What's in SW LINCOLN CO WATER PUD's water?
SW LINCOLN CO WATER PUD has a health-based violation on record, but none in the last five years - an older issue, not necessarily a current one. Population served: 3,000, over 1,362 connections.
How this compares nationally
145 total violations and 1 health-based ones put SW LINCOLN CO WATER PUD at the 44th percentile nationally for violation burden, rank 7,191 of 12,903.
How SW LINCOLN CO WATER PUD compares within OR
Among the 160 OR systems in this dataset, the average is 6.0 health-based violations - SW LINCOLN CO WATER PUD's 1 is at or below that. The filter guide explains what a violation like this actually calls for.
Most recent violation on record
The last violation EPA has on record for SW LINCOLN CO WATER PUD is from 2025-01-02 (health-based: 1992-01-01). Last reported to EPA: 06/26/2026.
What kind of problem, specifically
SW LINCOLN CO WATER PUD'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:
- Microbial contamination / treatment technique - flagged from: Surface Water Treatment Rule
The most severe category on record is microbial contamination / treatment technique, which points toward a microbial-class filter if you want to address it directly.
What this data is and is not
SW LINCOLN CO WATER PUD's numbers here come from its own required reporting to EPA under the Safe Drinking Water Act, not from an independent test of your glass of water. Water quality can still change between the meter and the faucet - household plumbing sits outside what a record of 145 logged violations can see. The guide to what this data misses covers that gap.