Community Water System · PWS OR4100867
Chenowith PUD
The Dalles, Oregon 97701 - drinking water served from groundwater sources to 4,500 people, tracked in EPA SDWIS and UCMR5.
- 4,500
- People served
- 122
- EPA violations
- 13
- Health-based
- No PFAS
- UCMR5 result
The verdict
EPA records 122 drinking-water violations at Chenowith PUD, 11% of them health-based - above the Oregon per-system average.
- 122
- Total EPA violations on record
- 11%
- Health-based (MCL / treatment failure)
- 4,500
- People served by this system
- 0
- PFAS compounds detected (UCMR5)
Water Quality Snapshot: Chenowith PUD
Chenowith PUD is a public/private-owned community water system that delivers drinking water to 4,500 residents in The Dalles, Oregon (Wasco County) through 1,501 service connections. Its water is drawn from groundwater sources. EPA's Safe Drinking Water Information System records 122 total violations for this system , of which 13 (11%) are health-based, meaning a contaminant exceeded an EPA Maximum Contaminant Level or a required treatment technique failed. A further 109 monitoring and reporting violations are on file. The most recent violation on record dates to 2022.
The most frequently cited contaminant at this system is Coliform (TCR), recorded in 17 violations (MR). This system was sampled under EPA's UCMR5 PFAS monitoring program and no PFAS compounds were detected above the minimum reporting level.
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%).
Chenowith PUD's 122 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.
System Details
- System Type
- Community
- Owner Type
- Public/Private
- Connections
- 1,501
- County
- Wasco
- School/Daycare
- No
- MCL Violations
- 13
- Monitoring Violations
- 109
- Treatment Tech Violations
- 0
Violation History
Contaminant violations recorded by EPA.
| Contaminant | Category | Count | Latest |
|---|---|---|---|
| Coliform (TCR) | MR | 17 | 2002 |
| Coliform (TCR) | MCL | 10 | 1997 |
| COLIPHAGE | MR | 8 | 2012 |
| Revised Total Coliform Rule | MCL | 3 | 2022 |
| Di(2-ethylhexyl) adipate | MR | 2 | 2002 |
| Carbofuran | MR | 2 | 2002 |
| LASSO | MR | 2 | 2002 |
| Atrazine | MR | 2 | 2002 |
| BHC-GAMMA | MR | 2 | 2002 |
| Dalapon | MR | 2 | 2002 |
| 1,2-DIBROMO-3-CHLOROPROPANE | MR | 2 | 2002 |
| Diquat | MR | 2 | 2002 |
| Endrin | MR | 2 | 2002 |
| ETHYLENE DIBROMIDE | MR | 2 | 2002 |
| Heptachlor | MR | 2 | 2002 |
| Methoxychlor | MR | 2 | 2002 |
| Pentachlorophenol | MR | 2 | 2002 |
| Di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate | MR | 2 | 2002 |
| Simazine | MR | 2 | 2002 |
| OXAMYL | MR | 2 | 2002 |
| Endothall | MR | 2 | 2002 |
| Picloram | MR | 2 | 2002 |
| Dinoseb | MR | 2 | 2002 |
| Hexachlorocyclopentadiene | MR | 2 | 2002 |
| Heptachlor epoxide | MR | 2 | 2002 |
| HEXACHLOROBENZENE | MR | 2 | 2002 |
| Benzo(a)pyrene | MR | 2 | 2002 |
| Toxaphene | MR | 2 | 2002 |
| Glyphosate | MR | 2 | 2002 |
| 2,4,5-TP | MR | 2 | 2002 |
PFAS Testing Results (UCMR5)
Results from EPA's Fifth Unregulated Contaminant Monitoring Rule. 0 of 232 samples detected PFAS.
| Contaminant | Date | Result | MRL | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PFMBA | 4/22/2024 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFNA | 4/22/2024 | <4.00 ppt | 4.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFOS | 4/22/2024 | <4.00 ppt | 4.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFOA | 4/22/2024 | <4.00 ppt | 4.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| 6:2 FTS | 4/22/2024 | <5.00 ppt | 5.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFDA | 4/22/2024 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| 4:2 FTS | 4/22/2024 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| 8:2 FTS | 4/22/2024 | <5.00 ppt | 5.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFHxS | 4/22/2024 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFPeA | 4/22/2024 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| NMeFOSAA | 4/22/2024 | <6.00 ppt | 6.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFEESA | 4/22/2024 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| NFDHA | 4/22/2024 | <20.00 ppt | 20.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFPeS | 4/22/2024 | <4.00 ppt | 4.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFHpS | 4/22/2024 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFMPA | 4/22/2024 | <4.00 ppt | 4.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFDoA | 4/22/2024 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFHxA | 4/22/2024 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFUnA | 4/22/2024 | <2.00 ppt | 2.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| 11Cl-PF3OUdS | 4/22/2024 | <5.00 ppt | 5.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFBA | 4/22/2024 | <5.00 ppt | 5.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| 9Cl-PF3ONS | 4/22/2024 | <2.00 ppt | 2.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFHpA | 4/22/2024 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| ADONA | 4/22/2024 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFTA | 4/22/2024 | <8.00 ppt | 8.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFTrDA | 4/22/2024 | <7.00 ppt | 7.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| NEtFOSAA | 4/22/2024 | <5.00 ppt | 5.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| HFPO-DA | 4/22/2024 | <5.00 ppt | 5.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFBS | 4/22/2024 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFBA | 4/22/2024 | <5.00 ppt | 5.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| HFPO-DA | 4/22/2024 | <5.00 ppt | 5.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| ADONA | 4/22/2024 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| 9Cl-PF3ONS | 4/22/2024 | <2.00 ppt | 2.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| 11Cl-PF3OUdS | 4/22/2024 | <5.00 ppt | 5.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFUnA | 4/22/2024 | <2.00 ppt | 2.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFHxA | 4/22/2024 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFDoA | 4/22/2024 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFTrDA | 4/22/2024 | <7.00 ppt | 7.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFHpA | 4/22/2024 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFBS | 4/22/2024 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| 6:2 FTS | 4/22/2024 | <5.00 ppt | 5.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFOA | 4/22/2024 | <4.00 ppt | 4.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| NEtFOSAA | 4/22/2024 | <5.00 ppt | 5.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFDA | 4/22/2024 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFTA | 4/22/2024 | <8.00 ppt | 8.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| NMeFOSAA | 4/22/2024 | <6.00 ppt | 6.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFOS | 4/22/2024 | <4.00 ppt | 4.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| 4:2 FTS | 4/22/2024 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFNA | 4/22/2024 | <4.00 ppt | 4.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFHxS | 4/22/2024 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
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 Chenowith PUD.
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 OR4100867 on SDWISSource: EPA SDWIS Federal Reports Search
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 SDWISViolation 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Revised Total Coliform Rule | MCL | 3 | SDWIS / OR4100867 / 8000 |
| 2012 | COLIPHAGE | MR | 8 | SDWIS / OR4100867 / 3028 |
| 2007 | Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) | MR | 1 | SDWIS / OR4100867 / 2456 |
| 2007 | TTHM | MR | 1 | SDWIS / OR4100867 / 2950 |
| 2002 | Coliform (TCR) | MR | 17 | SDWIS / OR4100867 / 3100 |
| 2002 | Di(2-ethylhexyl) adipate | MR | 2 | SDWIS / OR4100867 / 2035 |
| 2002 | Carbofuran | MR | 2 | SDWIS / OR4100867 / 2046 |
| 2002 | LASSO | MR | 2 | SDWIS / OR4100867 / 2051 |
| 2002 | Atrazine | MR | 2 | SDWIS / OR4100867 / 2050 |
| 2002 | BHC-GAMMA | MR | 2 | SDWIS / OR4100867 / 2010 |
| 2002 | Dalapon | MR | 2 | SDWIS / OR4100867 / 2031 |
| 2002 | 1,2-DIBROMO-3-CHLOROPROPANE | MR | 2 | SDWIS / OR4100867 / 2931 |
| 2002 | Diquat | MR | 2 | SDWIS / OR4100867 / 2032 |
| 2002 | Endrin | MR | 2 | SDWIS / OR4100867 / 2005 |
| 2002 | ETHYLENE DIBROMIDE | MR | 2 | SDWIS / OR4100867 / 2946 |
How Chenowith PUD Compares
Cross-reference this system's record against state averages and the federal MCL framework for context.
| Metric | Chenowith PUD | Oregon avg | Federal benchmark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total violations | 122 | 82.1 | SDWA compliance, any non-zero count is a recorded breach |
| Health-based violations | 13 | 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 | 4,500 | 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 |
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