RAINBOW WATER DISTRICT
PWS ID: OR4100839 · SPRINGFIELD, Oregon 97477
PFAS Detected
4 PFAS "forever chemicals" detected in testing under EPA's UCMR5 monitoring program.
Population Served
6,300
Total Violations
37
Health-Based Violations
5
Water Source
Surface Water
System Details
- System Type
- Community
- Owner Type
- Local
- Connections
- 2,382
- County
- Lane
- School/Daycare
- No
- MCL Violations
- 2
- Monitoring Violations
- 32
- Treatment Tech Violations
- 3
Violation History
Contaminant violations recorded by EPA.
| Contaminant | Category | Count | Latest |
|---|---|---|---|
| Coliform (TCR) | MR | 17 | 2010 |
| Surface Water Treatment Rule | TT | 3 | 2022 |
| Surface Water Treatment Rule | MR | 3 | 2025 |
| Lead and Copper Rule | MR | 2 | 2011 |
| COLIPHAGE | MR | 2 | 2012 |
| Coliform (TCR) | MCL | 2 | 2003 |
| Nitrate | MR | 2 | 2000 |
| TTHM | MR | 1 | 2005 |
| Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) | MR | 1 | 2005 |
| Revised Total Coliform Rule | MON | 1 | 2025 |
| Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and U | MR | 1 | 1976 |
| Arsenic | MR | 1 | 2005 |
| Combined Radium (-226 and -228) | MR | 1 | 1976 |
PFAS Testing Results (UCMR5)
Results from EPA's Fifth Unregulated Contaminant Monitoring Rule. 8 of 300 samples detected PFAS.
| Contaminant | Date | Result | MRL | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PFPeA | 7/15/2025 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFHpS | 7/15/2025 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFEESA | 7/15/2025 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFMPA | 7/15/2025 | <0.004 µg/L | 0.004 µg/L | Not Detected |
| NFDHA | 7/15/2025 | <0.02 µg/L | 0.02 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFPeS | 7/15/2025 | <0.004 µg/L | 0.004 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFMBA | 7/15/2025 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| 11Cl-PF3OUdS | 7/15/2025 | <0.005 µg/L | 0.005 µg/L | Not Detected |
| 9Cl-PF3ONS | 7/15/2025 | <0.002 µg/L | 0.002 µg/L | Not Detected |
| 4:2 FTS | 7/15/2025 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFBA | 7/15/2025 | <0.005 µg/L | 0.005 µg/L | Not Detected |
| ADONA | 7/15/2025 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| 8:2 FTS | 7/15/2025 | <0.005 µg/L | 0.005 µg/L | Not Detected |
| HFPO-DA | 7/15/2025 | <0.005 µg/L | 0.005 µg/L | Not Detected |
| lithium | 7/15/2025 | <9 µg/L | 9 µg/L | Not Detected |
| NEtFOSAA | 7/15/2025 | <0.005 µg/L | 0.005 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFUnA | 7/15/2025 | <0.002 µg/L | 0.002 µg/L | Not Detected |
| 6:2 FTS | 7/15/2025 | <0.005 µg/L | 0.005 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFTrDA | 7/15/2025 | <0.007 µg/L | 0.007 µg/L | Not Detected |
| NMeFOSAA | 7/15/2025 | <0.006 µg/L | 0.006 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFTA | 7/15/2025 | <0.008 µg/L | 0.008 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFBS | 7/15/2025 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFHpA | 7/15/2025 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFNA | 7/15/2025 | <0.004 µg/L | 0.004 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFOS | 7/15/2025 | <0.004 µg/L | 0.004 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFOA | 7/15/2025 | <0.004 µg/L | 0.004 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFDA | 7/15/2025 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFHxA | 7/15/2025 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFHxS | 7/15/2025 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFDoA | 7/15/2025 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| lithium | 7/15/2025 | <9 µg/L | 9 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFMPA | 7/15/2025 | <0.004 µg/L | 0.004 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFPeA | 7/15/2025 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFMBA | 7/15/2025 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFEESA | 7/15/2025 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| NFDHA | 7/15/2025 | <0.02 µg/L | 0.02 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFHpS | 7/15/2025 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| 6:2 FTS | 7/15/2025 | <0.005 µg/L | 0.005 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFTA | 7/15/2025 | <0.008 µg/L | 0.008 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFTrDA | 7/15/2025 | <0.007 µg/L | 0.007 µg/L | Not Detected |
| NMeFOSAA | 7/15/2025 | <0.006 µg/L | 0.006 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFPeS | 7/15/2025 | <0.004 µg/L | 0.004 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFHxA | 7/15/2025 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFBS | 7/15/2025 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFHpA | 7/15/2025 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFHxS | 7/15/2025 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFNA | 7/15/2025 | <0.004 µg/L | 0.004 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFOS | 7/15/2025 | 0.0063 µg/L | 0.004 µg/L | Detected |
| PFOA | 7/15/2025 | <0.004 µg/L | 0.004 µg/L | Not Detected |
| 8:2 FTS | 7/15/2025 | <0.005 µg/L | 0.005 µg/L | Not Detected |
Data Sources: EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS), Q4 2025.
PFAS data from EPA UCMR5 monitoring program (2023-2025).
This data is provided for informational purposes only.