Question 1

Is Oregon Water Utilities-Pinecrest water safe to drink?

Accepted Answer

Oregon Water Utilities-Pinecrest (PWS ID: OR4101128) has 141 recorded violations in the EPA SDWIS database. No PFAS contamination was detected in UCMR5 testing. EPA SDWIS lists this system's service population as 78 people using Groundwater sources.

Question 2

How many people does Oregon Water Utilities-Pinecrest serve?

Accepted Answer

EPA SDWIS reports that Oregon Water Utilities-Pinecrest serves 78 people (this public water system's service population, not the municipal population of Klamath Falls or any other city). It is a Private-owned system using Groundwater water sources with 47 service connections. The operator address is listed in Klamath Falls, Oregon.

Question 3

What type of violations does Oregon Water Utilities-Pinecrest have?

Accepted Answer

Oregon Water Utilities-Pinecrest has 141 total violations: 1 health-based violations (MCL exceedances or treatment failures), 136 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 Oregon Water Utilities-Pinecrest water?

Accepted Answer

No PFAS testing data is available for Oregon Water Utilities-Pinecrest under the EPA's UCMR5 monitoring program.

Question 5

What water source does Oregon Water Utilities-Pinecrest use?

Accepted Answer

Oregon Water Utilities-Pinecrest 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 Oregon Water Utilities-Pinecrest's violation count compare nationally?

Accepted Answer

Oregon Water Utilities-Pinecrest has 141 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 Oregon Water Utilities-Pinecrest. 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	16	2008
Revised Total Coliform Rule	MON	3	2019
Nitrate	MR	3	2000
Nitrite	MR	2	1996
cis-1,2-Dichloroethylene	MR	2	2002
p-Dichlorobenzene	MR	2	2002
Vinyl chloride	MR	2	2002
1,1-Dichloroethylene	MR	2	2002
trans-1,2-Dichloroethylene	MR	2	2002
1,2-Dichloropropane	MR	2	2002
CHLOROBENZENE	MR	2	2002
Ethylbenzene	MR	2	2002
Styrene	MR	2	2002
BHC-GAMMA	MR	2	2002
Methoxychlor	MR	2	2002
Toxaphene	MR	2	2002
OXAMYL	MR	2	2002
Di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate	MR	2	2002
Dinoseb	MR	2	2002
Hexachlorocyclopentadiene	MR	2	2002
Carbofuran	MR	2	2002
Atrazine	MR	2	2002
Heptachlor	MR	2	2002
Heptachlor epoxide	MR	2	2002
2,4-D	MR	2	2002
HEXACHLOROBENZENE	MR	2	2002
Benzo(a)pyrene	MR	2	2002
1,2-DIBROMO-3-CHLOROPROPANE	MR	2	2002
Chlordane	MR	2	2002
Lead and Copper Rule	MR	2	2020

Oregon Water Utilities-Pinecrest

Oregon Water Utilities-Pinecrest standing, high SDWIS violation third

System Details

Violation History

Violation Count vs. the National Corpus

Population served record for Oregon Water Utilities-Pinecrest

Nationwide peers

Cross-state systems with comparable violation load