Public water system · OR4195731
ActiveChehalem Valley Winery Tasting Room
At a glance
Chehalem Valley Winery Tasting Room (PWSID OR4195731) is an active transient non-community water system in Yamhill County, Oregon. It reports serving 50 people through 1 service connection. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as privately owned. EPA's records list 3 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in October 2025.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
50
Service connections
1
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
TNCWS
Transient non-community water system
System record
How does Chehalem Valley Winery Tasting Room compare with other water systems in Yamhill County?
By EPA's size categories, Chehalem Valley Winery Tasting Room is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Yamhill County has 91 active public water systems. Its population served is well below the county average of 998 people per system, and accounts for less than 0.1% of the 90,787 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 Chehalem Valley Winery Tasting Room is about 65% 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 Chehalem Valley Winery Tasting Room?
EPA lists Chehalem Valley Winery Tasting Room 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. 71 of the 91 active systems in Yamhill County (78%) are also privately owned.
Does Chehalem Valley Winery Tasting Room have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 3 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in October 2025. The violations listed here began between January 2025 and October 2025. By type: 2 monitoring and 1 monitoring and reporting. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Revised Total Coliform Rule (2 of them). EPA lists 3 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-10-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
| 2025-04-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
| 2025-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitratecode 1040 | No | Resolved |
All 3 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.
Chehalem Valley Winery Tasting Room: frequently asked questions
Who runs Chehalem Valley Winery Tasting Room?
Chehalem Valley Winery Tasting Room (PWSID OR4195731) is a transient non-community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the OR state drinking water program.
How many people does Chehalem Valley Winery Tasting Room serve?
Chehalem Valley Winery Tasting Room reports serving 50 people through 1 service connection in Yamhill County, Oregon.
Where does Chehalem Valley Winery Tasting Room 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 Chehalem Valley Winery Tasting Room have any drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 3 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in October 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 Chehalem Valley Winery Tasting Room'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 3 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in October 2025. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the OR state drinking water program.
Where can I find Chehalem Valley Winery Tasting Room's water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Chehalem Valley Winery Tasting Room 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 Yamhill County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mcminnville Water & Light | Yamhill | 34,515 | Community | Surface water |
| Newberg, City of | Yamhill | 25,138 | Community | Groundwater |
| Sheridan, City of | Yamhill | 6,494 | Community | Surface water |
| Lafayette, City of | Yamhill | 4,423 | Community | Purchased surface water |
| Dundee, City of | Yamhill | 2,960 | Community | Groundwater |
| Dayton, City of | Yamhill | 2,535 | 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, “Chehalem Valley Winery Tasting Room, PWSID OR4195731, Oregon”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/oregon/chehalem-valley-winery-tasting-room-or4195731 (data as of October 1, 2026).