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Community Water System · PWS OR4100534

Molalla, City Of

Operator location Molalla, Oregon - UCMR5 detected 1 PFAS compound (lower-third PFAS panel (≤ 2 compounds)) on this PWS; SDWIS lists 38 violations and 10,298 people served.

10,298
People served (this PWS)
38
EPA violations (this PWS)
3
Health-based (this PWS)
1 PFAS
UCMR5 (this PWS)
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Molalla, City Of standing, mid SDWIS violation third

UCMR5 detected 1 PFAS compound - lower-third PFAS panel (≤ 2 compounds). Corpus terciles use 29,740 systems serving 500+ (the sitemap cohort). Health-based share 8% is middle-third health share (≤ 23%). UCMR5: lower-third PFAS panel (≤ 2 compounds). Population rank #4,577 of 29,740 among systems serving 500+.

The verdict

Molalla, City Of lands in the middle third by violation volume (38), large enough for peer comparisons without matching the fleet's heaviest ledgers. Population served is large (10,298; larger served population (> 3,309)), so household exposure scale sits behind the violation mix. Health-based share is 8% (middle-third health share (≤ 23%)). UCMR5 detected 1 PFAS compound (lower-third PFAS panel (≤ 2 compounds)).

#4,577 of 29,740
Population · /systems
#63 of 373
Population · OR
38
Total EPA violations on record
8%
Health-based (MCL / treatment failure)

Population ordinals match the sitemap cohort (systems serving 500+, population_served DESC). See methodology · corpus placement.

PFAS Detected

1 PFAS "forever chemicals" detected in testing under EPA's UCMR5 monitoring program.

System Details

System Type
Community
Owner Type
Local
Connections
2,938
County
Clackamas
School/Daycare
No
MCL Violations
1
Monitoring Violations
35
Treatment Tech Violations
2

Violation History

Contaminant violations recorded by EPA.

Contaminant Category Count Latest
Coliform (TCR) MR 13 2014
Surface Water Treatment Rule MR 5 2014
Lead and Copper Rule MR 5 2011
Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule MR 3 2014
Revised Total Coliform Rule MON 3 2025
Surface Water Treatment Rule TT 2 1996
Nitrate MR 2 2024
Coliform (TCR) MCL 1 1991
TTHM MR 1 2014
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) MR 1 2014
Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and U MR 1 1976
Combined Radium (-226 and -228) MR 1 1976

Violation Count vs. the National Corpus

Molalla, City Of has 38 recorded EPA violations, 49% of the 29,740 public water systems serving 500+ people nationwide carry fewer, and 50% carry more. 8% of this system's own violations are health-based (3 of 38), and it ranks #4,577 of 29,740 by population served among that same cohort.

EPA violations vs. the national water-system corpus

Public water systems serving 500+ people (EPA SDWIS)

38 Lower than most fewer violations than 50% of 29,740 water systems

the national water-system corpus, bucketed by value

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Source EPA SDWIS · 2026-05-15

PFAS Testing Results (UCMR5)

Results from EPA's Fifth Unregulated Contaminant Monitoring Rule. 1 of 116 samples detected PFAS.

Contaminant Date Result MRL Status
PFTA 7/18/2023 <8.00 ppt 8.00 ppt Not Detected
8:2 FTS 7/18/2023 <5.00 ppt 5.00 ppt Not Detected
PFMPA 7/18/2023 <4.00 ppt 4.00 ppt Not Detected
PFPeA 7/18/2023 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFMBA 7/18/2023 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFEESA 7/18/2023 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
NFDHA 7/18/2023 <20.00 ppt 20.00 ppt Not Detected
PFPeS 7/18/2023 <4.00 ppt 4.00 ppt Not Detected
PFTrDA 7/18/2023 <7.00 ppt 7.00 ppt Not Detected
4:2 FTS 7/18/2023 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
NEtFOSAA 7/18/2023 <5.00 ppt 5.00 ppt Not Detected
PFDoA 7/18/2023 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFHpS 7/18/2023 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
6:2 FTS 7/18/2023 <5.00 ppt 5.00 ppt Not Detected
PFBA 7/18/2023 <5.00 ppt 5.00 ppt Not Detected
HFPO-DA 7/18/2023 <5.00 ppt 5.00 ppt Not Detected
ADONA 7/18/2023 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
9Cl-PF3ONS 7/18/2023 <2.00 ppt 2.00 ppt Not Detected
11Cl-PF3OUdS 7/18/2023 <5.00 ppt 5.00 ppt Not Detected
PFHxA 7/18/2023 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
NMeFOSAA 7/18/2023 <6.00 ppt 6.00 ppt Not Detected
PFDA 7/18/2023 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFOS 7/18/2023 <4.00 ppt 4.00 ppt Not Detected
PFHxS 7/18/2023 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFHpA 7/18/2023 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFBS 7/18/2023 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFOA 7/18/2023 <4.00 ppt 4.00 ppt Not Detected
PFUnA 7/18/2023 <2.00 ppt 2.00 ppt Not Detected
PFNA 7/18/2023 <4.00 ppt 4.00 ppt Not Detected
PFBS 4/12/2023 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFDoA 4/12/2023 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFDA 4/12/2023 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFOA 4/12/2023 <4.00 ppt 4.00 ppt Not Detected
PFOS 4/12/2023 <4.00 ppt 4.00 ppt Not Detected
PFNA 4/12/2023 <4.00 ppt 4.00 ppt Not Detected
PFHxA 4/12/2023 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFHpA 4/12/2023 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFPeA 4/12/2023 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
8:2 FTS 4/12/2023 <5.00 ppt 5.00 ppt Not Detected
PFEESA 4/12/2023 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFMBA 4/12/2023 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
NFDHA 4/12/2023 <20.00 ppt 20.00 ppt Not Detected
PFMPA 4/12/2023 <4.00 ppt 4.00 ppt Not Detected
PFHxS 4/12/2023 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFTA 4/12/2023 <8.00 ppt 8.00 ppt Not Detected
PFHpS 4/12/2023 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFTrDA 4/12/2023 <7.00 ppt 7.00 ppt Not Detected
NEtFOSAA 4/12/2023 <5.00 ppt 5.00 ppt Not Detected
NMeFOSAA 4/12/2023 <6.00 ppt 6.00 ppt Not Detected
4:2 FTS 4/12/2023 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected

UCMR5 PFAS record for Molalla, City Of

Open EPA SDWIS federal reports for PWS OR4100534 to cross-check UCMR5 detections and violation codes; state primacy agencies enforce the Safe Drinking Water Act locally.

Sources: EPA SDWIS

Nationwide peers

38 violations · 10,298 served: nearest cross-state SDWIS matches.

What to do with Molalla, City Of

Use this system's EPA-reported record as a starting filter, not a final verdict.

  • See how every tracked system in Oregon compares on the same EPA violation measures. Oregon systems
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EPA SDWIS and UCMR5 figures are informational only, not a substitute for a certified lab test of your own tap water.

Data sourced from EPA SDWIS and UCMR5 PFAS monitoring data. See our methodology for details. Retrieved and formatted by PlainWater