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Community Water System · PWS OR4105392

Santiam Meadows Community WS

Salem, Oregon 97317 - drinking water served from groundwater sources to 40 people, tracked in EPA SDWIS and UCMR5.

40
People served
1,988
EPA violations
15
Health-based
Untested
UCMR5 result

The verdict

EPA records 1,988 drinking-water violations at Santiam Meadows Community WS, 1% of them health-based - above the Oregon per-system average.

1,988
Total EPA violations on record
1%
Health-based (MCL / treatment failure)
40
People served by this system
N/A
PFAS compounds detected (UCMR5)

Water Quality Snapshot: Santiam Meadows Community WS

Santiam Meadows Community WS is a private-owned community water system that delivers drinking water to 40 residents in Salem, Oregon (Marion County) through 17 service connections. Its water is drawn from groundwater sources. EPA's Safe Drinking Water Information System records 1,988 total violations for this system , of which 15 (1%) are health-based, meaning a contaminant exceeded an EPA Maximum Contaminant Level or a required treatment technique failed. A further 1,973 monitoring and reporting violations are on file. The most recent violation on record dates to 2023.

The most frequently cited contaminant at this system is Coliform (TCR), recorded in 88 violations (MR). 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%).

Santiam Meadows Community WS's 1,988 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
40
Total Violations
1,988
Health-Based Violations
15
Water Source
Groundwater

System Details

System Type
Community
Owner Type
Private
Connections
17
County
Marion
School/Daycare
No
MCL Violations
15
Monitoring Violations
1,973
Treatment Tech Violations
0

Violation History

Contaminant violations recorded by EPA.

Contaminant Category Count Latest
Coliform (TCR) MR 88 2013
Endrin MR 46 2011
BHC-GAMMA MR 46 2011
Methoxychlor MR 46 2011
Dalapon MR 46 2011
Diquat MR 46 2011
Endothall MR 46 2011
Glyphosate MR 46 2011
Di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate MR 46 2011
Dinoseb MR 46 2011
Hexachlorocyclopentadiene MR 46 2011
Carbofuran MR 46 2011
Atrazine MR 46 2011
Heptachlor MR 46 2011
HEXACHLOROBENZENE MR 46 2011
Benzo(a)pyrene MR 46 2011
Total Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCB) MR 46 2011
1,2-DIBROMO-3-CHLOROPROPANE MR 46 2011
ETHYLENE DIBROMIDE MR 46 2011
Chlordane MR 46 2011
Toxaphene MR 46 2011
Di(2-ethylhexyl) adipate MR 46 2011
OXAMYL MR 46 2011
Simazine MR 46 2011
Picloram MR 46 2011
Heptachlor epoxide MR 46 2011
2,4-D MR 46 2011
2,4,5-TP MR 46 2011
Pentachlorophenol MR 46 2011
LASSO MR 46 2011

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 Santiam Meadows Community WS.

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 OR4105392 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
2023 Revised Total Coliform Rule MCL 3 SDWIS / OR4105392 / 8000
2021 E. COLI MR 6 SDWIS / OR4105392 / 3014
2013 Coliform (TCR) MR 88 SDWIS / OR4105392 / 3100
2013 Coliform (TCR) MCL 12 SDWIS / OR4105392 / 3100
2013 Combined Radium (-226 and -228) MR 5 SDWIS / OR4105392 / 4010
2013 Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and U MR 5 SDWIS / OR4105392 / 4000
2012 Combined Uranium MR 4 SDWIS / OR4105392 / 4006
2011 Endrin MR 46 SDWIS / OR4105392 / 2005
2011 BHC-GAMMA MR 46 SDWIS / OR4105392 / 2010
2011 Methoxychlor MR 46 SDWIS / OR4105392 / 2015
2011 Dalapon MR 46 SDWIS / OR4105392 / 2031
2011 Diquat MR 46 SDWIS / OR4105392 / 2032
2011 Endothall MR 46 SDWIS / OR4105392 / 2033
2011 Glyphosate MR 46 SDWIS / OR4105392 / 2034
2011 Di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate MR 46 SDWIS / OR4105392 / 2039

How Santiam Meadows Community WS Compares

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

Metric Santiam Meadows Community WS Oregon avg Federal benchmark
Total violations 1,988 82.1 SDWA compliance, any non-zero count is a recorded breach
Health-based violations 15 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 40 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 Santiam Meadows Community WS water safe to drink? ▼
Santiam Meadows Community WS (PWS ID: OR4105392) has 1988 recorded violations in the EPA SDWIS database. No PFAS contamination was detected in UCMR5 testing. This system serves 40 people using Groundwater sources.
How many people does Santiam Meadows Community WS serve? ▼
Santiam Meadows Community WS serves 40 people in Salem, Oregon. It is a Private-owned system using Groundwater water sources with 17 service connections.
What type of violations does Santiam Meadows Community WS have? ▼
Santiam Meadows Community WS has 1,988 total violations: 15 health-based violations (MCL exceedances or treatment failures), 1,973 monitoring/reporting violations, and 0 treatment technique violations. Health-based violations indicate contaminant levels exceeded EPA safe limits.
Has PFAS been detected in Santiam Meadows Community WS water? ▼
No PFAS testing data is available for Santiam Meadows Community WS under the EPA's UCMR5 monitoring program.
What water source does Santiam Meadows Community WS use? ▼
Santiam Meadows Community WS 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.