Public water system · OR4195519

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Tumalo Lake Lodge

At a glance

Tumalo Lake Lodge (PWSID OR4195519) is an active transient non-community water system in Deschutes County, Oregon. It reports serving 31 people through 5 service connections. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as privately owned. EPA's records list 10 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in April 2023.

Dataset updated October 2026 . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.

Population served

Service connections

Primary source

Groundwater

System type

TNCWS

Transient non-community water system

System record

PWSIDOR4195519

System typeTransient non-community water system

Activity statusActive

Population served31

Service connections5

Primary water sourceGroundwater

Owner typePrivate

Primacy agencyOR state drinking water program

City served—

StateOregon

ZIP—

CountyDeschutes County

How does Tumalo Lake Lodge compare with other water systems in Deschutes County?

By EPA's size categories, Tumalo Lake Lodge is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Deschutes County has 135 active public water systems. Its population served is well below the county average of 1,515 people per system, and accounts for less than 0.1% of the 204,467 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 Tumalo Lake Lodge 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 Tumalo Lake Lodge?

EPA lists Tumalo Lake Lodge 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. 94 of the 135 active systems in Deschutes County (70%) are also privately owned.

Does Tumalo Lake Lodge have drinking water violations?

EPA's records list 10 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in April 2023. The violations listed here began between July 2014 and April 2023. By type: 6 monitoring and reporting, 3 monitoring and 1 public notice, recordkeeping or other. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Coliphage (4 of them). EPA lists 10 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
2023-04-01	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
2016-10-01	MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A	Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000	No	Resolved
2015-07-01	Monitoring and reportingFailure to Conduct Assessment Monitoring · code 19	Coliphagecode 3028	No	Resolved
2015-04-01	Monitoring and reportingFailure to Conduct Assessment Monitoring · code 19	Coliphagecode 3028	No	Resolved
2015-01-18	Public notice, recordkeeping or otherPublic Notification Violation for NPDWR Violation · code 75	Public Noticecode 7500	No	Resolved
2014-10-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Repeat Major (TCR) · code 25	Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100	No	Resolved
2014-09-01	Monitoring and reportingFailure to Conduct Assessment Monitoring · code 19	Coliphagecode 3028	No	Resolved
2014-08-01	Monitoring and reportingFailure to Conduct Assessment Monitoring · code 19	Coliphagecode 3028	No	Resolved
2014-07-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23	Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100	No	Resolved

All 10 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.

Tumalo Lake Lodge: frequently asked questions

Who runs Tumalo Lake Lodge?

Tumalo Lake Lodge (PWSID OR4195519) is a transient non-community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the OR state drinking water program.

How many people does Tumalo Lake Lodge serve?

Tumalo Lake Lodge reports serving 31 people through 5 service connections in Deschutes County, Oregon.

Where does Tumalo Lake Lodge 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 Tumalo Lake Lodge have any drinking water violations?

EPA's records list 10 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in April 2023. 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 Tumalo Lake Lodge'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 10 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in April 2023. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the OR state drinking water program.

Where can I find Tumalo Lake Lodge's water quality report?

The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Tumalo Lake Lodge 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 Deschutes County

Water system	County	Population served	Type	Source
Bend, City of	Deschutes	77,704	Community	Surface water
Redmond Water Department	Deschutes	37,566	Community	Groundwater
Avion Wc - Greater Avion	Deschutes	35,332	Community	Groundwater
Roats Water System	Deschutes	6,469	Community	Groundwater
Sunriver Water LLC/Sunriver Utilities	Deschutes	4,300	Community	Groundwater
Sisters, City of	Deschutes	3,778	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, “Tumalo Lake Lodge, PWSID OR4195519, Oregon”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/oregon/tumalo-lake-lodge-or4195519 (data as of October 1, 2026).