Question 1

Is Moro, City Of water safe to drink?

Accepted Answer

Moro, City Of (PWS ID: OR4100542) has 195 recorded violations in the EPA SDWIS database. No PFAS contamination was detected in UCMR5 testing. EPA SDWIS lists this system's service population as 350 people using Groundwater sources.

Question 2

How many people does Moro, City Of serve?

Accepted Answer

EPA SDWIS reports that Moro, City Of serves 350 people (this public water system's service population, not the municipal population of Moro or any other city). It is a Local-owned system using Groundwater water sources with 201 service connections. The operator address is listed in Moro, Oregon.

Question 3

What type of violations does Moro, City Of have?

Accepted Answer

Moro, City Of has 195 total violations: 13 health-based violations (MCL exceedances or treatment failures), 170 monitoring/reporting violations, and 0 treatment technique violations. Health-based violations indicate contaminant levels exceeded EPA safe limits.

Question 4

Has PFAS been detected in Moro, City Of water?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 5

What water source does Moro, City Of use?

Accepted Answer

Moro, City Of 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

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

Accepted Answer

Moro, City Of has 195 recorded EPA SDWIS violations, fewer than 15% of the 29,740 public water systems serving 500 or more people nationwide (the same sitemap cohort used for the corpus-placement ranking above). 85% of that cohort has fewer violations than Moro, 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
Coliform (TCR)	MR	25	2011
Nitrate	MR	15	2011
Coliform (TCR)	MCL	13	2013
2,4-D	MR	4	2020
Di(2-ethylhexyl) adipate	MR	4	2020
Benzo(a)pyrene	MR	4	2020
Di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate	MR	4	2020
Consumer Confidence Rule	Other	3	2023
1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene	MR	3	2002
Glyphosate	MR	3	2020
cis-1,2-Dichloroethylene	MR	2	2002
DICHLOROMETHANE	MR	2	2002
Ethylbenzene	MR	2	2002
o-Dichlorobenzene	MR	2	2002
p-Dichlorobenzene	MR	2	2002
Styrene	MR	2	2002
Tetrachloroethylene	MR	2	2002
Toluene	MR	2	2002
trans-1,2-Dichloroethylene	MR	2	2002
Trichloroethylene	MR	2	2002
2,4,5-TP	MR	2	2002
Atrazine	MR	2	2002
BHC-GAMMA	MR	2	2002
Dalapon	MR	2	2002
1,2-DIBROMO-3-CHLOROPROPANE	MR	2	2002
Dinoseb	MR	2	2002
Endothall	MR	2	2002
Heptachlor	MR	2	2002
HEXACHLOROBENZENE	MR	2	2002
Total Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCB)	MR	2	2002

Moro, City Of

Moro, City Of standing, high SDWIS violation third

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Violation Count vs. the National Corpus

Population served record for Moro, City Of

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Cross-state systems with comparable violation load