Public water system · OR4195690
ActivePae Living Building
At a glance
Pae Living Building (PWSID OR4195690) is an active non-transient non-community water system in Multnomah County, Oregon. It reports serving 25 people through 1 service connection. Its primary water source is surface water, 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 October 2025.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
25
Service connections
1
Primary source
SW
Surface water
System type
NTNCWS
Non-transient non-community water system
System record
How does Pae Living Building compare with other water systems in Multnomah County?
By EPA's size categories, Pae Living Building is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Multnomah County has 58 active public water systems. Its population served is well below the county average of 14,736 people per system, and accounts for less than 0.1% of the 854,671 people reported by systems filed under the county. Across Oregon, the 2,536 active systems average 1,587 people each. Nationally, the average active non-transient non-community water system reports serving 430 people, so Pae Living Building is well below that figure.
What does “non-transient non-community water system” mean?
A non-transient non-community water system regularly serves at least 25 of the same people for more than six months a year, but not where they live. Schools, factories, office buildings and hospitals with their own supply are typical examples. Oregon has 346 active non-transient non-community water systems, 14% 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 Pae Living Building?
EPA lists Pae Living Building 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. 27 of the 58 active systems in Multnomah County (47%) are also privately owned.
Does Pae Living Building have drinking water violations?
Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, none is health-based, and the most recent began in October 2025. The violations listed here began between October 2025 and October 2025. By type: 12 monitoring and reporting. The contaminants or rules involved are Dichloromethane, 1,1,2-Trichloroethane, 1,2-Dichloroethane and trans-1,2-Dichloroethylene. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-10-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Dichloromethanecode 2964 | No | Resolved |
| 2025-10-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | 1,1,2-Trichloroethanecode 2985 | No | Resolved |
| 2025-10-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | 1,2-Dichloroethanecode 2980 | No | Resolved |
| 2025-10-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | trans-1,2-Dichloroethylenecode 2979 | No | Resolved |
| 2025-10-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | cis-1,2-Dichloroethylenecode 2380 | No | Resolved |
| 2025-10-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | 1,2,4-Trichlorobenzenecode 2378 | No | Resolved |
| 2025-10-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | 1,1,1-Trichloroethanecode 2981 | No | Resolved |
| 2025-10-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | o-Dichlorobenzenecode 2968 | No | Resolved |
| 2025-10-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | 1,1-Dichloroethylenecode 2977 | No | Resolved |
| 2025-10-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Tetrachloroethylenecode 2987 | No | Resolved |
| 2025-10-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Trichloroethylenecode 2984 | No | Resolved |
| 2025-10-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Vinyl chloridecode 2976 | 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.
Pae Living Building: frequently asked questions
Who runs Pae Living Building?
Pae Living Building (PWSID OR4195690) is a non-transient non-community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the OR state drinking water program.
How many people does Pae Living Building serve?
Pae Living Building reports serving 25 people through 1 service connection in Multnomah County, Oregon.
Where does Pae Living Building 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 Pae Living Building 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 October 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 Pae Living Building'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 October 2025. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the OR state drinking water program.
Where can I find Pae Living Building's water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Pae Living Building is a non-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 Multnomah County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Portland Water Bureau | Multnomah | 666,200 | Community | Surface water |
| Gresham, City of | Multnomah | 73,932 | Community | Purchased surface water |
| Rockwood PUD | Multnomah | 65,443 | Community | Purchased surface water |
| Troutdale, City of | Multnomah | 16,185 | Community | Groundwater |
| Fairview, City of | Multnomah | 9,963 | Community | Groundwater |
| Wood Village, City of | Multnomah | 4,388 | 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, “Pae Living Building, PWSID OR4195690, Oregon”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/oregon/pae-living-building-or4195690 (data as of October 1, 2026).