Public water system · OR4194170
ActiveFish Lake Resort
At a glance
Fish Lake Resort (PWSID OR4194170) is an active transient non-community water system in Jackson County, Oregon. It reports serving 50 people through 4 service connections. 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 January 2024.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
50
Service connections
4
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
TNCWS
Transient non-community water system
System record
How does Fish Lake Resort compare with other water systems in Jackson County?
By EPA's size categories, Fish Lake Resort is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Jackson County has 200 active public water systems. Its population served is well below the county average of 983 people per system, and accounts for less than 0.1% of the 196,508 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 Fish Lake Resort 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 Fish Lake Resort?
EPA lists Fish Lake Resort 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. 153 of the 200 active systems in Jackson County (77%) are also privately owned.
Does Fish Lake Resort have drinking water violations?
Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, none is health-based, and the most recent began in January 2024. The violations listed here began between July 2013 and January 2024. By type: 7 monitoring and reporting and 5 monitoring. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Revised Total Coliform Rule (5 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingFailure to Conduct Assessment Monitoring · code 19 | Coliphagecode 3028 | No | Resolved |
| 2023-01-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Additional Routine (RTCR) · code 3B | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
| 2023-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingFailure to Conduct Assessment Monitoring · code 19 | Coliphagecode 3028 | No | Resolved |
| 2022-07-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
| 2022-01-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
| 2020-01-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
| 2019-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingFailure to Conduct Assessment Monitoring · code 19 | Coliphagecode 3028 | No | Resolved |
| 2017-07-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
| 2017-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitratecode 1040 | No | Resolved |
| 2013-07-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring of Treatment (SWTR-Filter) · code 36 | Surface Water Treatment Rulecode 0200 | No | Resolved |
| 2013-07-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring of Treatment (SWTR-Filter) · code 36 | Surface Water Treatment Rulecode 0200 | No | Resolved |
| 2013-07-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring of Treatment (SWTR-Filter) · code 36 | Surface Water Treatment Rulecode 0200 | 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.
Fish Lake Resort: frequently asked questions
Who runs Fish Lake Resort?
Fish Lake Resort (PWSID OR4194170) is a transient non-community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the OR state drinking water program.
How many people does Fish Lake Resort serve?
Fish Lake Resort reports serving 50 people through 4 service connections in Jackson County, Oregon.
Where does Fish Lake Resort 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 Fish Lake Resort 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 January 2024. 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 Fish Lake Resort'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 January 2024. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the OR state drinking water program.
Where can I find Fish Lake Resort's water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Fish Lake Resort 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 Jackson County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Medford Water Commission | Jackson | 106,068 | Community | Surface water |
| Ashland Water Department | Jackson | 20,946 | Community | Surface water |
| Central Point, City of | Jackson | 19,785 | Community | Purchased surface water |
| Eagle Point, City of | Jackson | 9,554 | Community | Purchased surface water |
| Talent, City of | Jackson | 6,293 | Community | Purchased surface water |
| Phoenix, City of | Jackson | 5,900 | Community | Purchased 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, “Fish Lake Resort, PWSID OR4194170, Oregon”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/oregon/fish-lake-resort-or4194170 (data as of October 1, 2026).