How many water violations are in Lincoln County?

Lincoln County has 9,051 total drinking water violations across 52 water systems, of which 1,019 are health-based violations. 100.0% of systems have at least one violation.

How many people get water from Lincoln County systems?

Water systems in Lincoln County serve approximately 61,506 people through 52 public water systems.

Has PFAS been detected in Lincoln County water?

Under EPA UCMR5, 0 of 5 tested systems in Lincoln County had at least one PFAS detection (0.0% of the UCMR5-tested subset - not of all 52 SDWIS systems).

What types of water sources supply Lincoln County?

Water systems in Lincoln County use SW (26 systems), GW (26 systems) as their primary water sources.

Are health-based violations serious?

Health-based violations indicate that drinking water exceeded Maximum Contaminant Levels (MCLs) set by the EPA or failed treatment technique requirements. 11.3% of Lincoln County's violations are health-based. Among counties with any SDWIS violations, this extract puts Lincoln County in the middle health-based share band. Not all violations indicate immediate health risk, but they require corrective action.

Where does Lincoln County sit among U.S. counties for water-system population?

According to EPA SDWIS county population served used on /counties, Lincoln County ranks #820 of 3,254 counties by people served, and #13 of 36 counties in Oregon. Ordinals use the same total_population DESC sort as the counties directory. See /methodology#corpus-placement.

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Lincoln County, Oregon

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SDWIS compliance plate

Sheet OR041 · Lincoln County 52 sys · 9,051 viol · #820/3254

VIOL-SEVERE · HEALTH-LOW · RANK-UPPER · PHOTO-FINISH · PFAS-CLEAN · SRC-SW · SYS-MID · BOOK-FULL

VIOL-SEVERE 100.0% flagged
HEALTH-LOW 11.3% health
RANK-UPPER #820/3254
PHOTO-FINISH ±0.0 pp
PFAS-CLEAN 0.0% detect
SRC-SW SW lead 50%
SYS-MID 52 systems
BOOK-FULL 7/7 fields

Nearest flagged-rate peer: Multnomah County (+ 0 pp flagged-rate)

According to EPA SDWIS county population served used on /counties, Lincoln County ranks #820 of 3,254 counties by people served, and #13 of 36 counties in Oregon. See methodology · corpus placement.

Lincoln County standing, mid-flagged corpus third

Flagged-system rate 100.0% is in the corpus middle third (≤ 100.0% flagged) across 2,973 counties with ≥3 SDWIS systems . Health-based share 11.3% is health-based share in the middle third (≤ 24.5%) . UCMR5 detect rate 0.0% is UCMR5 detect rate at or below the tested-pool lower third (≤ 0.0%) . Population served ranks #820 of 3,254 · #13 of 36 in Oregon.

Water Systems

System Name	Population	Violations	PFAS
Lincoln City, City Of	20,830	76	Clean
Newport, City Of	10,160	51	Clean
Seal Rock Water District	6,000	15	Clean
Kernville-Gleneden-Linc Bch WD	5,609	27	Clean
Toledo Water Utilities	3,645	28	Clean
SW Lincoln Co Water PUD	3,000	225	-
Waldport, City Of	2,300	101	-
Depoe Bay, City Of	1,398	55	-
Usfs Cape Perpetua Visitor Ctr	1,250	32	-
Siletz, City Of	1,235	38	-
Yachats, City Of	1,006	202	-
Panther Creek WD	800	161	-
Oprd Hb Van Duzer State Park	500	125	-
Hiland WC - Echo Mountain	362	457	-
Hiland WC - Boulder Creek	350	1,380	-
Hiland WC - Bear Creek	275	1,799	-
Oprd Ellmaker State Park	249	18	-
Hiland WC - Westwood	200	44	-
Oprd Beverly Beach State Park	200	23	-
Eddyville Charter School	200	118	-
Otter Rock Water District	175	32	-
Hiland WC - Riverbend	172	587	-
Lower Siletz Water System	165	25	-
Beverly Beach Water District	152	126	-
Westwind Stewardship Group	150	35	-
Otis Junction Water System	100	80	-
Inn at Otter Crest	90	11	-
Guptil Subdivision	79	55	-
Salmon River Valley	75	85	-
Sea Crest	72	17	-
Salmon River RV Park	69	78	-
King Silver RV Park	62	69	-
Taylors Landing RV Park	48	72	-
Bay Hills Water Association	45	153	-
Kozy Acres Water System	40	25	-
Fall Creek Water District	40	152	-
Carmel Beach Water District	39	152	-
Drift Creek Landing	34	124	-
Riverside Mobile Park	32	43	-
Trollers Cove Water Assn	32	1,224	-
Drift Creek Camp	28	68	-
Rovers RV Park	27	19	-
Usfs Blackberry Cg	27	21	-
Happy Landing RV Park/Marina	25	6	-
Mad Dog Country Tavern	25	103	-
Lincoln Co Pks-Moonshine Park	25	14	-
Sawyers Landing RV Park	25	467	-
Zellers Riverside Bar & Grill	25	49	-
Alsea River RV Park	24	82	-
Calkins Acres Improvement Inc	21	27	-

Compare beyond Oregon

Mid-flagged peers for Lincoln County

Cross-state counties nearest Lincoln County on flagged-system share (100.0%) and cumulative violation count (9,051). In-state neighbours stay on the compliance plate above.

Similar flagged-system rate

Nearest cross-state counties by % of SDWIS systems with at least one violation on record.

4 peers

Similar violation load

Nearest cross-state counties by cumulative SDWIS violation count (all systems in the county).

4 peers

Read our methodology · Check your water system - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.

Data sourced from EPA SDWIS and UCMR5 PFAS monitoring data. See our methodology for details. Retrieved and formatted by PlainWater

Compiled by PlainWater, Drinking Water Quality Editorial Process · May 15, 2026

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