Public water system · OR4195542
ActiveBarton Park Primitive
At a glance
Barton Park Primitive (PWSID OR4195542) is an active transient non-community water system in Clackamas County, Oregon. It reports serving 25 people through 1 service connection. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as owned by a local government. EPA's records list 6 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in May 2021.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
25
Service connections
1
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
TNCWS
Transient non-community water system
System record
How does Barton Park Primitive compare with other water systems in Clackamas County?
By EPA's size categories, Barton Park Primitive is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Clackamas County has 241 active public water systems. Its population served is well below the county average of 1,602 people per system, and accounts for less than 0.1% of the 385,972 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 Barton Park Primitive 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 Barton Park Primitive?
EPA lists Barton Park Primitive as owned by a local government. 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. 57 of the 241 active systems in Clackamas County (24%) are also owned by a local government.
Does Barton Park Primitive have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 6 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in May 2021. The violations listed here began between May 2016 and May 2021. By type: 6 monitoring. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Revised Total Coliform Rule (6 of them). EPA lists 4 as resolved and 2 as archived. 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. 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.
| Began | Violation | Contaminant or rule | Health-based | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-05-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
| 2021-04-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
| 2018-01-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
| 2017-01-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
| 2016-06-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Archived |
| 2016-05-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Archived |
All 6 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.
Barton Park Primitive: frequently asked questions
Who runs Barton Park Primitive?
Barton Park Primitive (PWSID OR4195542) is a transient non-community water system owned by a local government. It is regulated by the OR state drinking water program.
How many people does Barton Park Primitive serve?
Barton Park Primitive reports serving 25 people through 1 service connection in Clackamas County, Oregon.
Where does Barton Park Primitive 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 Barton Park Primitive have any drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 6 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in May 2021. 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 Barton Park Primitive'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 6 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in May 2021. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the OR state drinking water program.
Where can I find Barton Park Primitive's water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Barton Park Primitive 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 Clackamas County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sunrise Water Authority | Clackamas | 50,003 | Community | Purchased surface water |
| Lake Oswego Municipal Water | Clackamas | 40,000 | Community | Purchased surface water |
| Oregon City | Clackamas | 33,940 | Community | Purchased surface water |
| Oak Lodge Water Services | Clackamas | 30,000 | Community | Purchased surface water |
| Clackamas River Water | Clackamas | 29,918 | Community | Surface water |
| West Linn, City of | Clackamas | 28,000 | Community | Purchased 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, “Barton Park Primitive, PWSID OR4195542, Oregon”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/oregon/barton-park-primitive-or4195542 (data as of October 1, 2026).