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Camp Tapawingo

At a glance

Camp Tapawingo (PWSID OR4191259) is an active transient non-community water system in Polk County, Oregon. It reports serving 150 people through 1 service connection. Its primary water source is surface water, 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 September 2025.

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

Population served

150

Service connections

1

Primary source

SW

Surface water

System type

TNCWS

Transient non-community water system

System record

PWSIDOR4191259
System typeTransient non-community water system
Activity statusActive
Population served150
Service connections1
Primary water sourceSurface water
Owner typePrivate
Primacy agencyOR state drinking water program
City served—
StateOregon
ZIP—
CountyPolk County

How does Camp Tapawingo compare with other water systems in Polk County?

By EPA's size categories, Camp Tapawingo is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Polk County has 29 active public water systems. Its population served is well below the county average of 1,851 people per system, and accounts for 0.3% of the 53,687 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 Camp Tapawingo is roughly in line with 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. Surface water means the system draws its water from rivers, lakes, streams or reservoirs. 211 Oregon systems (8.3%) list surface water as their primary source.

Who owns and regulates Camp Tapawingo?

EPA lists Camp Tapawingo 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. 20 of the 29 active systems in Polk County (69%) are also privately owned.

Does Camp Tapawingo have drinking water violations?

Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, none is health-based, and the most recent began in September 2025. The violations listed here began between October 2022 and September 2025. By type: 11 monitoring and reporting and 1 monitoring. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Surface Water Treatment Rule (7 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.

BeganViolationContaminant or ruleHealth-basedStatus
2025-09-01MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3ARevised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000NoResolved
2024-11-01Monitoring and reportingMonitoring of Treatment (SWTR-Filter) · code 36Surface Water Treatment Rulecode 0200NoResolved
2024-11-01Monitoring and reportingMonitoring of Treatment (SWTR-Filter) · code 36Surface Water Treatment Rulecode 0200NoResolved
2024-11-01Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Turbidity (Enhanced SWTR) · code 38Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rulecode 0300NoResolved
2023-07-01Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Turbidity (Enhanced SWTR) · code 38Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rulecode 0300NoResolved
2023-07-01Monitoring and reportingMonitoring of Treatment (SWTR-Filter) · code 36Surface Water Treatment Rulecode 0200NoResolved
2023-07-01Monitoring and reportingMonitoring of Treatment (SWTR-Filter) · code 36Surface Water Treatment Rulecode 0200NoResolved
2023-04-01Monitoring and reportingMonitoring of Treatment (SWTR-Filter) · code 36Surface Water Treatment Rulecode 0200NoResolved
2023-04-01Monitoring and reportingMonitoring of Treatment (SWTR-Filter) · code 36Surface Water Treatment Rulecode 0200NoResolved
2023-04-01Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Turbidity (Enhanced SWTR) · code 38Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rulecode 0300NoResolved
2022-10-01Monitoring and reportingMonitoring of Treatment (SWTR-Filter) · code 36Surface Water Treatment Rulecode 0200NoResolved
2022-10-01Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Turbidity (Enhanced SWTR) · code 38Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rulecode 0300NoResolved

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.

Camp Tapawingo: frequently asked questions

Who runs Camp Tapawingo?

Camp Tapawingo (PWSID OR4191259) is a transient non-community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the OR state drinking water program.

How many people does Camp Tapawingo serve?

Camp Tapawingo reports serving 150 people through 1 service connection in Polk County, Oregon.

Where does Camp Tapawingo get its water?

EPA SDWIS lists this system's primary water source as surface water. Surface water means the system draws its water from rivers, lakes, streams or reservoirs.

Does Camp Tapawingo 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 September 2025. 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 Camp Tapawingo'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 September 2025. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the OR state drinking water program.

Where can I find Camp Tapawingo's water quality report?

The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Camp Tapawingo 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 Polk County

Water systemCountyPopulation servedTypeSource
Dallas, City ofPolk17,911CommunitySurface water
Monmouth, City ofPolk11,651CommunityGroundwater under influence of surface water
Independence Water SystemPolk10,300CommunityGroundwater
Luckiamute Domestic Water CoopPolk2,738CommunityPurchased surface water
Perrydale Domestic Wtr AssnPolk2,655CommunityGroundwater
Grand Ronde Community Wtr AssnPolk2,500CommunityGroundwater

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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, “Camp Tapawingo, PWSID OR4191259, Oregon”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/oregon/camp-tapawingo-or4191259 (data as of October 1, 2026).