Public water system · OR4194572
ActiveAlices Country House
At a glance
Alices Country House (PWSID OR4194572) is an active transient non-community water system in Tillamook County, Oregon. It reports serving 30 people through 1 service connection. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as privately owned. EPA's records list 8 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in April 2015.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
30
Service connections
1
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
TNCWS
Transient non-community water system
System record
How does Alices Country House compare with other water systems in Tillamook County?
By EPA's size categories, Alices Country House is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Tillamook County has 63 active public water systems. Its population served is well below the county average of 538 people per system, and accounts for less than 0.1% of the 33,890 people reported by systems filed under the county. Across Oregon, the 2,536 active systems average 1,587 people each. Nationally, the average active transient non-community water system reports serving 144 people, so Alices Country House is well below that figure.
What does “transient non-community water system” mean?
A transient non-community water system serves places where people do not stay long, such as gas stations and campgrounds, and regularly serves at least 25 people a day for at least 60 days a year. Oregon has 1,250 active transient non-community water systems, 49% of the state's 2,536 active systems. Groundwater means the system draws its water from wells or springs fed by underground aquifers. 2,175 Oregon systems (86%) list groundwater as their primary source.
Who owns and regulates Alices Country House?
EPA lists Alices Country House as privately owned. The OR state drinking water program is its primacy agency, the regulator with primary enforcement responsibility for the system under the Safe Drinking Water Act. 28 of the 63 active systems in Tillamook County (44%) are also privately owned.
Does Alices Country House have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 8 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in April 2015. The violations listed here began between April 1991 and April 2015. By type: 8 monitoring and reporting. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Total coliform bacteria (TCR) (7 of them). EPA lists 8 as resolved. Resolved means at least one resolving action is on record: the system returned to compliance, the rule no longer applies, or no further action was needed.
| Began | Violation | Contaminant or rule | Health-based | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-04-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Resolved |
| 2015-03-20 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Source Water (GWR) · code 34 | E. colicode 3014 | No | Resolved |
| 2002-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Repeat Minor (TCR) · code 26 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Resolved |
| 1996-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Resolved |
| 1995-04-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Resolved |
| 1994-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Resolved |
| 1992-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Resolved |
| 1991-04-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Resolved |
All 8 violations in EPA's records, newest first. Labels and codes come from EPA's SDWIS reference tables. A monitoring or reporting violation means a required test or report was missed or late; it does not by itself mean a contaminant was found. "Health-based" marks violations of a legal limit or required treatment.
Alices Country House: frequently asked questions
Who runs Alices Country House?
Alices Country House (PWSID OR4194572) is a transient non-community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the OR state drinking water program.
How many people does Alices Country House serve?
Alices Country House reports serving 30 people through 1 service connection in Tillamook County, Oregon.
Where does Alices Country House get its water?
EPA SDWIS lists this system's primary water source as groundwater. Groundwater means the system draws its water from wells or springs fed by underground aquifers.
Does Alices Country House have any drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 8 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in April 2015. A monitoring or reporting violation means a required test or report was missed or late; it does not by itself mean a contaminant was found.
Is Alices Country House's water safe to drink?
AquaCensus shows EPA compliance records, not current water test results, so it cannot say whether the water is safe at a given moment. EPA's records list 8 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in April 2015. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the OR state drinking water program.
Where can I find Alices Country House's water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Alices Country House is a transient non-community water system, so it is not required to publish one; like every public water system, it must notify the people it serves about violations under EPA's public notification rules.
Other water systems in Tillamook County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tillamook Water Dept, City of | Tillamook | 5,265 | Community | Surface water |
| Manzanita, City of | Tillamook | 3,200 | Community | Purchased groundwater |
| Oprd Cape Lookout State Park | Tillamook | 2,005 | Transient non-community | Surface water |
| Fairview Water District | Tillamook | 1,930 | Community | Groundwater |
| Netarts Water District | Tillamook | 1,800 | Community | Surface water |
| Neskowin Reg Water Dist | Tillamook | 1,735 | Community | Surface water |
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About this data
Source: U.S. EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS) and SDWA violation records, via EPA ECHO, as published October 1, 2026 — AquaCensus refreshes it quarterly. See the methodology for how records are matched, cleaned and scored.
Cite as: AquaCensus, “Alices Country House, PWSID OR4194572, Oregon”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/oregon/alices-country-house-or4194572 (data as of October 1, 2026).