Public water system · OR4191226
ActiveHells Canyon Inn
At a glance
Hells Canyon Inn (PWSID OR4191226) is an active transient non-community water system in Baker County, Oregon. It reports serving 25 people through 2 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 December 2017.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
25
Service connections
2
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
TNCWS
Transient non-community water system
System record
How does Hells Canyon Inn compare with other water systems in Baker County?
By EPA's size categories, Hells Canyon Inn is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Baker County has 24 active public water systems. Its population served is well below the county average of 607 people per system, and accounts for 0.2% of the 14,578 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 Hells Canyon Inn 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 Hells Canyon Inn?
EPA lists Hells Canyon Inn 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. 6 of the 24 active systems in Baker County (25%) are also privately owned.
Does Hells Canyon Inn have drinking water violations?
Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, none is health-based, and the most recent began in December 2017. The violations listed here began between January 2016 and December 2017. By type: 7 monitoring and 5 monitoring and reporting. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Revised Total Coliform Rule (7 of them). EPA lists 11 as resolved and 1 as archived. 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. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017-12-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
| 2017-11-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
| 2017-09-20 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Source Water (GWR) · code 34 | E. colicode 3014 | No | Resolved |
| 2017-06-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
| 2017-05-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
| 2017-03-25 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Source Water (GWR) · code 34 | E. colicode 3014 | No | Resolved |
| 2017-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitratecode 1040 | No | Resolved |
| 2016-12-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Additional Routine (RTCR) · code 3B | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
| 2016-11-21 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Source Water (GWR) · code 34 | E. colicode 3014 | No | Resolved |
| 2016-07-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
| 2016-04-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Archived |
| 2016-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitratecode 1040 | 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.
Hells Canyon Inn: frequently asked questions
Who runs Hells Canyon Inn?
Hells Canyon Inn (PWSID OR4191226) is a transient non-community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the OR state drinking water program.
How many people does Hells Canyon Inn serve?
Hells Canyon Inn reports serving 25 people through 2 service connections in Baker County, Oregon.
Where does Hells Canyon Inn 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 Hells Canyon Inn 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 December 2017. 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 Hells Canyon Inn'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 December 2017. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the OR state drinking water program.
Where can I find Hells Canyon Inn's water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Hells Canyon Inn 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 Baker County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baker City | Baker | 10,349 | Community | Surface water |
| Otic Weatherby Rest Area | Baker | 900 | Transient non-community | Groundwater |
| Huntington, City of | Baker | 510 | Community | Groundwater |
| Haines, City of | Baker | 395 | Community | Groundwater |
| Blm Nhotic | Baker | 350 | Transient non-community | Groundwater |
| Halfway, City of | Baker | 346 | 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, “Hells Canyon Inn, PWSID OR4191226, Oregon”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/oregon/hells-canyon-inn-or4191226 (data as of October 1, 2026).