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Lower Siletz Water System

Serves an area of Lincoln County, OR · 165 people served

Federal records show no health-based violations and 6 monitoring/reporting issues for Lower Siletz Water System in the last ten years. At least one of these issues remains unresolved.

  • OR4101428
  • LINCOLN CITY
  • OR
  • 165 served

System profile

Source water Purchased surface water
ZIP 97367
EPA system ID OR4101428

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Health-based violations, last 10 years
0
Resolved
0
Unresolved
0
Any acute record
No
Monitoring issues, last 10 years
6

Key facts

  • Lower Siletz Water System buys its water from Kernville-Gleneden-Linc BCH WD.
  • Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order with a penalty by Oregon, May 1999.
  • Record on file since 1991, with 0 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
  • Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 0 unknown out of 173 service lines.

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Health-based violations

Since October 2016

Violation 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 2016

Missed 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 Resolved
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
 Jul 1, 2023 Resolved
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
 Oct 1, 2022 Resolved

Full record since 1991

EPA's records for Lower Siletz Water System go back to 1991. Before October 19, 2016 they list no health-based violations and 10 monitoring or reporting violations.

Violations that began in Health-based Monitoring and reporting
1990s 0 5
2000s 0 4
2010 to October 18, 2016 0 1
2020s 0 6

Enforcement actions

Oregon regulators took 1 formal enforcement action against Lower Siletz Water System in 1999. The most recent was a compliance order with a penalty in May 1999.

Date By Action Violations covered
May 18, 1999 Oregon Compliance order with a penalty 1 violation: Lead and Copper Rule

Where the water comes from

Lower Siletz Water System buys its water from Kernville-Gleneden-Linc BCH WD. It lists no wells or intakes of its own.

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Annual water quality report

Lower Siletz Water System 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 Lower Siletz Water System for a copy.

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Testing your own water

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