Question 1

Is Harbor Water PUD water safe to drink?

Accepted Answer

Harbor Water PUD (PWS ID: OR4100150) has 89 recorded violations in the EPA SDWIS database. No PFAS contamination was detected in UCMR5 testing. EPA SDWIS lists this system's service population as 3,150 people using Groundwater sources.

Question 2

How many people does Harbor Water PUD serve?

Accepted Answer

EPA SDWIS reports that Harbor Water PUD serves 3,150 people (this public water system's service population, not the municipal population of Harbor or any other city). It is a Local-owned system using Groundwater water sources with 1,748 service connections. The operator address is listed in Harbor, Oregon.

Question 3

What type of violations does Harbor Water PUD have?

Accepted Answer

Harbor Water PUD has 89 total violations: 4 health-based violations (MCL exceedances or treatment failures), 82 monitoring/reporting violations, and 4 treatment technique violations. Health-based violations indicate contaminant levels exceeded EPA safe limits.

Question 4

Has PFAS been detected in Harbor Water PUD water?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 5

What water source does Harbor Water PUD use?

Accepted Answer

Harbor Water PUD uses Groundwater 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 Harbor Water PUD sit among U.S. public water systems?

Accepted Answer

According to EPA SDWIS population_served among sitemap-advertised systems (serving 500+), Harbor Water PUD ranks #10,277 of 29,740 by people served, and #123 of 373 in Oregon. Ordinals use population_served DESC among systems serving 500+ (the sitemap cohort). See /methodology#corpus-placement.

Question 8

How does Harbor Water PUD's violation count compare nationally?

Accepted Answer

Harbor Water PUD has 89 recorded EPA SDWIS violations, fewer than 29% of the 29,740 public water systems serving 500 or more people nationwide (the same sitemap cohort used for the corpus-placement ranking above). 71% of that cohort has fewer violations than Harbor Water PUD. 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
Nitrate	MR	5	2008
Surface Water Treatment Rule	TT	4	1994
1,1,2-Trichloroethane	MR	2	1996
1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene	MR	2	1996
Benzene	MR	2	1996
CHLOROBENZENE	MR	2	1996
p-Dichlorobenzene	MR	2	1996
Tetrachloroethylene	MR	2	1996
Trichloroethylene	MR	2	1996
Vinyl chloride	MR	2	1996
Xylenes, Total	MR	2	1996
Arsenic	MR	2	1996
Barium	MR	2	1996
Cadmium	MR	2	1996
Chromium	MR	2	1996
Mercury	MR	2	1996
CYANIDE	MR	2	1996
Thallium, Total	MR	2	1996
Nickel	MR	2	1996
Nitrite	MR	2	1996
Fluoride	MR	2	1996
COLIPHAGE	MR	2	2012
Coliform (TCR)	MR	2	2015
Styrene	MR	2	1996
1,1,1-Trichloroethane	MR	2	1996
trans-1,2-Dichloroethylene	MR	2	1996
1,1-Dichloroethylene	MR	2	1996
Carbon tetrachloride	MR	2	1996
Beryllium, Total	MR	2	1996
DICHLOROMETHANE	MR	2	1996

Harbor Water PUD

Harbor Water PUD standing, high SDWIS violation third

System Details

Violation History

Violation Count vs. the National Corpus

SDWIS compliance record for Harbor Water PUD

Nationwide peers

Cross-state systems with comparable violation load

Cross-state systems near this population served