Question 1

Is Myrtle Point, City Of water safe to drink?

Accepted Answer

Myrtle Point, City Of (PWS ID: OR4100551) has 104 recorded violations in the EPA SDWIS database. No PFAS contamination was detected in UCMR5 testing. EPA SDWIS lists this system's service population as 2,656 people using Surface Water sources.

Question 2

How many people does Myrtle Point, City Of serve?

Accepted Answer

EPA SDWIS reports that Myrtle Point, City Of serves 2,656 people (this public water system's service population, not the municipal population of Myrtle Point or any other city). It is a Local-owned system using Surface Water water sources with 1,100 service connections. The operator address is listed in Myrtle Point, Oregon.

Question 3

What type of violations does Myrtle Point, City Of have?

Accepted Answer

Myrtle Point, City Of has 104 total violations: 2 health-based violations (MCL exceedances or treatment failures), 94 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 Myrtle Point, City Of water?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 5

What water source does Myrtle Point, City Of use?

Accepted Answer

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

Accepted Answer

According to EPA SDWIS population_served among sitemap-advertised systems (serving 500+), Myrtle Point, City Of ranks #11,461 of 29,740 by people served, and #138 of 373 in Oregon. Ordinals use population_served DESC among systems serving 500+ (the sitemap cohort). See /methodology#corpus-placement.

Question 8

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

Accepted Answer

Myrtle Point, City Of has 104 recorded EPA SDWIS violations, fewer than 26% of the 29,740 public water systems serving 500 or more people nationwide (the same sitemap cohort used for the corpus-placement ranking above). 74% of that cohort has fewer violations than Myrtle Point, 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	8	2015
Coliform (TCR)	MR	6	2006
Antimony, Total	MR	3	2002
CYANIDE	MR	3	2002
Beryllium, Total	MR	3	2002
Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule	MR	3	2015
Thallium, Total	MR	3	2002
Nickel	MR	3	2002
Surface Water Treatment Rule	TT	2	1994
Nitrate	MR	2	2003
1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene	MR	2	2007
cis-1,2-Dichloroethylene	MR	2	2007
DICHLOROMETHANE	MR	2	2007
o-Dichlorobenzene	MR	2	2007
p-Dichlorobenzene	MR	2	2007
Vinyl chloride	MR	2	2007
1,1-Dichloroethylene	MR	2	2007
trans-1,2-Dichloroethylene	MR	2	2007
1,2-Dichloroethane	MR	2	2007
1,1,1-Trichloroethane	MR	2	2007
CHLOROBENZENE	MR	2	2007
Benzene	MR	2	2007
Styrene	MR	2	2007
Trichloroethylene	MR	2	2007
1,1,2-Trichloroethane	MR	2	2007
Tetrachloroethylene	MR	2	2007
Ethylbenzene	MR	2	2007
Barium	MR	2	2002
Cadmium	MR	2	2002
Chromium	MR	2	2002

Myrtle Point, City Of

Myrtle Point, City Of standing, high SDWIS violation third

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Violation Count vs. the National Corpus

SDWIS compliance record for Myrtle Point, City Of

Nationwide peers

Cross-state systems with comparable violation load

Cross-state systems near this population served