Question 1

Is Holy Family Academy water safe to drink?

Accepted Answer

Holy Family Academy (PWS ID: OR4190578) has 158 recorded violations in the EPA SDWIS database. No PFAS contamination was detected in UCMR5 testing. EPA SDWIS lists this system's service population as 60 people using Groundwater sources.

Question 2

How many people does Holy Family Academy serve?

Accepted Answer

EPA SDWIS reports that Holy Family Academy serves 60 people (this public water system's service population, not the municipal population of Mt Angel or any other city). It is a Private-owned system using Groundwater water sources with 1 service connections. The operator address is listed in Mt Angel, Oregon.

Question 3

What type of violations does Holy Family Academy have?

Accepted Answer

Holy Family Academy has 158 total violations: 2 health-based violations (MCL exceedances or treatment failures), 148 monitoring/reporting violations, and 2 treatment technique violations. Health-based violations indicate contaminant levels exceeded EPA safe limits.

Question 4

Has PFAS been detected in Holy Family Academy water?

Accepted Answer

No PFAS testing data is available for Holy Family Academy under the EPA's UCMR5 monitoring program.

Question 5

What water source does Holy Family Academy use?

Accepted Answer

Holy Family Academy 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 Holy Family Academy's violation count compare nationally?

Accepted Answer

Holy Family Academy has 158 recorded EPA SDWIS violations, fewer than 18% of the 29,740 public water systems serving 500 or more people nationwide (the same sitemap cohort used for the corpus-placement ranking above). 82% of that cohort has fewer violations than Holy Family Academy. 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	7	2011
E. COLI	MR	6	2016
Revised Total Coliform Rule	MON	6	2025
Arsenic	MR	2	2008
cis-1,2-Dichloroethylene	MR	2	2008
Xylenes, Total	MR	2	2008
DICHLOROMETHANE	MR	2	2008
o-Dichlorobenzene	MR	2	2008
Vinyl chloride	MR	2	2008
1,1-Dichloroethylene	MR	2	2008
trans-1,2-Dichloroethylene	MR	2	2008
Carbon tetrachloride	MR	2	2008
1,2-Dichloropropane	MR	2	2008
CHLOROBENZENE	MR	2	2008
Benzene	MR	2	2008
Ethylbenzene	MR	2	2008
Styrene	MR	2	2008
Cadmium	MR	2	2008
Chromium	MR	2	2008
CYANIDE	MR	2	2008
Fluoride	MR	2	2008
Antimony, Total	MR	2	2008
Beryllium, Total	MR	2	2008
Thallium, Total	MR	2	2008
Selenium	MR	2	2008
Toxaphene	MR	2	2008
Dalapon	MR	2	2008
Endothall	MR	2	2008
Di(2-ethylhexyl) adipate	MR	2	2008
OXAMYL	MR	2	2008

Holy Family Academy

Holy Family Academy standing, high SDWIS violation third

System Details

Violation History

Violation Count vs. the National Corpus

Population served record for Holy Family Academy

Nationwide peers

Cross-state systems with comparable violation load