Public water system · OR4195143

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Cottage Grove Masonic Center

At a glance

Cottage Grove Masonic Center (PWSID OR4195143) is an active transient non-community water system in Lane County, Oregon. It reports serving 120 people through 2 service connections. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as privately owned. EPA's records list 9 violations for this system; 3 are health-based, and the most recent began in November 2015.

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

Population served

120

Service connections

Primary source

Groundwater

System type

TNCWS

Transient non-community water system

System record

PWSIDOR4195143

System typeTransient non-community water system

Activity statusActive

Population served120

Service connections2

Primary water sourceGroundwater

Owner typePrivate

Primacy agencyOR state drinking water program

City served—

StateOregon

ZIP—

CountyLane County

How does Cottage Grove Masonic Center compare with other water systems in Lane County?

By EPA's size categories, Cottage Grove Masonic Center is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Lane County has 231 active public water systems. Its population served is well below the county average of 1,415 people per system, and accounts for less than 0.1% of the 326,858 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 Cottage Grove Masonic Center is about 17% 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 Cottage Grove Masonic Center?

EPA lists Cottage Grove Masonic Center 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. 155 of the 231 active systems in Lane County (67%) are also privately owned.

Does Cottage Grove Masonic Center have drinking water violations?

EPA's records list 9 violations for this system; 3 are health-based, and the most recent began in November 2015. The violations listed here began between October 2001 and November 2015. By type: 3 public notice, recordkeeping or other, 3 monitoring and reporting and 3 contaminant level above the legal limit. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Total coliform bacteria (TCR) (5 of them). EPA lists 9 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
2015-11-21	Public notice, recordkeeping or otherPublic Notification Violation for NPDWR Violation · code 75	Public Noticecode 7500	No	Resolved
2015-10-27	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Source Water (GWR) · code 34	E. colicode 3014	No	Resolved
2015-10-22	Public notice, recordkeeping or otherPublic Notification Violation for NPDWR Violation · code 75	Public Noticecode 7500	No	Resolved
2015-10-01	Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Acute (TCR) · code 21	Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100	Yes	Resolved
2015-09-01	Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Monthly (TCR) · code 22	Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100	Yes	Resolved
2012-12-28	Public notice, recordkeeping or otherPublic Notification Violation for NPDWR Violation · code 75	Public Noticecode 7500	No	Resolved
2012-10-01	Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Monthly (TCR) · code 22	Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100	Yes	Resolved
2003-07-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23	Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100	No	Resolved
2001-10-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23	Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100	No	Resolved

All 9 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.

Cottage Grove Masonic Center: frequently asked questions

Who runs Cottage Grove Masonic Center?

Cottage Grove Masonic Center (PWSID OR4195143) is a transient non-community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the OR state drinking water program.

How many people does Cottage Grove Masonic Center serve?

Cottage Grove Masonic Center reports serving 120 people through 2 service connections in Lane County, Oregon.

Where does Cottage Grove Masonic Center 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 Cottage Grove Masonic Center have any drinking water violations?

EPA's records list 9 violations for this system; 3 are health-based, and the most recent began in November 2015. 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 Cottage Grove Masonic Center'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 9 violations for this system; 3 are health-based, and the most recent began in November 2015. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the OR state drinking water program.

Where can I find Cottage Grove Masonic Center's water quality report?

The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Cottage Grove Masonic Center 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 Lane County

Water system	County	Population served	Type	Source
Eugene Water & Electric Board	Lane	176,000	Community	Surface water
Springfield Utility Board	Lane	62,100	Community	Surface water
Cottage Grove, City of	Lane	10,879	Community	Surface water
Florence, City of	Lane	9,561	Community	Groundwater
Junction City Water Utilities	Lane	7,000	Community	Groundwater
Rainbow Water District	Lane	6,300	Community	Groundwater under influence of 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, “Cottage Grove Masonic Center, PWSID OR4195143, Oregon”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/oregon/cottage-grove-masonic-center-or4195143 (data as of October 1, 2026).