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Community Water System · PWS OR4100023

Fir View Water Company

Albany, Oregon 97321 - drinking water served from groundwater sources to 150 people, tracked in EPA SDWIS and UCMR5.

150
People served
189
EPA violations
0
Health-based
Untested
UCMR5 result

The verdict

EPA records 189 drinking-water violations at Fir View Water Company - above the Oregon per-system average.

189
Total EPA violations on record
0%
Health-based (MCL / treatment failure)
150
People served by this system
N/A
PFAS compounds detected (UCMR5)

Water Quality Snapshot: Fir View Water Company

Fir View Water Company is a private-owned community water system that delivers drinking water to 150 residents in Albany, Oregon (Benton County) through 62 service connections. Its water is drawn from groundwater sources. EPA's Safe Drinking Water Information System records 189 total violations for this system , of which 0 (0%) are health-based, meaning a contaminant exceeded an EPA Maximum Contaminant Level or a required treatment technique failed. A further 183 monitoring and reporting violations are on file. The most recent violation on record dates to 2025.

The most frequently cited contaminant at this system is Lead and Copper Rule, recorded in 9 violations (MR). This system has not yet been sampled under EPA's UCMR5 PFAS monitoring program, so no PFAS detection data is available here.

Across Oregon, EPA tracks 2,518 public water systems serving 4,005,242 people, with 206,659 cumulative violations and 20,339 health-based violations on record. About 99% of systems in the state carry at least one violation, and state-wide the average per system is 82.1 violations. Statewide, 30 of 125 UCMR5-tested systems have reported PFAS detections (24%).

Fir View Water Company's 189 violations sit above the Oregon average.

All figures above are sourced directly from EPA SDWIS and UCMR5 public data releases and are updated as EPA publishes new reporting cycles.

Population Served
150
Total Violations
189
Health-Based Violations
0
Water Source
Groundwater

System Details

System Type
Community
Owner Type
Private
Connections
62
County
Benton
School/Daycare
No
MCL Violations
0
Monitoring Violations
183
Treatment Tech Violations
0

Violation History

Contaminant violations recorded by EPA.

Contaminant Category Count Latest
Lead and Copper Rule MR 9 2005
Coliform (TCR) MR 6 2010
COLIPHAGE MR 6 2012
Consumer Confidence Rule Other 5 2025
Carbon tetrachloride MR 3 2020
cis-1,2-Dichloroethylene MR 3 2020
DICHLOROMETHANE MR 3 2020
CHLOROBENZENE MR 3 2020
Styrene MR 3 2020
Tetrachloroethylene MR 3 2020
Toluene MR 3 2020
Xylenes, Total MR 3 2020
trans-1,2-Dichloroethylene MR 3 2020
Trichloroethylene MR 3 2020
2,4-D MR 3 2020
2,4,5-TP MR 3 2020
BHC-GAMMA MR 3 2020
Dinoseb MR 3 2020
Dalapon MR 3 2020
1,2-DIBROMO-3-CHLOROPROPANE MR 3 2020
Diquat MR 3 2020
Endothall MR 3 2020
Endrin MR 3 2020
Hexachlorocyclopentadiene MR 3 2020
Di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate MR 3 2020
Picloram MR 3 2020
Toxaphene MR 3 2020
OXAMYL MR 3 2020
p-Dichlorobenzene MR 3 2020
Vinyl chloride MR 3 2020

Verify This Water System

The figures above are aggregated from EPA's public databases. To verify the underlying records, or to file a complaint, request a Consumer Confidence Report, or check current monitoring status, go directly to the federal and state regulators that enforce the Safe Drinking Water Act for Fir View Water Company.

Federal Source of Truth

EPA SDWIS, Federal Reports

EPA's Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS) holds the federal compliance record for every regulated public water system. Open the system-level report by PWS ID:

View PWS ID OR4100023 on SDWIS

Source: EPA SDWIS Federal Reports Search

State Regulator

Oregon Drinking Water Authority

Oregon's primacy agency administers the Safe Drinking Water Act locally. Search EPA SDWIS for the current state contact, or use the state's public health or environment department portal.

Find OR regulator via EPA SDWIS

Violation Timeline

Each row links to the EPA SDWIS public record for verification. Cross-reference the contaminant code on EPA's federal report to see violation dates, return-to-compliance status, and enforcement actions.

Year (latest) Contaminant Category Count EPA Record
2025 Consumer Confidence Rule Other 5 SDWIS / OR4100023 / 7000
2020 Carbon tetrachloride MR 3 SDWIS / OR4100023 / 2982
2020 cis-1,2-Dichloroethylene MR 3 SDWIS / OR4100023 / 2380
2020 DICHLOROMETHANE MR 3 SDWIS / OR4100023 / 2964
2020 CHLOROBENZENE MR 3 SDWIS / OR4100023 / 2989
2020 Styrene MR 3 SDWIS / OR4100023 / 2996
2020 Tetrachloroethylene MR 3 SDWIS / OR4100023 / 2987
2020 Toluene MR 3 SDWIS / OR4100023 / 2991
2020 Xylenes, Total MR 3 SDWIS / OR4100023 / 2955
2020 trans-1,2-Dichloroethylene MR 3 SDWIS / OR4100023 / 2979
2020 Trichloroethylene MR 3 SDWIS / OR4100023 / 2984
2020 2,4-D MR 3 SDWIS / OR4100023 / 2105
2020 2,4,5-TP MR 3 SDWIS / OR4100023 / 2110
2020 BHC-GAMMA MR 3 SDWIS / OR4100023 / 2010
2020 Dinoseb MR 3 SDWIS / OR4100023 / 2041

How Fir View Water Company Compares

Cross-reference this system's record against state averages and the federal MCL framework for context.

Metric Fir View Water Company Oregon avg Federal benchmark
Total violations 189 82.1 SDWA compliance, any non-zero count is a recorded breach
Health-based violations 0 8.1 Indicates a contaminant exceeded a federal MCL
PFAS detection None 24% EPA final rule (2024): PFOA/PFOS MCL = 4.0 ppt
Population served 150 1,591 Sizing context for compliance burden

Sources: EPA SDWIS and EPA National Primary Drinking Water Regulations (40 CFR Part 141). State averages computed across 2,518 regulated public water systems in Oregon.

Federal MCL reference, Safe Drinking Water Act thresholds ▼
Contaminant Federal MCL / Action Level Note
Lead 0 mg/L (Action Level: 0.015 mg/L) Lead and Copper Rule treatment technique
Arsenic 0.010 mg/L (10 ppb) Health-based MCL since 2006
Total Coliform Treatment technique (RTCR) Indicator organism, monitoring trigger
PFOA / PFOS (PFAS) 4.0 ppt each (final 2024 rule) Compliance deadline 2029 (EPA proposed extending to 2031, not yet final as of May 2026)
Nitrate (as N) 10 mg/L Acute health risk for infants

Frequently Asked Questions

Is Fir View Water Company water safe to drink? ▼
Fir View Water Company (PWS ID: OR4100023) has 189 recorded violations in the EPA SDWIS database. No PFAS contamination was detected in UCMR5 testing. This system serves 150 people using Groundwater sources.
How many people does Fir View Water Company serve? ▼
Fir View Water Company serves 150 people in Albany, Oregon. It is a Private-owned system using Groundwater water sources with 62 service connections.
What type of violations does Fir View Water Company have? ▼
Fir View Water Company has 189 total violations: 0 health-based violations (MCL exceedances or treatment failures), 183 monitoring/reporting violations, and 0 treatment technique violations. Health-based violations indicate contaminant levels exceeded EPA safe limits.
Has PFAS been detected in Fir View Water Company water? ▼
No PFAS testing data is available for Fir View Water Company under the EPA's UCMR5 monitoring program.
What water source does Fir View Water Company use? ▼
Fir View Water Company uses Groundwater as its primary water source. It is classified as a Community Water System (CWS), serving residential populations year-round.
Where does this data come from? ▼
All data comes from the EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS) and the UCMR5 PFAS monitoring program. SDWIS tracks compliance for all public water systems regulated under the Safe Drinking Water Act.
Data Sources: EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS), Q4 2025. This data is provided for informational purposes only.

Read our methodology - 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 Editorial

Every figure on PlainWater is rendered directly from EPA SDWIS drinking-water data, no number is typed in by an editor. This system's figures are rendered directly from EPA SDWIS data, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error.