Is CITY OF STAYTON's water safe to drink?
CITY OF STAYTON has a health-based violation on record, but none in the last five years - an older issue, not necessarily a current one. Population served: 8,400, over 2,900 connections.
How this compares nationally
Out of 12,903 systems in this dataset, CITY OF STAYTON ranks 5,971th by violation burden (54th percentile) - 41 violations total, 2 health-baseds.
Against the OR average
OR's 160 covered systems average 6.0 health-based violations each; CITY OF STAYTON carries 2, not more than typical for the state. The filter guide explains what a violation like this actually calls for.
Most recent violation on record
CITY OF STAYTON's most recent violation on record is dated 2024-01-07, with the most recent health-based one dated 2000-01-07. Last reported to EPA: 06/26/2026.
The concern categories on record
CITY OF STAYTON's flagged contaminants and rule violations, grouped by what they actually mean for a filter choice rather than left as EPA's raw code list:
- Lead & copper - flagged from: Lead and Copper Rule
- Microbial contamination / treatment technique - flagged from: Surface Water Treatment Rule
The most severe category on record is lead & copper, which points toward a lead-class filter if you want to address it directly.
What CITY OF STAYTON's record does not cover
Everything on this page is CITY OF STAYTON's own reported record under the Safe Drinking Water Act - a regulatory filing, not a sample of your tap. This record - 2 health-based violations on file for CITY OF STAYTON - stops at the meter and cannot see household plumbing on the other side of it. The guide to what this data misses covers that gap.