Question 1

Is Powers, City Of water safe to drink?

Accepted Answer

Powers, City Of (PWS ID: OR4100672) has 438 recorded violations in the EPA SDWIS database. No PFAS contamination was detected in UCMR5 testing. EPA SDWIS lists this system's service population as 712 people using Surface Water sources.

Question 2

How many people does Powers, City Of serve?

Accepted Answer

EPA SDWIS reports that Powers, City Of serves 712 people (this public water system's service population, not the municipal population of Powers or any other city). It is a Local-owned system using Surface Water water sources with 370 service connections. The operator address is listed in Powers, Oregon.

Question 3

What type of violations does Powers, City Of have?

Accepted Answer

Powers, City Of has 438 total violations: 39 health-based violations (MCL exceedances or treatment failures), 381 monitoring/reporting violations, and 37 treatment technique violations. Health-based violations indicate contaminant levels exceeded EPA safe limits.

Question 4

Has PFAS been detected in Powers, City Of water?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 5

What water source does Powers, City Of use?

Accepted Answer

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

Accepted Answer

According to EPA SDWIS population_served among sitemap-advertised systems (serving 500+), Powers, City Of ranks #24,082 of 29,740 by people served, and #305 of 373 in Oregon. Ordinals use population_served DESC among systems serving 500+ (the sitemap cohort). See /methodology#corpus-placement.

Question 8

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

Accepted Answer

Powers, City Of has 438 recorded EPA SDWIS violations, fewer than 6% of the 29,740 public water systems serving 500 or more people nationwide (the same sitemap cohort used for the corpus-placement ranking above). 94% of that cohort has fewer violations than Powers, 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	71	2017
Surface Water Treatment Rule	TT	37	2004
Coliform (TCR)	MR	21	2011
Nitrate	MR	6	2007
Carbon tetrachloride	MR	5	2007
cis-1,2-Dichloroethylene	MR	5	2007
Ethylbenzene	MR	5	2007
o-Dichlorobenzene	MR	5	2007
Styrene	MR	5	2007
Tetrachloroethylene	MR	5	2007
Toluene	MR	5	2007
Xylenes, Total	MR	5	2007
Vinyl chloride	MR	5	2007
2,4-D	MR	5	2002
Di(2-ethylhexyl) adipate	MR	5	2002
Carbofuran	MR	5	2002
Dalapon	MR	5	2002
1,2-DIBROMO-3-CHLOROPROPANE	MR	5	2002
Dinoseb	MR	5	2002
Diquat	MR	5	2002
Endrin	MR	5	2002
Glyphosate	MR	5	2002
Heptachlor epoxide	MR	5	2002
HEXACHLOROBENZENE	MR	5	2002
Hexachlorocyclopentadiene	MR	5	2002
Methoxychlor	MR	5	2002
Pentachlorophenol	MR	5	2002
Di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate	MR	5	2002
Picloram	MR	5	2002
Total Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCB)	MR	5	2002

Powers, City Of

Powers, City Of standing, high SDWIS violation third

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