Question 1

Is Port Orford, City Of water safe to drink?

Accepted Answer

Port Orford, City Of (PWS ID: OR4100670) has 162 recorded violations in the EPA SDWIS database. No PFAS contamination was detected in UCMR5 testing. EPA SDWIS lists this system's service population as 1,200 people using Surface Water sources.

Question 2

How many people does Port Orford, City Of serve?

Accepted Answer

EPA SDWIS reports that Port Orford, City Of serves 1,200 people (this public water system's service population, not the municipal population of Port Orford or any other city). It is a Local-owned system using Surface Water water sources with 772 service connections. The operator address is listed in Port Orford, Oregon.

Question 3

What type of violations does Port Orford, City Of have?

Accepted Answer

Port Orford, City Of has 162 total violations: 29 health-based violations (MCL exceedances or treatment failures), 129 monitoring/reporting violations, and 23 treatment technique violations. Health-based violations indicate contaminant levels exceeded EPA safe limits.

Question 4

Has PFAS been detected in Port Orford, City Of water?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 5

What water source does Port Orford, City Of use?

Accepted Answer

Port Orford, 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 Port Orford, City Of sit among U.S. public water systems?

Accepted Answer

According to EPA SDWIS population_served among sitemap-advertised systems (serving 500+), Port Orford, City Of ranks #17,924 of 29,740 by people served, and #227 of 373 in Oregon. Ordinals use population_served DESC among systems serving 500+ (the sitemap cohort). See /methodology#corpus-placement.

Question 8

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

Accepted Answer

Port Orford, City Of has 162 recorded EPA SDWIS violations, fewer than 18% of the 29,740 public water systems serving 500 or more people nationwide (the same sitemap cohort used for the corpus-placement ranking above). 82% of that cohort has fewer violations than Port Orford, 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	TT	23	2018
Surface Water Treatment Rule	MR	14	2024
Coliform (TCR)	MR	10	2006
Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule	MR	6	2013
Lead and Copper Rule	MR	6	2020
TTHM	MCL	6	2017
Nitrate	MR	5	2000
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)	MR	4	2024
Arsenic	MR	3	2006
TTHM	MR	3	2012
DICHLOROMETHANE	MR	2	2004
Ethylbenzene	MR	2	2004
Toluene	MR	2	2004
Xylenes, Total	MR	2	2004
trans-1,2-Dichloroethylene	MR	2	2004
Trichloroethylene	MR	2	2004
Consumer Confidence Rule	Other	2	2024
1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene	MR	2	2004
cis-1,2-Dichloroethylene	MR	2	2004
p-Dichlorobenzene	MR	2	2004
1,2-Dichloroethane	MR	2	2004
1,2-Dichloropropane	MR	2	2004
1,1,2-Trichloroethane	MR	2	2004
Benzene	MR	2	2004
Styrene	MR	2	2004
1,1,1-Trichloroethane	MR	2	2004
Vinyl chloride	MR	2	2004
Tetrachloroethylene	MR	2	2004
CHLOROBENZENE	MR	2	2004
o-Dichlorobenzene	MR	2	2004

Port Orford, City Of

Port Orford, City Of standing, high SDWIS violation third

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Violation History

Violation Count vs. the National Corpus

SDWIS compliance record for Port Orford, City Of

Nationwide peers

Cross-state systems with comparable violation load

Cross-state systems near this population served