Question 1

Is Glide Water Association water safe to drink?

Accepted Answer

Glide Water Association (PWS ID: OR4100326) has 146 recorded violations in the EPA SDWIS database. No PFAS contamination was detected in UCMR5 testing. EPA SDWIS lists this system's service population as 1,523 people using Surface Water sources.

Question 2

How many people does Glide Water Association serve?

Accepted Answer

EPA SDWIS reports that Glide Water Association serves 1,523 people (this public water system's service population, not the municipal population of Glide or any other city). It is a Private-owned system using Surface Water water sources with 595 service connections. The operator address is listed in Glide, Oregon.

Question 3

What type of violations does Glide Water Association have?

Accepted Answer

Glide Water Association has 146 total violations: 2 health-based violations (MCL exceedances or treatment failures), 138 monitoring/reporting violations, and 2 treatment technique violations. Health-based violations indicate contaminant levels exceeded EPA safe limits.

Question 4

Has PFAS been detected in Glide Water Association water?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 5

What water source does Glide Water Association use?

Accepted Answer

Glide Water Association 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 Glide Water Association sit among U.S. public water systems?

Accepted Answer

According to EPA SDWIS population_served among sitemap-advertised systems (serving 500+), Glide Water Association ranks #15,738 of 29,740 by people served, and #199 of 373 in Oregon. Ordinals use population_served DESC among systems serving 500+ (the sitemap cohort). See /methodology#corpus-placement.

Question 8

How does Glide Water Association's violation count compare nationally?

Accepted Answer

Glide Water Association has 146 recorded EPA SDWIS violations, fewer than 19% of the 29,740 public water systems serving 500 or more people nationwide (the same sitemap cohort used for the corpus-placement ranking above). 81% of that cohort has fewer violations than Glide Water Association. 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
Coliform (TCR)	MR	26	2009
Surface Water Treatment Rule	MR	23	2025
Lead and Copper Rule	MR	11	2004
Nitrate	MR	7	2011
Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule	MR	7	2025
TTHM	MR	5	2016
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)	MR	5	2016
Arsenic	MR	3	2008
Consumer Confidence Rule	Other	2	2001
1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene	MR	2	2006
DICHLOROMETHANE	MR	2	2006
p-Dichlorobenzene	MR	2	2006
Vinyl chloride	MR	2	2006
Trichloroethylene	MR	2	2006
Tetrachloroethylene	MR	2	2006
Xylenes, Total	MR	2	2006
trans-1,2-Dichloroethylene	MR	2	2006
1,1,1-Trichloroethane	MR	2	2006
1,2-Dichloropropane	MR	2	2006
Benzene	MR	2	2006
Toluene	MR	2	2006
Ethylbenzene	MR	2	2006
Styrene	MR	2	2006
1,1,2-Trichloroethane	MR	2	2006
cis-1,2-Dichloroethylene	MR	2	2006
CHLOROBENZENE	MR	2	2006
o-Dichlorobenzene	MR	2	2006
1,2-Dichloroethane	MR	2	2006
1,1-Dichloroethylene	MR	2	2006
Carbon tetrachloride	MR	2	2006

Glide Water Association

Glide Water Association standing, high SDWIS violation third

System Details

Violation History

Violation Count vs. the National Corpus

SDWIS compliance record for Glide Water Association

Nationwide peers

Cross-state systems with comparable violation load

Cross-state systems near this population served