Public water system · OR4195314
ActiveComfort Inn & Suites-Hermiston
At a glance
Comfort Inn & Suites-Hermiston (PWSID OR4195314) is an active transient non-community water system in Umatilla County, Oregon. It reports serving 100 people through 1 service connection. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as privately owned. Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, 4 are health-based, and the most recent began in August 2025.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
100
Service connections
1
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
TNCWS
Transient non-community water system
System record
How does Comfort Inn & Suites-Hermiston compare with other water systems in Umatilla County?
By EPA's size categories, Comfort Inn & Suites-Hermiston is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Umatilla County has 66 active public water systems. Its population served is well below the county average of 1,041 people per system, and accounts for 0.1% of the 68,687 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 Comfort Inn & Suites-Hermiston is about 31% 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 Comfort Inn & Suites-Hermiston?
EPA lists Comfort Inn & Suites-Hermiston 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. 43 of the 66 active systems in Umatilla County (65%) are also privately owned.
Does Comfort Inn & Suites-Hermiston have drinking water violations?
Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, 4 are health-based, and the most recent began in August 2025. The violations listed here began between February 2012 and August 2025. By type: 6 monitoring, 4 contaminant level above the legal limit and 2 public notice, recordkeeping or other. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Revised Total Coliform Rule (6 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-08-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Additional Routine (RTCR) · code 3B | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
| 2025-07-25 | Public notice, recordkeeping or otherPublic Notification Violation for NPDWR Violation · code 75 | Public Noticecode 7500 | No | Resolved |
| 2025-07-01 | Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Single Sample · code 01 | Nitratecode 1040 | Yes | Resolved |
| 2025-04-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
| 2024-10-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Additional Routine (RTCR) · code 3B | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
| 2022-01-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
| 2021-07-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
| 2018-07-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
| 2014-05-01 | Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Average · code 02 | Nitratecode 1040 | Yes | Resolved |
| 2012-06-21 | Public notice, recordkeeping or otherPublic Notification Violation for NPDWR Violation · code 75 | Public Noticecode 7500 | No | Resolved |
| 2012-05-01 | Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Average · code 02 | Nitratecode 1040 | Yes | Resolved |
| 2012-02-01 | Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Single Sample · code 01 | Nitratecode 1040 | 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.
Comfort Inn & Suites-Hermiston: frequently asked questions
Who runs Comfort Inn & Suites-Hermiston?
Comfort Inn & Suites-Hermiston (PWSID OR4195314) is a transient non-community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the OR state drinking water program.
How many people does Comfort Inn & Suites-Hermiston serve?
Comfort Inn & Suites-Hermiston reports serving 100 people through 1 service connection in Umatilla County, Oregon.
Where does Comfort Inn & Suites-Hermiston 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 Comfort Inn & Suites-Hermiston have any drinking water violations?
Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, 4 are health-based, and the most recent began in August 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 Comfort Inn & Suites-Hermiston'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, 4 are health-based, and the most recent began in August 2025. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the OR state drinking water program.
Where can I find Comfort Inn & Suites-Hermiston's water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Comfort Inn & Suites-Hermiston 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 Umatilla County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hermiston, City of | Umatilla | 20,000 | Community | Surface water |
| Pendleton, City of | Umatilla | 16,996 | Community | Surface water |
| Umatilla, City of | Umatilla | 8,256 | Community | Groundwater |
| Milton-Freewater, City of | Umatilla | 7,145 | Community | Groundwater |
| Stanfield, City of | Umatilla | 2,115 | Community | Groundwater |
| Pilot Rock, City of | Umatilla | 1,326 | 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, “Comfort Inn & Suites-Hermiston, PWSID OR4195314, Oregon”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/oregon/comfort-inn-suites-hermiston-or4195314 (data as of October 1, 2026).