Public water system · OR4195701
ActiveSoter Vineyards
At a glance
Soter Vineyards (PWSID OR4195701) is an active non-transient non-community water system in Yamhill County, Oregon. It reports serving 80 people through 2 service connections. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as privately owned. EPA's records list 2 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in January 2026.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
80
Service connections
2
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
NTNCWS
Non-transient non-community water system
System record
How does Soter Vineyards compare with other water systems in Yamhill County?
By EPA's size categories, Soter Vineyards is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Yamhill County has 91 active public water systems. Its population served is well below the county average of 998 people per system, and accounts for less than 0.1% of the 90,787 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 Soter Vineyards 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. 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 Soter Vineyards?
EPA lists Soter Vineyards 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. 71 of the 91 active systems in Yamhill County (78%) are also privately owned.
Does Soter Vineyards have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 2 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in January 2026. The violations listed here began between January 2025 and January 2026. By type: 2 monitoring and reporting. The contaminants or rules involved are Lead and Copper Rule and Nitrate. EPA lists 1 as unaddressed and 1 as archived. Unaddressed means the violation is not resolved or archived and is not yet covered by formal enforcement. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingInitial Tap Sampling for Pb and Cu · code 51 | Lead and Copper Rulecode 5000 | No | Unaddressed |
| 2025-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitratecode 1040 | No | Archived |
All 2 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.
Soter Vineyards: frequently asked questions
Who runs Soter Vineyards?
Soter Vineyards (PWSID OR4195701) is a non-transient non-community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the OR state drinking water program.
How many people does Soter Vineyards serve?
Soter Vineyards reports serving 80 people through 2 service connections in Yamhill County, Oregon.
Where does Soter Vineyards 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 Soter Vineyards have any drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 2 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in January 2026. 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 Soter Vineyards' 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 2 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in January 2026. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the OR state drinking water program.
Where can I find Soter Vineyards' water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Soter Vineyards 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 Yamhill County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mcminnville Water & Light | Yamhill | 34,515 | Community | Surface water |
| Newberg, City of | Yamhill | 25,138 | Community | Groundwater |
| Sheridan, City of | Yamhill | 6,494 | Community | Surface water |
| Lafayette, City of | Yamhill | 4,423 | Community | Purchased surface water |
| Dundee, City of | Yamhill | 2,960 | Community | Groundwater |
| Dayton, City of | Yamhill | 2,535 | 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, “Soter Vineyards, PWSID OR4195701, Oregon”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/oregon/soter-vineyards-or4195701 (data as of October 1, 2026).