Public water system record
Row River Valley Water Dist
Serves an area of Lane County, OR · 340 people served
Federal records show 3 health-based violations and 44 monitoring/reporting issues for Row River Valley Water Dist in the last ten years. The most serious issue in this window was a Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) violation that EPA lists as archived, not resolved.
System profile
- Health-based violations, last 10 years
- 3
- Resolved
- 2
- Unresolved
- 0
- Archived by EPA
- 1
- Any acute record
- No
- Monitoring issues, last 10 years
- 44
Key facts
- Row River Valley Water Dist draws water from 1 surface water intake.
- Highest measured level in the last 10 years: Haloacetic Acids (HAA5), 0.065 mg/L, federal limit 0.06 mg/L (1.1 times the limit), 2025.
- Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order with a penalty by Oregon, July 2022.
- Record on file since 2010, with 1 health-based violation before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 0 unknown out of 101 service lines.
Check whether Row River Valley Water Dist serves your address
Health-based violations
Since October 2016Violation data reflects EPA records through March 2026. For the most current status, visit the EPA ECHO database.
| Contaminant | Rule family | Start date | Status | Acute |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.065 mg/L, federal limit 0.06 mg/L (1.1 times the limit)
|
220 | Jan 1, 2025 |
Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
|
No |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
120 | Oct 1, 2022 | Resolved | No |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
120 | Oct 1, 2022 | Resolved | No |
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, 2025 | Active |
|
Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Aug 1, 2025 | Resolved |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Aug 1, 2025 | Resolved |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Aug 1, 2025 | Resolved |
|
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
|
Jul 1, 2025 | Resolved |
|
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
|
Oct 1, 2024 | Resolved |
|
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
|
Jul 1, 2024 | Resolved |
|
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
|
Jun 1, 2024 | Resolved |
|
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Apr 1, 2024 | Resolved |
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Apr 1, 2024 | Resolved |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Feb 1, 2024 | Resolved |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Feb 1, 2024 | Resolved |
|
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
|
Aug 1, 2023 | Resolved |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2023 | Resolved |
|
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
|
Feb 1, 2023 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Jan 13, 2023 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Jan 13, 2023 | Resolved |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Feb 1, 2022 | Resolved |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Feb 1, 2022 | Resolved |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2022 | Resolved |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2022 | Resolved |
|
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
|
Sep 1, 2021 | Resolved |
|
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
|
Jul 1, 2021 | Resolved |
|
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
|
Jan 1, 2021 | Resolved |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Dec 1, 2020 | Resolved |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Dec 1, 2020 | Resolved |
|
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
|
Dec 1, 2020 | Resolved |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Nov 1, 2020 | Resolved |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Nov 1, 2020 | Resolved |
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2020 | Resolved |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Sep 1, 2020 | Resolved |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Sep 1, 2020 | Resolved |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Mar 1, 2020 | Resolved |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Mar 1, 2020 | Resolved |
|
Nitrate
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2020 | Resolved |
|
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
|
Jun 1, 2019 | Resolved |
|
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
|
Dec 1, 2018 | Resolved |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Dec 1, 2017 | Resolved |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Dec 1, 2017 | Resolved |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Nov 1, 2017 | Resolved |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Nov 1, 2017 | Resolved |
|
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.
|
|
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.
|
|
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
|
Oct 1, 2016 | Resolved |
Full record since 2010
EPA's records for Row River Valley Water Dist go back to 2010. Before October 19, 2016 they list 1 health-based violation (1 resolved) and 22 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 to October 18, 2016 | 1 | 22 |
| October 19, 2016 to 2019 | 0 | 8 |
| 2020s | 3 | 35 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Surface Water Treatment Rule, began December 2010, Resolved.
Show the health-based violation before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Dec 1, 2010 | Resolved |
Enforcement actions
Oregon regulators took 1 formal enforcement action against Row River Valley Water Dist in 2022. The most recent was a compliance order with a penalty in July 2022.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 28, 2022 | Oregon | Compliance order with a penalty | 1 violation: Lead and Copper Rule |
What the violations mean
Surface Water Treatment Rule
2 incidentsThe system did not complete a treatment step or action that the Surface Water Treatment Rule requires (a treatment technique violation).
The utility had to notify customers about each of these violations.
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
1 incidentHaloacetic acid byproducts exceeded the federal limit
Long-term exposure to HAAs may increase cancer risk
Where the water comes from
Row River Valley Water Dist draws water from 1 surface water intake.
Annual water quality report
Row River Valley Water Dist 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 Row River Valley Water Dist 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