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Community Water System · PWS OR4194151

Sportsmans Paradise Motel/Tc

Keno, Oregon 97627 - drinking water served from groundwater sources to 52 people, tracked in EPA SDWIS and UCMR5.

52
People served
1,023
EPA violations
12
Health-based
Untested
UCMR5 result

The verdict

EPA records 1,023 drinking-water violations at Sportsmans Paradise Motel/Tc, 1% of them health-based - above the Oregon per-system average.

1,023
Total EPA violations on record
1%
Health-based (MCL / treatment failure)
52
People served by this system
N/A
PFAS compounds detected (UCMR5)

Water Quality Snapshot: Sportsmans Paradise Motel/Tc

Sportsmans Paradise Motel/Tc is a private-owned community water system that delivers drinking water to 52 residents in Keno, Oregon (Klamath County) through 26 service connections. Its water is drawn from groundwater sources. EPA's Safe Drinking Water Information System records 1,023 total violations for this system , of which 12 (1%) are health-based, meaning a contaminant exceeded an EPA Maximum Contaminant Level or a required treatment technique failed. A further 997 monitoring and reporting violations are on file. The most recent violation on record dates to 2025.

The most frequently cited contaminant at this system is Coliform (TCR), recorded in 70 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%).

Sportsmans Paradise Motel/Tc's 1,023 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
52
Total Violations
1,023
Health-Based Violations
12
Water Source
Groundwater

System Details

System Type
Community
Owner Type
Private
Connections
26
County
Klamath
School/Daycare
No
MCL Violations
12
Monitoring Violations
997
Treatment Tech Violations
0

Violation History

Contaminant violations recorded by EPA.

Contaminant Category Count Latest
Coliform (TCR) MR 70 2015
Nitrate MR 22 2020
BHC-GAMMA MR 18 2010
Toxaphene MR 18 2010
Dalapon MR 18 2010
Diquat MR 18 2010
Endothall MR 18 2010
Glyphosate MR 18 2010
Di(2-ethylhexyl) adipate MR 18 2010
Picloram MR 18 2010
Dinoseb MR 18 2010
Carbofuran MR 18 2010
LASSO MR 18 2010
Heptachlor epoxide MR 18 2010
2,4-D MR 18 2010
HEXACHLOROBENZENE MR 18 2010
Benzo(a)pyrene MR 18 2010
Total Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCB) MR 18 2010
1,2-DIBROMO-3-CHLOROPROPANE MR 18 2010
ETHYLENE DIBROMIDE MR 18 2010
Endrin MR 18 2010
OXAMYL MR 18 2010
Simazine MR 18 2010
Atrazine MR 18 2010
Heptachlor MR 18 2010
2,4,5-TP MR 18 2010
Pentachlorophenol MR 18 2010
Chlordane MR 18 2010
Methoxychlor MR 18 2010
Hexachlorocyclopentadiene MR 18 2010

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 Sportsmans Paradise Motel/Tc.

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 OR4194151 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
2025 Revised Total Coliform Rule MON 9 SDWIS / OR4194151 / 8000
2025 Consumer Confidence Rule Other 3 SDWIS / OR4194151 / 7000
2024 Nitrite MR 3 SDWIS / OR4194151 / 1041
2020 Nitrate MR 22 SDWIS / OR4194151 / 1040
2015 Coliform (TCR) MR 70 SDWIS / OR4194151 / 3100
2013 Lead and Copper Rule MR 11 SDWIS / OR4194151 / 5000
2013 E. COLI MR 3 SDWIS / OR4194151 / 3014
2012 cis-1,2-Dichloroethylene MR 17 SDWIS / OR4194151 / 2380
2012 Xylenes, Total MR 17 SDWIS / OR4194151 / 2955
2012 o-Dichlorobenzene MR 17 SDWIS / OR4194151 / 2968
2012 p-Dichlorobenzene MR 17 SDWIS / OR4194151 / 2969
2012 1,1-Dichloroethylene MR 17 SDWIS / OR4194151 / 2977
2012 1,2-Dichloroethane MR 17 SDWIS / OR4194151 / 2980
2012 Carbon tetrachloride MR 17 SDWIS / OR4194151 / 2982
2012 Trichloroethylene MR 17 SDWIS / OR4194151 / 2984

How Sportsmans Paradise Motel/Tc Compares

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

Metric Sportsmans Paradise Motel/Tc Oregon avg Federal benchmark
Total violations 1,023 82.1 SDWA compliance, any non-zero count is a recorded breach
Health-based violations 12 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 52 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 Sportsmans Paradise Motel/Tc water safe to drink? ▼
Sportsmans Paradise Motel/Tc (PWS ID: OR4194151) has 1023 recorded violations in the EPA SDWIS database. No PFAS contamination was detected in UCMR5 testing. This system serves 52 people using Groundwater sources.
How many people does Sportsmans Paradise Motel/Tc serve? ▼
Sportsmans Paradise Motel/Tc serves 52 people in Keno, Oregon. It is a Private-owned system using Groundwater water sources with 26 service connections.
What type of violations does Sportsmans Paradise Motel/Tc have? ▼
Sportsmans Paradise Motel/Tc has 1,023 total violations: 12 health-based violations (MCL exceedances or treatment failures), 997 monitoring/reporting violations, and 0 treatment technique violations. Health-based violations indicate contaminant levels exceeded EPA safe limits.
Has PFAS been detected in Sportsmans Paradise Motel/Tc water? ▼
No PFAS testing data is available for Sportsmans Paradise Motel/Tc under the EPA's UCMR5 monitoring program.
What water source does Sportsmans Paradise Motel/Tc use? ▼
Sportsmans Paradise Motel/Tc 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.