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Burnside Water Association

At a glance

Burnside Water Association (PWSID OR4100054) is an active community water system in Clatsop County, Oregon. It reports serving 350 people through 113 service connections. Its primary water source is purchased surface water, and EPA lists it as privately owned. Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, 2 are health-based, and the most recent began in July 2023.

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

Population served

350

Service connections

113

Primary source

SWP

Purchased surface water

System type

CWS

Community water system

System record

PWSIDOR4100054

System typeCommunity water system

Activity statusActive

Population served350

Service connections113

Primary water sourcePurchased surface water

Owner typePrivate

Primacy agencyOR state drinking water program

City served—

StateOregon

ZIP—

CountyClatsop County

How does Burnside Water Association compare with other water systems in Clatsop County?

By EPA's size categories, Burnside Water Association is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Clatsop County has 31 active public water systems. Its population served is well below the county average of 1,345 people per system, and accounts for 0.8% of the 41,699 people reported by systems filed under the county. Across Oregon, the 2,536 active systems average 1,587 people each. Nationally, the average active community water system reports serving 6,703 people, so Burnside Water Association is well below that figure.

What does “community water system” mean?

A community water system serves at least 15 connections used by year-round residents, or regularly serves at least 25 year-round residents. Homes, apartments and mobile-home parks are served by these. Oregon has 940 active community water systems, 37% of the state's 2,536 active systems. Purchased surface water means the system buys surface water from another public water system rather than drawing its own. 105 Oregon systems (4.1%) list purchased surface water as their primary source.

Who owns and regulates Burnside Water Association?

EPA lists Burnside Water Association 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. 16 of the 31 active systems in Clatsop County (52%) are also privately owned.

Does Burnside Water Association have drinking water violations?

Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, 2 are health-based, and the most recent began in July 2023. The violations listed here began between March 2000 and July 2023. By type: 8 monitoring and reporting, 2 public notice, recordkeeping or other and 2 required treatment not met. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Haloacetic acids (HAA5) (3 of them). EPA lists 12 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
2023-07-01	Public notice, recordkeeping or otherConsumer Confidence Report Complete Failure to Report · code 71	Consumer Confidence Rulecode 7000	No	Resolved
2008-01-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring and Reporting (DBP) · code 27	Haloacetic acids (HAA5)code 2456	No	Resolved
2008-01-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring and Reporting (DBP) · code 27	Total trihalomethanes (TTHM)code 2950	No	Resolved
2006-01-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring and Reporting (DBP) · code 27	Haloacetic acids (HAA5)code 2456	No	Resolved
2006-01-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring and Reporting (DBP) · code 27	Total trihalomethanes (TTHM)code 2950	No	Resolved
2005-01-01	Monitoring and reportingFollow-up Or Routine LCR Tap M/R · code 52	Lead and Copper Rulecode 5000	No	Resolved
2004-01-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring and Reporting (DBP) · code 27	Haloacetic acids (HAA5)code 2456	No	Resolved
2004-01-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring and Reporting (DBP) · code 27	Total trihalomethanes (TTHM)code 2950	No	Resolved
2003-07-01	Required treatment not metTreatment Technique (SWTR and GWR) · code 41	Surface Water Treatment Rulecode 0200	Yes	Resolved
2002-10-19	Public notice, recordkeeping or otherConsumer Confidence Report Inadequate Reporting · code 72	Consumer Confidence Rulecode 7000	No	Resolved
2002-01-01	Monitoring and reportingFollow-up Or Routine LCR Tap M/R · code 52	Lead and Copper Rulecode 5000	No	Resolved
2000-03-01	Required treatment not metTreatment Technique (SWTR and GWR) · code 41	Surface Water Treatment Rulecode 0200	Yes	Resolved

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.

Burnside Water Association: frequently asked questions

Who runs Burnside Water Association?

Burnside Water Association (PWSID OR4100054) is a community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the OR state drinking water program.

How many people does Burnside Water Association serve?

Burnside Water Association reports serving 350 people through 113 service connections in Clatsop County, Oregon.

Where does Burnside Water Association get its water?

EPA SDWIS lists this system's primary water source as purchased surface water. Purchased surface water means the system buys surface water from another public water system rather than drawing its own.

Does Burnside Water Association have any drinking water violations?

Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, 2 are health-based, and the most recent began in July 2023. 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 Water Association'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, 2 are health-based, and the most recent began in July 2023. For current results, consult the system's annual water quality report, EPA ECHO, or the OR state drinking water program.

Where can I find Burnside Water Association's water quality report?

As a community water system, Burnside Water Association must deliver an annual water quality report, called a Consumer Confidence Report, to its customers by July 1 each year, covering the previous calendar year. The system can provide a copy on request.

Other water systems in Clatsop County

Water system	County	Population served	Type	Source
Astoria, City of	Clatsop	10,181	Community	Surface water
Warrenton, City of	Clatsop	9,100	Community	Surface water
Seaside Water Department	Clatsop	7,482	Community	Surface water
Youngs River Lewis & Clark Wd	Clatsop	2,580	Community	Surface water
Knappa Water Association	Clatsop	1,800	Community	Groundwater
Gearhart Water Department	Clatsop	1,780	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, “Burnside Water Association, PWSID OR4100054, Oregon”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/oregon/burnside-water-association-or4100054 (data as of October 1, 2026).