Public water system · OR4195265
ActiveCrescent Lake Junction Cafe
At a glance
Crescent Lake Junction Cafe (PWSID OR4195265) is an active transient non-community water system in Klamath County, Oregon. It reports serving 50 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, none is health-based, and the most recent began in March 2023.
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 Crescent Lake Junction Cafe compare with other water systems in Klamath County?
By EPA's size categories, Crescent Lake Junction Cafe is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Klamath County has 106 active public water systems. Its population served is well below the county average of 549 people per system, and accounts for less than 0.1% of the 58,234 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 Crescent Lake Junction Cafe 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 Crescent Lake Junction Cafe?
EPA lists Crescent Lake Junction Cafe 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. 73 of the 106 active systems in Klamath County (69%) are also privately owned.
Does Crescent Lake Junction Cafe have drinking water violations?
Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, none is health-based, and the most recent began in March 2023. The violations listed here began between April 2022 and March 2023. By type: 12 monitoring. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Revised Total Coliform Rule (12 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-03-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
| 2023-02-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
| 2023-01-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
| 2022-12-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
| 2022-11-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
| 2022-10-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
| 2022-09-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
| 2022-08-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
| 2022-07-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
| 2022-06-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
| 2022-05-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
| 2022-04-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | 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.
Crescent Lake Junction Cafe: frequently asked questions
Who runs Crescent Lake Junction Cafe?
Crescent Lake Junction Cafe (PWSID OR4195265) is a transient non-community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the OR state drinking water program.
How many people does Crescent Lake Junction Cafe serve?
Crescent Lake Junction Cafe reports serving 50 people through 1 service connection in Klamath County, Oregon.
Where does Crescent Lake Junction Cafe 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 Crescent Lake Junction Cafe 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 March 2023. 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 Crescent Lake Junction Cafe'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 March 2023. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the OR state drinking water program.
Where can I find Crescent Lake Junction Cafe's water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Crescent Lake Junction Cafe 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 Klamath County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Klamath Falls Water Dept | Klamath | 40,475 | Community | Groundwater |
| Odot Hd Midland Info Ctr Ra | Klamath | 1,000 | Transient non-community | Groundwater |
| Merrill Water Department | Klamath | 907 | Community | Groundwater |
| Crescent Wtr Supply & Impr Dist | Klamath | 900 | Community | Groundwater |
| Malin Municipal Water | Klamath | 815 | Community | Groundwater |
| Oregon Water Utilities - Mountain Lakes | Klamath | 770 | 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, “Crescent Lake Junction Cafe, PWSID OR4195265, Oregon”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/oregon/crescent-lake-junction-cafe-or4195265 (data as of October 1, 2026).