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Community Water System · PWS OR4100333

Gold Hill, City Of

Gold Hill, Oregon 97525 - drinking water served from surface water sources to 1,220 people, tracked in EPA SDWIS and UCMR5.

1,220
People served
104
EPA violations
17
Health-based
Untested
UCMR5 result

The verdict

EPA records 104 drinking-water violations at Gold Hill, City Of, 16% of them health-based - above the Oregon per-system average.

104
Total EPA violations on record
16%
Health-based (MCL / treatment failure)
1,220
People served by this system
N/A
PFAS compounds detected (UCMR5)

Water Quality Snapshot: Gold Hill, City Of

Gold Hill, City Of is a local-owned community water system that delivers drinking water to 1,220 residents in Gold Hill, Oregon (Jackson County) through 580 service connections. Its water is drawn from surface water sources. EPA's Safe Drinking Water Information System records 104 total violations for this system , of which 17 (16%) are health-based, meaning a contaminant exceeded an EPA Maximum Contaminant Level or a required treatment technique failed. A further 80 monitoring and reporting violations are on file. The most recent violation on record dates to 2024.

The most frequently cited contaminant at this system is Surface Water Treatment Rule, recorded in 31 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%).

Gold Hill, City Of's 104 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
1,220
Total Violations
104
Health-Based Violations
17
Water Source
Surface Water

System Details

System Type
Community
Owner Type
Local
Connections
580
County
Jackson
School/Daycare
No
MCL Violations
0
Monitoring Violations
80
Treatment Tech Violations
17

Violation History

Contaminant violations recorded by EPA.

Contaminant Category Count Latest
Surface Water Treatment Rule MR 31 2024
Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule MR 14 2024
Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule TT 12 2019
Coliform (TCR) MR 11 2002
Surface Water Treatment Rule TT 5 1995
TTHM MR 3 2018
Public Notice Other 3 2018
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) MR 3 2018
Revised Total Coliform Rule MON 3 2019
Nitrate MR 3 2003
Lead and Copper Rule MR 2 2015
Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and U MR 2 2008
Consumer Confidence Rule Other 2 2024
Selenium MR 1 1979
Combined Radium (-226 and -228) MR 1 1976
Chromium MR 1 1979
Fluoride MR 1 1979
Mercury MR 1 1979
Cadmium MR 1 1979
Barium MR 1 1979
Arsenic MR 1 1979

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 Gold Hill, City Of.

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 OR4100333 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
2024 Surface Water Treatment Rule MR 31 SDWIS / OR4100333 / 0200
2024 Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule MR 14 SDWIS / OR4100333 / 0300
2024 Consumer Confidence Rule Other 2 SDWIS / OR4100333 / 7000
2019 Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule TT 12 SDWIS / OR4100333 / 0300
2019 Revised Total Coliform Rule MON 3 SDWIS / OR4100333 / 8000
2018 TTHM MR 3 SDWIS / OR4100333 / 2950
2018 Public Notice Other 3 SDWIS / OR4100333 / 7500
2018 Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) MR 3 SDWIS / OR4100333 / 2456
2015 Lead and Copper Rule MR 2 SDWIS / OR4100333 / 5000
2008 Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and U MR 2 SDWIS / OR4100333 / 4000
2003 Nitrate MR 3 SDWIS / OR4100333 / 1040
2002 Coliform (TCR) MR 11 SDWIS / OR4100333 / 3100
1995 Surface Water Treatment Rule TT 5 SDWIS / OR4100333 / 0200
1979 Selenium MR 1 SDWIS / OR4100333 / 1045
1979 Chromium MR 1 SDWIS / OR4100333 / 1020

How Gold Hill, City Of Compares

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

Metric Gold Hill, City Of Oregon avg Federal benchmark
Total violations 104 82.1 SDWA compliance, any non-zero count is a recorded breach
Health-based violations 17 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 1,220 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 Gold Hill, City Of water safe to drink? ▼
Gold Hill, City Of (PWS ID: OR4100333) has 104 recorded violations in the EPA SDWIS database. No PFAS contamination was detected in UCMR5 testing. This system serves 1,220 people using Surface Water sources.
How many people does Gold Hill, City Of serve? ▼
Gold Hill, City Of serves 1,220 people in Gold Hill, Oregon. It is a Local-owned system using Surface Water water sources with 580 service connections.
What type of violations does Gold Hill, City Of have? ▼
Gold Hill, City Of has 104 total violations: 17 health-based violations (MCL exceedances or treatment failures), 80 monitoring/reporting violations, and 17 treatment technique violations. Health-based violations indicate contaminant levels exceeded EPA safe limits.
Has PFAS been detected in Gold Hill, City Of water? ▼
No PFAS testing data is available for Gold Hill, City Of under the EPA's UCMR5 monitoring program.
What water source does Gold Hill, City Of use? ▼
Gold Hill, City Of 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.