Public water system · OR4193818
ActiveUsfs Cold Water Cove-Last Chance Cg
At a glance
Usfs Cold Water Cove-Last Chance Cg (PWSID OR4193818) is an active transient non-community water system in Linn County, Oregon. It reports serving 175 people through 1 service connection. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as owned by the federal government. EPA's records list 9 violations for this system; 2 are health-based, and the most recent began in September 2023.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
175
Service connections
1
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
TNCWS
Transient non-community water system
System record
How does Usfs Cold Water Cove-Last Chance Cg compare with other water systems in Linn County?
By EPA's size categories, Usfs Cold Water Cove-Last Chance Cg is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Linn County has 161 active public water systems. Its population served is well below the county average of 769 people per system, and accounts for 0.1% of the 123,772 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 Cold Water Cove-Last Chance Cg is about 22% above 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 Cold Water Cove-Last Chance Cg?
EPA lists Usfs Cold Water Cove-Last Chance 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. 19 of the 161 active systems in Linn County (12%) are also owned by the federal government.
Does Usfs Cold Water Cove-Last Chance Cg have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 9 violations for this system; 2 are health-based, and the most recent began in September 2023. The violations listed here began between April 1991 and September 2023. By type: 4 monitoring and reporting, 3 monitoring and 2 contaminant level above the legal limit. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Total coliform bacteria (TCR) (6 of them). EPA lists 8 as resolved and 1 as archived. 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. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-09-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
| 2023-05-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
| 2017-09-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
| 1994-07-01 | Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Monthly (TCR) · code 22 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | Yes | Resolved |
| 1994-04-01 | Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Monthly (TCR) · code 22 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | Yes | Resolved |
| 1994-04-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Repeat Major (TCR) · code 25 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Resolved |
| 1992-07-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Archived |
| 1991-07-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Resolved |
| 1991-04-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Resolved |
All 9 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 Cold Water Cove-Last Chance Cg: frequently asked questions
Who runs Usfs Cold Water Cove-Last Chance Cg?
Usfs Cold Water Cove-Last Chance Cg (PWSID OR4193818) 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 Cold Water Cove-Last Chance Cg serve?
Usfs Cold Water Cove-Last Chance Cg reports serving 175 people through 1 service connection in Linn County, Oregon.
Where does Usfs Cold Water Cove-Last Chance 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 Cold Water Cove-Last Chance Cg have any drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 9 violations for this system; 2 are health-based, and the most recent began in September 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 Usfs Cold Water Cove-Last Chance 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. EPA's records list 9 violations for this system; 2 are health-based, and the most recent began in September 2023. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the OR state drinking water program.
Where can I find Usfs Cold Water Cove-Last Chance Cg's water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Usfs Cold Water Cove-Last Chance 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 Linn County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Albany, City of | Linn | 57,997 | Community | Surface water |
| Lebanon, City of | Linn | 18,945 | Community | Surface water |
| Sweet Home, City of | Linn | 10,322 | Community | Surface water |
| Harrisburg, City of | Linn | 3,684 | Community | Groundwater |
| City of Millersburg | Linn | 2,615 | Community | Purchased surface water |
| Brownsville, City of | Linn | 1,906 | Community | Groundwater under influence of surface water |
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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 Cold Water Cove-Last Chance Cg, PWSID OR4193818, Oregon”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/oregon/usfs-cold-water-cove-last-chance-cg-or4193818 (data as of October 1, 2026).