Public water system · OR4195347
ActiveBurnside Rocket
At a glance
Burnside Rocket (PWSID OR4195347) is an active transient non-community water system in Multnomah County, Oregon. It reports serving 75 people through 1 service connection. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as privately owned. EPA's records list 10 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in April 2022.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
75
Service connections
1
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
TNCWS
Transient non-community water system
System record
How does Burnside Rocket compare with other water systems in Multnomah County?
By EPA's size categories, Burnside Rocket is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Multnomah County has 58 active public water systems. Its population served is well below the county average of 14,736 people per system, and accounts for less than 0.1% of the 854,671 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 Burnside Rocket is about half of 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 Burnside Rocket?
EPA lists Burnside Rocket 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. 27 of the 58 active systems in Multnomah County (47%) are also privately owned.
Does Burnside Rocket have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 10 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in April 2022. The violations listed here began between January 2008 and April 2022. By type: 9 monitoring and reporting and 1 monitoring. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Nitrate (4 of them). EPA lists 10 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-04-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
| 2021-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitratecode 1040 | No | Resolved |
| 2019-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitratecode 1040 | No | Resolved |
| 2017-12-27 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Source Water (GWR) · code 34 | E. colicode 3014 | No | Resolved |
| 2011-04-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Resolved |
| 2011-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Resolved |
| 2011-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitratecode 1040 | No | Resolved |
| 2009-10-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Resolved |
| 2008-10-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Resolved |
| 2008-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitratecode 1040 | No | Resolved |
All 10 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.
Burnside Rocket: frequently asked questions
Who runs Burnside Rocket?
Burnside Rocket (PWSID OR4195347) is a transient non-community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the OR state drinking water program.
How many people does Burnside Rocket serve?
Burnside Rocket reports serving 75 people through 1 service connection in Multnomah County, Oregon.
Where does Burnside Rocket 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 Burnside Rocket have any drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 10 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in April 2022. 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 Burnside Rocket'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 10 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in April 2022. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the OR state drinking water program.
Where can I find Burnside Rocket's water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Burnside Rocket 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 Multnomah County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Portland Water Bureau | Multnomah | 666,200 | Community | Surface water |
| Gresham, City of | Multnomah | 73,932 | Community | Purchased surface water |
| Rockwood PUD | Multnomah | 65,443 | Community | Purchased surface water |
| Troutdale, City of | Multnomah | 16,185 | Community | Groundwater |
| Fairview, City of | Multnomah | 9,963 | Community | Groundwater |
| Wood Village, City of | Multnomah | 4,388 | 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, “Burnside Rocket, PWSID OR4195347, Oregon”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/oregon/burnside-rocket-or4195347 (data as of October 1, 2026).