Question 1

Is Lakeside Foods water safe to drink?

Accepted Answer

Lakeside Foods (PWS ID: OR4190234) has 137 recorded violations in the EPA SDWIS database. No PFAS contamination was detected in UCMR5 testing. EPA SDWIS lists this system's service population as 250 people using Groundwater sources.

Question 2

How many people does Lakeside Foods serve?

Accepted Answer

EPA SDWIS reports that Lakeside Foods serves 250 people (this public water system's service population, not the municipal population of Weston or any other city). It is a Private-owned system using Groundwater water sources with 2 service connections. The operator address is listed in Weston, Oregon.

Question 3

What type of violations does Lakeside Foods have?

Accepted Answer

Lakeside Foods has 137 total violations: 9 health-based violations (MCL exceedances or treatment failures), 123 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 Lakeside Foods water?

Accepted Answer

No PFAS testing data is available for Lakeside Foods under the EPA's UCMR5 monitoring program.

Question 5

What water source does Lakeside Foods use?

Accepted Answer

Lakeside Foods uses Groundwater as its primary water source. It is classified as a Non-Transient Non-Community Water System, serving the same people for at least 6 months per year.

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 Lakeside Foods's violation count compare nationally?

Accepted Answer

Lakeside Foods has 137 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). 79% of that cohort has fewer violations than Lakeside Foods. 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	10	2008
Nitrate	MR	10	2005
Coliform (TCR)	MCL	9	2015
1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene	MR	2	2002
cis-1,2-Dichloroethylene	MR	2	2002
DICHLOROMETHANE	MR	2	2002
o-Dichlorobenzene	MR	2	2002
Vinyl chloride	MR	2	2002
1,1-Dichloroethylene	MR	2	2002
1,1,1-Trichloroethane	MR	2	2002
Carbon tetrachloride	MR	2	2002
1,2-Dichloropropane	MR	2	2002
1,1,2-Trichloroethane	MR	2	2002
Tetrachloroethylene	MR	2	2002
CHLOROBENZENE	MR	2	2002
Benzene	MR	2	2002
Endrin	MR	2	2002
BHC-GAMMA	MR	2	2002
Dalapon	MR	2	2002
Diquat	MR	2	2002
Endothall	MR	2	2002
Di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate	MR	2	2002
Picloram	MR	2	2002
Dinoseb	MR	2	2002
Atrazine	MR	2	2002
Heptachlor epoxide	MR	2	2002
2,4-D	MR	2	2002
Benzo(a)pyrene	MR	2	2002
Pentachlorophenol	MR	2	2002
Chlordane	MR	2	2002

Lakeside Foods

Lakeside Foods standing, high SDWIS violation third

System Details

Violation History

Violation Count vs. the National Corpus

Population served record for Lakeside Foods

Nationwide peers

Cross-state systems with comparable violation load