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Community Water System · PWS OR4100124

Fishhawk Lake Reserve and Community

Birkenfeld, Oregon 97016 - drinking water served from surface water sources to 350 people, tracked in EPA SDWIS and UCMR5.

350
People served
112
EPA violations
9
Health-based
Untested
UCMR5 result

The verdict

EPA records 112 drinking-water violations at Fishhawk Lake Reserve and Community, 8% of them health-based - above the Oregon per-system average.

112
Total EPA violations on record
8%
Health-based (MCL / treatment failure)
350
People served by this system
N/A
PFAS compounds detected (UCMR5)

Water Quality Snapshot: Fishhawk Lake Reserve and Community

Fishhawk Lake Reserve and Community is a private-owned community water system that delivers drinking water to 350 residents in Birkenfeld, Oregon (Columbia County) through 170 service connections. Its water is drawn from surface water sources. EPA's Safe Drinking Water Information System records 112 total violations for this system , of which 9 (8%) are health-based, meaning a contaminant exceeded an EPA Maximum Contaminant Level or a required treatment technique failed. A further 98 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 Surface Water Treatment Rule, recorded in 23 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%).

Fishhawk Lake Reserve and Community's 112 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
350
Total Violations
112
Health-Based Violations
9
Water Source
Surface Water

System Details

System Type
Community
Owner Type
Private
Connections
170
County
Columbia
School/Daycare
No
MCL Violations
0
Monitoring Violations
98
Treatment Tech Violations
9

Violation History

Contaminant violations recorded by EPA.

Contaminant Category Count Latest
Surface Water Treatment Rule MR 23 2023
Coliform (TCR) MR 17 2011
Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule MR 12 2023
Surface Water Treatment Rule TT 9 2010
TTHM MR 6 2025
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) MR 6 2025
Arsenic MR 5 2009
Mercury MR 3 2002
Cadmium MR 3 2002
Barium MR 3 2002
Chromium MR 3 2002
Selenium MR 3 2002
Nitrate MR 2 2002
Thallium, Total MR 2 2002
Beryllium, Total MR 2 2002
Antimony, Total MR 2 2002
Nickel MR 2 2002
Consumer Confidence Rule Other 2 2025
Combined Radium (-226 and -228) MR 1 1976
Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and U MR 1 1976
Fluoride MR 1 1979
Lead and Copper Rule MR 1 2024

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 Fishhawk Lake Reserve and Community.

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 OR4100124 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 TTHM MR 6 SDWIS / OR4100124 / 2950
2025 Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) MR 6 SDWIS / OR4100124 / 2456
2025 Consumer Confidence Rule Other 2 SDWIS / OR4100124 / 7000
2024 Lead and Copper Rule MR 1 SDWIS / OR4100124 / 5000
2023 Surface Water Treatment Rule MR 23 SDWIS / OR4100124 / 0200
2023 Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule MR 12 SDWIS / OR4100124 / 0300
2011 Coliform (TCR) MR 17 SDWIS / OR4100124 / 3100
2010 Surface Water Treatment Rule TT 9 SDWIS / OR4100124 / 0200
2009 Arsenic MR 5 SDWIS / OR4100124 / 1005
2002 Mercury MR 3 SDWIS / OR4100124 / 1035
2002 Cadmium MR 3 SDWIS / OR4100124 / 1015
2002 Barium MR 3 SDWIS / OR4100124 / 1010
2002 Chromium MR 3 SDWIS / OR4100124 / 1020
2002 Selenium MR 3 SDWIS / OR4100124 / 1045
2002 Nitrate MR 2 SDWIS / OR4100124 / 1040

How Fishhawk Lake Reserve and Community Compares

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

Metric Fishhawk Lake Reserve and Community Oregon avg Federal benchmark
Total violations 112 82.1 SDWA compliance, any non-zero count is a recorded breach
Health-based violations 9 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 350 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 Fishhawk Lake Reserve and Community water safe to drink? ▼
Fishhawk Lake Reserve and Community (PWS ID: OR4100124) has 112 recorded violations in the EPA SDWIS database. No PFAS contamination was detected in UCMR5 testing. This system serves 350 people using Surface Water sources.
How many people does Fishhawk Lake Reserve and Community serve? ▼
Fishhawk Lake Reserve and Community serves 350 people in Birkenfeld, Oregon. It is a Private-owned system using Surface Water water sources with 170 service connections.
What type of violations does Fishhawk Lake Reserve and Community have? ▼
Fishhawk Lake Reserve and Community has 112 total violations: 9 health-based violations (MCL exceedances or treatment failures), 98 monitoring/reporting violations, and 9 treatment technique violations. Health-based violations indicate contaminant levels exceeded EPA safe limits.
Has PFAS been detected in Fishhawk Lake Reserve and Community water? ▼
No PFAS testing data is available for Fishhawk Lake Reserve and Community under the EPA's UCMR5 monitoring program.
What water source does Fishhawk Lake Reserve and Community use? ▼
Fishhawk Lake Reserve and Community uses Surface Water 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.