Question 1

Is Banks Water Department water safe to drink?

Accepted Answer

Banks Water Department (PWS ID: OR4100076) has 230 recorded violations in the EPA SDWIS database. No PFAS contamination was detected in UCMR5 testing. EPA SDWIS lists this system's service population as 2,070 people using Surface Water sources.

Question 2

How many people does Banks Water Department serve?

Accepted Answer

EPA SDWIS reports that Banks Water Department serves 2,070 people (this public water system's service population, not the municipal population of Banks or any other city). It is a Local-owned system using Surface Water water sources with 720 service connections. The operator address is listed in Banks, Oregon.

Question 3

What type of violations does Banks Water Department have?

Accepted Answer

Banks Water Department has 230 total violations: 5 health-based violations (MCL exceedances or treatment failures), 214 monitoring/reporting violations, and 5 treatment technique violations. Health-based violations indicate contaminant levels exceeded EPA safe limits.

Question 4

Has PFAS been detected in Banks Water Department water?

Accepted Answer

No PFAS testing data is available for Banks Water Department under the EPA's UCMR5 monitoring program.

Question 5

What water source does Banks Water Department use?

Accepted Answer

Banks Water Department uses Surface Water as its primary water source. It is classified as a Community Water System (CWS), serving residential populations year-round.

Question 6

Where does this data come from?

Accepted Answer

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.

Question 7

Where does Banks Water Department sit among U.S. public water systems?

Accepted Answer

According to EPA SDWIS population_served among sitemap-advertised systems (serving 500+), Banks Water Department ranks #13,305 of 29,740 by people served, and #167 of 373 in Oregon. Ordinals use population_served DESC among systems serving 500+ (the sitemap cohort). See /methodology#corpus-placement.

Question 8

How does Banks Water Department's violation count compare nationally?

Accepted Answer

Banks Water Department has 230 recorded EPA SDWIS violations, fewer than 13% of the 29,740 public water systems serving 500 or more people nationwide (the same sitemap cohort used for the corpus-placement ranking above). 87% of that cohort has fewer violations than Banks Water Department. A system can have zero recorded violations and still be actively monitored, and a high violation count often reflects a system that reports thoroughly, not necessarily one with worse water.

Contaminant	Category	Count	Latest
Surface Water Treatment Rule	MR	58	2023
Nitrate	MR	8	2004
Surface Water Treatment Rule	TT	5	2022
Arsenic	MR	5	2006
DICHLOROMETHANE	MR	5	2006
o-Dichlorobenzene	MR	5	2006
p-Dichlorobenzene	MR	5	2006
1,2-Dichloroethane	MR	5	2006
Carbon tetrachloride	MR	5	2006
Tetrachloroethylene	MR	5	2006
CHLOROBENZENE	MR	5	2006
Benzene	MR	5	2006
Ethylbenzene	MR	5	2006
Styrene	MR	5	2006
1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene	MR	5	2006
cis-1,2-Dichloroethylene	MR	5	2006
Vinyl chloride	MR	5	2006
1,1-Dichloroethylene	MR	5	2006
1,2-Dichloropropane	MR	5	2006
Trichloroethylene	MR	5	2006
Xylenes, Total	MR	5	2006
trans-1,2-Dichloroethylene	MR	5	2006
1,1,2-Trichloroethane	MR	5	2006
Toluene	MR	5	2006
1,1,1-Trichloroethane	MR	5	2006
Lead and Copper Rule	MR	3	2005
Coliform (TCR)	MR	3	2009
Consumer Confidence Rule	Other	2	2003
BHC-GAMMA	MR	1	2002
Toxaphene	MR	1	2002

Banks Water Department

Banks Water Department standing, high SDWIS violation third

System Details

Violation History

Violation Count vs. the National Corpus

SDWIS compliance record for Banks Water Department

Nationwide peers

Cross-state systems with comparable violation load

Cross-state systems near this population served