Public water system · OR4194571

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Area 61

At a glance

Area 61 (PWSID OR4194571) is an active non-transient non-community water system in Josephine County, Oregon. It reports serving 260 people through 5 service connections. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as privately owned. Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, none is health-based, and the most recent began in January 2026.

Dataset updated October 2026 . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.

Population served

260

Service connections

Primary source

Groundwater

System type

NTNCWS

Non-transient non-community water system

System record

PWSIDOR4194571

System typeNon-transient non-community water system

Activity statusActive

Population served260

Service connections5

Primary water sourceGroundwater

Owner typePrivate

Primacy agencyOR state drinking water program

City served—

StateOregon

ZIP—

CountyJosephine County

How does Area 61 compare with other water systems in Josephine County?

By EPA's size categories, Area 61 is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Josephine County has 150 active public water systems. Its population served is about 35% below the county average of 403 people per system, and accounts for 0.4% of the 60,442 people reported by systems filed under the county. Across Oregon, the 2,536 active systems average 1,587 people each. Nationally, the average active non-transient non-community water system reports serving 430 people, so Area 61 is about 40% below that figure.

What does “non-transient non-community water system” mean?

A non-transient non-community water system regularly serves at least 25 of the same people for more than six months a year, but not where they live. Schools, factories, office buildings and hospitals with their own supply are typical examples. Oregon has 346 active non-transient non-community water systems, 14% 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 Area 61?

EPA lists Area 61 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. 108 of the 150 active systems in Josephine County (72%) are also privately owned.

Does Area 61 have drinking water violations?

Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, none is health-based, and the most recent began in January 2026. The violations listed here began between January 2025 and January 2026. By type: 12 monitoring and reporting. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Lead and Copper Rule (2 of them). EPA lists 10 as archived and 2 as unaddressed. Archived means the violation was not marked resolved but is more than five years past the end of the noncompliance period, so it no longer counts toward current compliance status. Unaddressed means the violation is not resolved or archived and is not yet covered by formal enforcement.

Began	Violation	Contaminant or rule	Health-based	Status
2026-01-01	Monitoring and reportingInitial Tap Sampling for Pb and Cu · code 51	Lead and Copper Rulecode 5000	No	Unaddressed
2025-07-01	Monitoring and reportingInitial Tap Sampling for Pb and Cu · code 51	Lead and Copper Rulecode 5000	No	Unaddressed
2025-01-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03	Glyphosatecode 2034	No	Archived
2025-01-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03	Tetrachloroethylenecode 2987	No	Archived
2025-01-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03	Toluenecode 2991	No	Archived
2025-01-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03	Ethylene dibromide (EDB)code 2946	No	Archived
2025-01-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03	Carbofurancode 2046	No	Archived
2025-01-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03	Di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalatecode 2039	No	Archived
2025-01-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03	1,2-Dichloroethanecode 2980	No	Archived
2025-01-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03	Heptachlorcode 2065	No	Archived
2025-01-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03	Dinosebcode 2041	No	Archived
2025-01-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03	Polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs), totalcode 2383	No	Archived

The 12 most recent 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.

Area 61: frequently asked questions

Who runs Area 61?

Area 61 (PWSID OR4194571) is a non-transient non-community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the OR state drinking water program.

How many people does Area 61 serve?

Area 61 reports serving 260 people through 5 service connections in Josephine County, Oregon.

Where does Area 61 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 Area 61 have any drinking water violations?

Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, none is health-based, and the most recent began in January 2026. 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 Area 61'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. Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, none is health-based, and the most recent began in January 2026. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the OR state drinking water program.

Where can I find Area 61's water quality report?

The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Area 61 is a non-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 Josephine County

Water system	County	Population served	Type	Source
Grants Pass, City of	Josephine	37,138	Community	Surface water
Rogue Community College	Josephine	2,400	Non-transient non-community	Purchased surface water
Cave Junction, City of	Josephine	2,160	Community	Surface water
Ote Manzanita Rest Area	Josephine	1,200	Transient non-community	Groundwater
Hidden Valley High	Josephine	546	Non-transient non-community	Groundwater
Lil Pantry Xpress Merlin	Josephine	512	Transient non-community	Groundwater

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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, “Area 61, PWSID OR4194571, Oregon”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/oregon/area-61-or4194571 (data as of October 1, 2026).