of Wheeler draws water from 2 wells.
- Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order with a penalty by Oregon, January 1992.
- Record on file since 1976, with 4 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 0 unknown out of 257 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
|
Oct 1, 2022 | Resolved |
|
Groundwater Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Aug 1, 2022 | Resolved |
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2022 | Resolved |
|
Groundwater Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
May 1, 2022 | Resolved |
|
Groundwater Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Mar 1, 2022 | Resolved |
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2022 | Resolved |
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2022 | Resolved |
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2021 | Resolved |
|
Groundwater Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2021 | Resolved |
|
Groundwater Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Apr 1, 2021 | Resolved |
|
Groundwater Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Mar 1, 2021 | Resolved |
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2021 | Resolved |
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2021 | Resolved |
|
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2020 | Resolved |
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2020 | Resolved |
|
Nitrate
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2019 | Resolved |
|
Groundwater Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Sep 1, 2018 | Resolved |
|
Groundwater Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2018 | Resolved |
|
Groundwater Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Dec 1, 2017 | Resolved |
Full record since 1976
EPA's records for City of Wheeler go back to 1976. Before October 19, 2016 they list 4 health-based violations (3 resolved, 1 archived by EPA without a recorded fix) and 66 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0 | 10 |
| 1990s | 2 | 40 |
| 2000s | 2 | 13 |
| 2010 to October 18, 2016 | 0 | 3 |
| October 19, 2016 to 2019 | 0 | 4 |
| 2020s | 0 | 15 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Lead and Copper Rule, began January 2002, Resolved.
Show all 4 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Jan 2, 2002 | Resolved |
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Jan 1, 2001 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Aug 1, 1998 | Resolved |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Jan 1, 1992 | Archived |
Enforcement actions
Oregon regulators took 1 formal enforcement action against City of Wheeler in 1992. The most recent was a compliance order with a penalty in January 1992.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 24, 1992 | Oregon | Compliance order with a penalty | 42 violations (1 health-based): Surface Water Treatment Rule |
Where the water comes from
City of Wheeler draws water from 2 wells. 1 other community water system buys water from City of Wheeler.
Community systems that buy water from it
- City of Manzanita Manzanita, OR
Annual water quality report
City of Wheeler 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 City of Wheeler 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