Public water system · OR4192738

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Usfs Bull Prairie Sprg Cg

At a glance

Usfs Bull Prairie Sprg Cg (PWSID OR4192738) is an active transient non-community water system in Grant County, Oregon. It reports serving 25 people through 21 service connections. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as owned by the federal government. Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, none is health-based, and the most recent began in January 2024.

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

PWSIDOR4192738

System typeTransient non-community water system

Activity statusActive

Population served25

Service connections21

Primary water sourceGroundwater

Owner typeFederal government

Primacy agencyOR state drinking water program

City served—

StateOregon

ZIP—

CountyGrant County

How does Usfs Bull Prairie Sprg Cg compare with other water systems in Grant County?

By EPA's size categories, Usfs Bull Prairie Sprg Cg is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Grant County has 15 active public water systems. Its population served is well below the county average of 339 people per system, and accounts for 0.5% of the 5,090 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 Usfs Bull Prairie Sprg Cg 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 Usfs Bull Prairie Sprg Cg?

EPA lists Usfs Bull Prairie Sprg Cg as owned by the federal government. 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. 4 of the 15 active systems in Grant County (27%) are also owned by the federal government.

Does Usfs Bull Prairie Sprg Cg have drinking water violations?

Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, none is health-based, and the most recent began in January 2024. The violations listed here began between November 2010 and January 2024. By type: 5 monitoring and reporting, 5 monitoring and 2 public notice, recordkeeping or other. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Revised Total Coliform Rule (5 of them). EPA lists 9 as resolved and 3 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.

Began	Violation	Contaminant or rule	Health-based	Status
2024-01-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03	Nitratecode 1040	No	Resolved
2022-09-01	MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A	Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000	No	Resolved
2021-05-01	MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A	Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000	No	Resolved
2019-06-01	MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A	Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000	No	Resolved
2019-01-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03	Nitratecode 1040	No	Resolved
2018-09-01	MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A	Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000	No	Resolved
2018-05-01	MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A	Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000	No	Resolved
2018-01-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03	Nitratecode 1040	No	Resolved
2011-08-27	Public notice, recordkeeping or otherPublic Notification Violation for NPDWR Violation · code 75	Public Noticecode 7500	No	Unaddressed
2011-06-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Source Water (GWR) · code 34	E. colicode 3014	No	Unaddressed
2011-04-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Repeat Major (TCR) · code 25	Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100	No	Resolved
2010-11-20	Public notice, recordkeeping or otherPublic Notification Violation for NPDWR Violation · code 75	Public Noticecode 7500	No	Unaddressed

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.

Usfs Bull Prairie Sprg Cg: frequently asked questions

Who runs Usfs Bull Prairie Sprg Cg?

Usfs Bull Prairie Sprg Cg (PWSID OR4192738) is a transient non-community water system owned by the federal government. It is regulated by the OR state drinking water program.

How many people does Usfs Bull Prairie Sprg Cg serve?

Usfs Bull Prairie Sprg Cg reports serving 25 people through 21 service connections in Grant County, Oregon.

Where does Usfs Bull Prairie Sprg Cg 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 Usfs Bull Prairie Sprg Cg 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 January 2024. 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 Usfs Bull Prairie Sprg Cg'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 January 2024. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the OR state drinking water program.

Where can I find Usfs Bull Prairie Sprg Cg's water quality report?

The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Usfs Bull Prairie Sprg Cg 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 Grant County

Water system	County	Population served	Type	Source
John Day, City of	Grant	1,617	Community	Groundwater
Prairie City	Grant	841	Community	Groundwater under influence of surface water
Canyon City Water Department	Grant	666	Community	Groundwater under influence of surface water
Mount Vernon, City of	Grant	510	Community	Groundwater
Oprd Clyde Holliday Wayside	Grant	450	Transient non-community	Groundwater
Seneca, City of	Grant	200	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, “Usfs Bull Prairie Sprg Cg, PWSID OR4192738, Oregon”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/oregon/usfs-bull-prairie-sprg-cg-or4192738 (data as of October 1, 2026).