Public water system · OR4195763
ActiveCristom Vineyards
At a glance
Cristom Vineyards (PWSID OR4195763) is an active transient non-community water system in Polk County, Oregon. It reports serving 30 people through 2 service connections. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as privately owned. EPA's records list 2 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in June 2025.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
30
Service connections
2
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
TNCWS
Transient non-community water system
System record
How does Cristom Vineyards compare with other water systems in Polk County?
By EPA's size categories, Cristom Vineyards is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Polk County has 29 active public water systems. Its population served is well below the county average of 1,851 people per system, and accounts for less than 0.1% of the 53,687 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 Cristom Vineyards is well 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 Cristom Vineyards?
EPA lists Cristom Vineyards 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. 20 of the 29 active systems in Polk County (69%) are also privately owned.
Does Cristom Vineyards have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 2 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in June 2025. The violations listed here began between April 2025 and June 2025. By type: 1 monitoring and reporting and 1 monitoring. The contaminants or rules involved are Arsenic and Revised Total Coliform Rule. EPA lists 2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-06-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Arseniccode 1005 | No | Resolved |
| 2025-04-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
All 2 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.
Cristom Vineyards: frequently asked questions
Who runs Cristom Vineyards?
Cristom Vineyards (PWSID OR4195763) is a transient non-community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the OR state drinking water program.
How many people does Cristom Vineyards serve?
Cristom Vineyards reports serving 30 people through 2 service connections in Polk County, Oregon.
Where does Cristom Vineyards 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 Cristom Vineyards have any drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 2 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in June 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 Cristom Vineyards' 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 2 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in June 2025. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the OR state drinking water program.
Where can I find Cristom Vineyards' water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Cristom Vineyards 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 Polk County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dallas, City of | Polk | 17,911 | Community | Surface water |
| Monmouth, City of | Polk | 11,651 | Community | Groundwater under influence of surface water |
| Independence Water System | Polk | 10,300 | Community | Groundwater |
| Luckiamute Domestic Water Coop | Polk | 2,738 | Community | Purchased surface water |
| Perrydale Domestic Wtr Assn | Polk | 2,655 | Community | Groundwater |
| Grand Ronde Community Wtr Assn | Polk | 2,500 | 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, “Cristom Vineyards, PWSID OR4195763, Oregon”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/oregon/cristom-vineyards-or4195763 (data as of October 1, 2026).