Skip to content
AquaCensus

Public water system · OR4106172

Active

Morrow Ranch Camp

At a glance

Morrow Ranch Camp (PWSID OR4106172) is an active transient non-community water system in Wasco County, Oregon. It reports serving 40 people through 1 service connection. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as privately owned. EPA's records list 8 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in September 2018.

Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.

Population served

40

Service connections

1

Primary source

GW

Groundwater

System type

TNCWS

Transient non-community water system

System record

PWSIDOR4106172
System typeTransient non-community water system
Activity statusActive
Population served40
Service connections1
Primary water sourceGroundwater
Owner typePrivate
Primacy agencyOR state drinking water program
City served—
StateOregon
ZIP—
CountyWasco County

How does Morrow Ranch Camp compare with other water systems in Wasco County?

By EPA's size categories, Morrow Ranch Camp is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Wasco County has 44 active public water systems. Its population served is well below the county average of 583 people per system, and accounts for 0.2% of the 25,664 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 Morrow Ranch Camp 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 Morrow Ranch Camp?

EPA lists Morrow Ranch Camp 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. 16 of the 44 active systems in Wasco County (36%) are also privately owned.

Does Morrow Ranch Camp have drinking water violations?

EPA's records list 8 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in September 2018. The violations listed here began between July 2010 and September 2018. By type: 5 monitoring and 3 monitoring and reporting. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Revised Total Coliform Rule (5 of them). EPA lists 7 as resolved and 1 as unaddressed. 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. Unaddressed means the violation is not resolved or archived and is not yet covered by formal enforcement.

BeganViolationContaminant or ruleHealth-basedStatus
2018-09-01MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3ARevised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000NoResolved
2018-08-01MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3ARevised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000NoResolved
2018-06-01MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3ARevised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000NoResolved
2018-05-01MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3ARevised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000NoResolved
2018-04-01MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3ARevised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000NoResolved
2010-10-01Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100NoResolved
2010-09-01Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Source Water (GWR) · code 34E. colicode 3014NoUnaddressed
2010-07-01Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Repeat Major (TCR) · code 25Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100NoResolved

All 8 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.

Morrow Ranch Camp: frequently asked questions

Who runs Morrow Ranch Camp?

Morrow Ranch Camp (PWSID OR4106172) is a transient non-community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the OR state drinking water program.

How many people does Morrow Ranch Camp serve?

Morrow Ranch Camp reports serving 40 people through 1 service connection in Wasco County, Oregon.

Where does Morrow Ranch Camp 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 Morrow Ranch Camp have any drinking water violations?

EPA's records list 8 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in September 2018. 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 Morrow Ranch Camp'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 8 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in September 2018. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the OR state drinking water program.

Where can I find Morrow Ranch Camp's water quality report?

The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Morrow Ranch Camp 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 Wasco County

Water systemCountyPopulation servedTypeSource
The Dalles, City ofWasco13,010CommunitySurface water
Chenowith PUDWasco4,500CommunityGroundwater
Barlow Water DistrictWasco900CommunityGroundwater
Ote Memaloose Rest AreaWasco800Transient non-communityGroundwater
Dufur, City ofWasco610CommunityGroundwater
Young LifeWasco497CommunitySurface 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, “Morrow Ranch Camp, PWSID OR4106172, Oregon”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/oregon/morrow-ranch-camp-or4106172 (data as of October 1, 2026).