Question 1

Is Hiland WC - Heritage Water Company water safe to drink?

Accepted Answer

Hiland WC - Heritage Water Company (PWS ID: OR4100743) has 144 recorded violations in the EPA SDWIS database. No PFAS contamination was detected in UCMR5 testing. EPA SDWIS lists this system's service population as 55 people using Groundwater sources.

Question 2

How many people does Hiland WC - Heritage Water Company serve?

Accepted Answer

EPA SDWIS reports that Hiland WC - Heritage Water Company serves 55 people (this public water system's service population, not the municipal population of Newberg or any other city). It is a Private-owned system using Groundwater water sources with 19 service connections. The operator address is listed in Newberg, Oregon.

Question 3

What type of violations does Hiland WC - Heritage Water Company have?

Accepted Answer

Hiland WC - Heritage Water Company has 144 total violations: 2 health-based violations (MCL exceedances or treatment failures), 139 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 Hiland WC - Heritage Water Company water?

Accepted Answer

No PFAS testing data is available for Hiland WC - Heritage Water Company under the EPA's UCMR5 monitoring program.

Question 5

What water source does Hiland WC - Heritage Water Company use?

Accepted Answer

Hiland WC - Heritage Water Company 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 Hiland WC - Heritage Water Company's violation count compare nationally?

Accepted Answer

Hiland WC - Heritage Water Company has 144 recorded EPA SDWIS violations, fewer than 20% of the 29,740 public water systems serving 500 or more people nationwide (the same sitemap cohort used for the corpus-placement ranking above). 80% of that cohort has fewer violations than Hiland WC - Heritage Water Company. 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	7	1998
Nitrate	MR	3	2002
Xylenes, Total	MR	2	2005
o-Dichlorobenzene	MR	2	2005
Vinyl chloride	MR	2	2005
1,2-Dichloroethane	MR	2	2005
1,1,1-Trichloroethane	MR	2	2005
Benzene	MR	2	2005
Toluene	MR	2	2005
Ethylbenzene	MR	2	2005
Endrin	MR	2	2005
BHC-GAMMA	MR	2	2005
Dalapon	MR	2	2005
Diquat	MR	2	2005
Di(2-ethylhexyl) adipate	MR	2	2005
Simazine	MR	2	2005
Di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate	MR	2	2005
Dinoseb	MR	2	2005
Atrazine	MR	2	2005
LASSO	MR	2	2005
Heptachlor epoxide	MR	2	2005
2,4-D	MR	2	2005
2,4,5-TP	MR	2	2005
HEXACHLOROBENZENE	MR	2	2005
Benzo(a)pyrene	MR	2	2005
Total Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCB)	MR	2	2005
1,2-DIBROMO-3-CHLOROPROPANE	MR	2	2005
ETHYLENE DIBROMIDE	MR	2	2005
Arsenic	MR	2	2005
Picloram	MR	2	2005

Hiland WC - Heritage Water Company

Hiland WC - Heritage Water Company standing, high SDWIS violation third

System Details

Violation History

Violation Count vs. the National Corpus

Population served record for Hiland WC - Heritage Water Company

Nationwide peers

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