Question 1

Is Drain, City Of water safe to drink?

Accepted Answer

Drain, City Of (PWS ID: OR4100260) has 77 recorded violations in the EPA SDWIS database. No PFAS contamination was detected in UCMR5 testing. EPA SDWIS lists this system's service population as 1,194 people using Surface Water sources.

Question 2

How many people does Drain, City Of serve?

Accepted Answer

EPA SDWIS reports that Drain, City Of serves 1,194 people (this public water system's service population, not the municipal population of Drain or any other city). It is a Local-owned system using Surface Water water sources with 629 service connections. The operator address is listed in Drain, Oregon.

Question 3

What type of violations does Drain, City Of have?

Accepted Answer

Drain, City Of has 77 total violations: 20 health-based violations (MCL exceedances or treatment failures), 53 monitoring/reporting violations, and 20 treatment technique violations. Health-based violations indicate contaminant levels exceeded EPA safe limits.

Question 4

Has PFAS been detected in Drain, City Of water?

Accepted Answer

No PFAS testing data is available for Drain, City Of under the EPA's UCMR5 monitoring program.

Question 5

What water source does Drain, City Of use?

Accepted Answer

Drain, City Of 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 Drain, City Of sit among U.S. public water systems?

Accepted Answer

According to EPA SDWIS population_served among sitemap-advertised systems (serving 500+), Drain, City Of ranks #18,002 of 29,740 by people served, and #232 of 373 in Oregon. Ordinals use population_served DESC among systems serving 500+ (the sitemap cohort). See /methodology#corpus-placement.

Question 8

How does Drain, City Of's violation count compare nationally?

Accepted Answer

Drain, City Of has 77 recorded EPA SDWIS violations, fewer than 32% of the 29,740 public water systems serving 500 or more people nationwide (the same sitemap cohort used for the corpus-placement ranking above). 67% of that cohort has fewer violations than Drain, City Of. 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	32	2022
Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule	MR	16	2022
Surface Water Treatment Rule	TT	13	2022
Lead and Copper Rule	TT	7	2023
Consumer Confidence Rule	Other	2	2025
Public Notice	Other	2	2023
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)	MR	1	2021
TTHM	MR	1	2021
Revised Total Coliform Rule	MON	1	2023
Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and U	MR	1	1976
Combined Radium (-226 and -228)	MR	1	1976

Drain, City Of

Drain, City Of standing, high SDWIS violation third

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