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Community Water System · PWS OR4100762

Brewster Community Homeowners

Salem, Oregon 97305 - drinking water served from groundwater sources to 70 people, tracked in EPA SDWIS and UCMR5.

70
People served
764
EPA violations
6
Health-based
Untested
UCMR5 result

The verdict

EPA records 764 drinking-water violations at Brewster Community Homeowners, 1% of them health-based - above the Oregon per-system average.

764
Total EPA violations on record
1%
Health-based (MCL / treatment failure)
70
People served by this system
N/A
PFAS compounds detected (UCMR5)

Water Quality Snapshot: Brewster Community Homeowners

Brewster Community Homeowners is a private-owned community water system that delivers drinking water to 70 residents in Salem, Oregon (Marion County) through 14 service connections. Its water is drawn from groundwater sources. EPA's Safe Drinking Water Information System records 764 total violations for this system , of which 6 (1%) are health-based, meaning a contaminant exceeded an EPA Maximum Contaminant Level or a required treatment technique failed. A further 723 monitoring and reporting violations are on file. The most recent violation on record dates to 2025.

The most frequently cited contaminant at this system is Revised Total Coliform Rule, recorded in 24 violations (MON). This system has not yet been sampled under EPA's UCMR5 PFAS monitoring program, so no PFAS detection data is available here.

Across Oregon, EPA tracks 2,518 public water systems serving 4,005,242 people, with 206,659 cumulative violations and 20,339 health-based violations on record. About 99% of systems in the state carry at least one violation, and state-wide the average per system is 82.1 violations. Statewide, 30 of 125 UCMR5-tested systems have reported PFAS detections (24%).

Brewster Community Homeowners's 764 violations sit above the Oregon average.

All figures above are sourced directly from EPA SDWIS and UCMR5 public data releases and are updated as EPA publishes new reporting cycles.

Population Served
70
Total Violations
764
Health-Based Violations
6
Water Source
Groundwater

System Details

System Type
Community
Owner Type
Private
Connections
14
County
Marion
School/Daycare
No
MCL Violations
0
Monitoring Violations
723
Treatment Tech Violations
6

Violation History

Contaminant violations recorded by EPA.

Contaminant Category Count Latest
Revised Total Coliform Rule MON 24 2021
Lead and Copper Rule MR 20 2025
Coliform (TCR) MR 19 2016
Consumer Confidence Rule Other 17 2025
Thallium, Total MR 12 2008
Chromium MR 11 2008
Nickel MR 11 2008
Antimony, Total MR 11 2008
p-Dichlorobenzene MR 11 2008
1,1-Dichloroethylene MR 11 2008
Carbon tetrachloride MR 11 2008
Methoxychlor MR 11 2008
Dalapon MR 11 2008
Simazine MR 11 2008
Atrazine MR 11 2008
HEXACHLOROBENZENE MR 11 2008
Pentachlorophenol MR 11 2008
Mercury MR 11 2008
Selenium MR 11 2008
Ethylbenzene MR 11 2008
Fluoride MR 11 2008
Beryllium, Total MR 11 2008
Arsenic MR 10 2008
Cadmium MR 10 2008
CYANIDE MR 10 2008
1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene MR 10 2008
cis-1,2-Dichloroethylene MR 10 2008
DICHLOROMETHANE MR 10 2008
o-Dichlorobenzene MR 10 2008
1,2-Dichloroethane MR 10 2008

Verify This Water System

The figures above are aggregated from EPA's public databases. To verify the underlying records, or to file a complaint, request a Consumer Confidence Report, or check current monitoring status, go directly to the federal and state regulators that enforce the Safe Drinking Water Act for Brewster Community Homeowners.

Federal Source of Truth

EPA SDWIS, Federal Reports

EPA's Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS) holds the federal compliance record for every regulated public water system. Open the system-level report by PWS ID:

View PWS ID OR4100762 on SDWIS

Source: EPA SDWIS Federal Reports Search

State Regulator

Oregon Drinking Water Authority

Oregon's primacy agency administers the Safe Drinking Water Act locally. Search EPA SDWIS for the current state contact, or use the state's public health or environment department portal.

Find OR regulator via EPA SDWIS

Violation Timeline

Each row links to the EPA SDWIS public record for verification. Cross-reference the contaminant code on EPA's federal report to see violation dates, return-to-compliance status, and enforcement actions.

Year (latest) Contaminant Category Count EPA Record
2025 Lead and Copper Rule MR 20 SDWIS / OR4100762 / 5000
2025 Consumer Confidence Rule Other 17 SDWIS / OR4100762 / 7000
2023 Nitrate MR 6 SDWIS / OR4100762 / 1040
2022 E. COLI MR 9 SDWIS / OR4100762 / 3014
2021 Revised Total Coliform Rule MON 24 SDWIS / OR4100762 / 8000
2017 Public Notice Other 5 SDWIS / OR4100762 / 7500
2017 Revised Total Coliform Rule TT 2 SDWIS / OR4100762 / 8000
2016 Coliform (TCR) MR 19 SDWIS / OR4100762 / 3100
2013 Combined Radium (-226 and -228) MR 8 SDWIS / OR4100762 / 4010
2012 Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and U MR 3 SDWIS / OR4100762 / 4000
2012 Combined Uranium MR 2 SDWIS / OR4100762 / 4006
2008 Thallium, Total MR 12 SDWIS / OR4100762 / 1085
2008 Chromium MR 11 SDWIS / OR4100762 / 1020
2008 Nickel MR 11 SDWIS / OR4100762 / 1036
2008 Antimony, Total MR 11 SDWIS / OR4100762 / 1074

How Brewster Community Homeowners Compares

Cross-reference this system's record against state averages and the federal MCL framework for context.

Metric Brewster Community Homeowners Oregon avg Federal benchmark
Total violations 764 82.1 SDWA compliance, any non-zero count is a recorded breach
Health-based violations 6 8.1 Indicates a contaminant exceeded a federal MCL
PFAS detection None 24% EPA final rule (2024): PFOA/PFOS MCL = 4.0 ppt
Population served 70 1,591 Sizing context for compliance burden

Sources: EPA SDWIS and EPA National Primary Drinking Water Regulations (40 CFR Part 141). State averages computed across 2,518 regulated public water systems in Oregon.

Federal MCL reference, Safe Drinking Water Act thresholds ▼
Contaminant Federal MCL / Action Level Note
Lead 0 mg/L (Action Level: 0.015 mg/L) Lead and Copper Rule treatment technique
Arsenic 0.010 mg/L (10 ppb) Health-based MCL since 2006
Total Coliform Treatment technique (RTCR) Indicator organism, monitoring trigger
PFOA / PFOS (PFAS) 4.0 ppt each (final 2024 rule) Compliance deadline 2029 (EPA proposed extending to 2031, not yet final as of May 2026)
Nitrate (as N) 10 mg/L Acute health risk for infants

Frequently Asked Questions

Is Brewster Community Homeowners water safe to drink? ▼
Brewster Community Homeowners (PWS ID: OR4100762) has 764 recorded violations in the EPA SDWIS database. No PFAS contamination was detected in UCMR5 testing. This system serves 70 people using Groundwater sources.
How many people does Brewster Community Homeowners serve? ▼
Brewster Community Homeowners serves 70 people in Salem, Oregon. It is a Private-owned system using Groundwater water sources with 14 service connections.
What type of violations does Brewster Community Homeowners have? ▼
Brewster Community Homeowners has 764 total violations: 6 health-based violations (MCL exceedances or treatment failures), 723 monitoring/reporting violations, and 6 treatment technique violations. Health-based violations indicate contaminant levels exceeded EPA safe limits.
Has PFAS been detected in Brewster Community Homeowners water? ▼
No PFAS testing data is available for Brewster Community Homeowners under the EPA's UCMR5 monitoring program.
What water source does Brewster Community Homeowners use? ▼
Brewster Community Homeowners uses Groundwater as its primary water source. It is classified as a Community Water System (CWS), serving residential populations year-round.
Where does this data come from? ▼
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.
Data Sources: EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS), Q4 2025. This data is provided for informational purposes only.

Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.

Data sourced from EPA SDWIS and UCMR5 PFAS monitoring data. See our methodology for details. Retrieved and formatted by PlainWater Editorial

Every figure on PlainWater is rendered directly from EPA SDWIS drinking-water data, no number is typed in by an editor. This system's figures are rendered directly from EPA SDWIS data, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error.