Public water system · OR4190514
ActiveCold Springs Resort
At a glance
Cold Springs Resort (PWSID OR4190514) is an active transient non-community water system in Jefferson County, Oregon. It reports serving 65 people through 45 service connections. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as privately owned. EPA's records list 11 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in January 2009.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
65
Service connections
45
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
TNCWS
Transient non-community water system
System record
How does Cold Springs Resort compare with other water systems in Jefferson County?
By EPA's size categories, Cold Springs Resort is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Jefferson County has 31 active public water systems. Its population served is well below the county average of 866 people per system, and accounts for 0.2% of the 26,851 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 Cold Springs Resort 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 Cold Springs Resort?
EPA lists Cold Springs Resort 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. 15 of the 31 active systems in Jefferson County (48%) are also privately owned.
Does Cold Springs Resort have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 11 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in January 2009. The violations listed here began between October 1993 and January 2009. By type: 11 monitoring and reporting. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Total coliform bacteria (TCR) (7 of them). EPA lists 11 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Resolved |
| 2005-10-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Resolved |
| 2005-07-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Repeat Major (TCR) · code 25 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Resolved |
| 2003-04-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Resolved |
| 2003-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitratecode 1040 | No | Resolved |
| 2002-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitratecode 1040 | No | Resolved |
| 2001-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitratecode 1040 | No | Resolved |
| 2000-07-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Resolved |
| 2000-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitratecode 1040 | No | Resolved |
| 1995-04-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Resolved |
| 1993-10-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Resolved |
All 11 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.
Cold Springs Resort: frequently asked questions
Who runs Cold Springs Resort?
Cold Springs Resort (PWSID OR4190514) is a transient non-community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the OR state drinking water program.
How many people does Cold Springs Resort serve?
Cold Springs Resort reports serving 65 people through 45 service connections in Jefferson County, Oregon.
Where does Cold Springs Resort 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 Cold Springs Resort have any drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 11 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in January 2009. 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 Cold Springs Resort'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 11 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in January 2009. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the OR state drinking water program.
Where can I find Cold Springs Resort's water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Cold Springs Resort 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 Jefferson County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Deschutes Valley Water Dist | Jefferson | 11,700 | Community | Groundwater |
| Crooked River Ranch Wtr Co | Jefferson | 4,000 | Community | Groundwater |
| Madras, City of | Jefferson | 3,940 | Community | Groundwater |
| Oprd Peter Ogden State Wayside | Jefferson | 2,000 | Transient non-community | Groundwater |
| Oprd Cove Palisades - Deschutes River | Jefferson | 950 | Transient non-community | Groundwater |
| Oprd Cove Palisades - Crooked River | Jefferson | 600 | Transient non-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, “Cold Springs Resort, PWSID OR4190514, Oregon”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/oregon/cold-springs-resort-or4190514 (data as of October 1, 2026).