Public water system · OR4100287
ActiveEugene Water & Electric Board
At a glance
Eugene Water & Electric Board (PWSID OR4100287) is an active community water system in Lane County, Oregon. It reports serving 176,000 people through 64,000 service connections. Its primary water source is surface water, and EPA lists it as owned by a local government. EPA's records list 10 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in June 1979.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
176,000
Service connections
64,000
Primary source
SW
Surface water
System type
CWS
Community water system
System record
How does Eugene Water & Electric Board compare with other water systems in Lane County?
By EPA's size categories, Eugene Water & Electric Board is a very large system (more than 100,000 people). Lane County has 231 active public water systems, and Eugene Water & Electric Board is the largest of them by population served. Its population served is about 124 times the county average of 1,415 people per system, and accounts for 54% 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 community water system reports serving 6,703 people, so Eugene Water & Electric Board is about 26 times that figure.
What does “community water system” mean?
A community water system serves at least 15 connections used by year-round residents, or regularly serves at least 25 year-round residents. Homes, apartments and mobile-home parks are served by these. Oregon has 940 active community water systems, 37% of the state's 2,536 active systems. Surface water means the system draws its water from rivers, lakes, streams or reservoirs. 211 Oregon systems (8.3%) list surface water as their primary source.
Who owns and regulates Eugene Water & Electric Board?
EPA lists Eugene Water & Electric Board as owned by a local government. 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. 42 of the 231 active systems in Lane County (18%) are also owned by a local government.
Does Eugene Water & Electric Board have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 10 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in June 1979. The violations listed here began between June 1976 and June 1979. By type: 10 monitoring and reporting. The contaminants or rules involved are Selenium, Barium, Nitrate and Chromium. EPA lists 10 as archived. Archived means the violation was not marked resolved but is more than five years past the end of the noncompliance period, so it no longer counts toward current compliance status.
| Began | Violation | Contaminant or rule | Health-based | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1979-06-24 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Seleniumcode 1045 | No | Archived |
| 1979-06-24 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Bariumcode 1010 | No | Archived |
| 1979-06-24 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitratecode 1040 | No | Archived |
| 1979-06-24 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Chromiumcode 1020 | No | Archived |
| 1979-06-24 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Arseniccode 1005 | No | Archived |
| 1979-06-24 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Fluoridecode 1025 | No | Archived |
| 1979-06-24 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Cadmiumcode 1015 | No | Archived |
| 1979-06-24 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Mercurycode 1035 | No | Archived |
| 1976-06-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Combined Radium (-226 and -228)code 4010 | No | Archived |
| 1976-06-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Gross alpha (excluding radon and uranium)code 4000 | No | Archived |
All 10 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.
Eugene Water & Electric Board: frequently asked questions
Who runs Eugene Water & Electric Board?
Eugene Water & Electric Board (PWSID OR4100287) is a community water system owned by a local government. It is regulated by the OR state drinking water program.
How many people does Eugene Water & Electric Board serve?
Eugene Water & Electric Board reports serving 176,000 people through 64,000 service connections in Lane County, Oregon.
Where does Eugene Water & Electric Board get its water?
EPA SDWIS lists this system's primary water source as surface water. Surface water means the system draws its water from rivers, lakes, streams or reservoirs.
Does Eugene Water & Electric Board have any drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 10 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in June 1979. 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 Eugene Water & Electric Board'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 10 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in June 1979. For current results, consult the system's annual water quality report, EPA ECHO, or the OR state drinking water program.
Where can I find Eugene Water & Electric Board's water quality report?
As a community water system, Eugene Water & Electric Board must deliver an annual water quality report, called a Consumer Confidence Report, to its customers by July 1 each year, covering the previous calendar year. The system can provide a copy on request.
Other water systems in Lane County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| Creswell, City of | Lane | 5,585 | Community | Surface water |
Related pages
Working with water-system records? Pro adds alerts, change history and CSV export ($49/mo); Enterprise adds full national files, the API and an MCP server for AI tools.
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, “Eugene Water & Electric Board, PWSID OR4100287, Oregon”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/oregon/eugene-water-electric-board-or4100287 (data as of October 1, 2026).