Public water system · OR4192870
ActiveUsfs Hart-Tish Picnic Site
At a glance
Usfs Hart-Tish Picnic Site (PWSID OR4192870) is an active transient non-community water system in Jackson County, Oregon. It reports serving 150 people through 3 service connections. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as owned by the federal government. EPA's records list 7 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in January 2021.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
150
Service connections
3
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
TNCWS
Transient non-community water system
System record
How does Usfs Hart-Tish Picnic Site compare with other water systems in Jackson County?
By EPA's size categories, Usfs Hart-Tish Picnic Site is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Jackson County has 200 active public water systems. Its population served is well below the county average of 983 people per system, and accounts for less than 0.1% of the 196,508 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 Hart-Tish Picnic Site is roughly in line with 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 Hart-Tish Picnic Site?
EPA lists Usfs Hart-Tish Picnic Site 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. 9 of the 200 active systems in Jackson County (4.5%) are also owned by the federal government.
Does Usfs Hart-Tish Picnic Site have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 7 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in January 2021. The violations listed here began between October 1993 and January 2021. By type: 6 monitoring and reporting and 1 monitoring. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Nitrate (3 of them). EPA lists 7 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitratecode 1040 | No | Resolved |
| 2019-05-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
| 2008-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitratecode 1040 | No | Resolved |
| 2000-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitratecode 1040 | No | Resolved |
| 1997-10-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Resolved |
| 1996-10-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Resolved |
| 1993-10-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Minor (TCR) · code 24 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Resolved |
All 7 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 Hart-Tish Picnic Site: frequently asked questions
Who runs Usfs Hart-Tish Picnic Site?
Usfs Hart-Tish Picnic Site (PWSID OR4192870) 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 Hart-Tish Picnic Site serve?
Usfs Hart-Tish Picnic Site reports serving 150 people through 3 service connections in Jackson County, Oregon.
Where does Usfs Hart-Tish Picnic Site 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 Hart-Tish Picnic Site have any drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 7 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in January 2021. 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 Hart-Tish Picnic Site'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 7 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in January 2021. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the OR state drinking water program.
Where can I find Usfs Hart-Tish Picnic Site's water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Usfs Hart-Tish Picnic Site 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 Jackson County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Medford Water Commission | Jackson | 106,068 | Community | Surface water |
| Ashland Water Department | Jackson | 20,946 | Community | Surface water |
| Central Point, City of | Jackson | 19,785 | Community | Purchased surface water |
| Eagle Point, City of | Jackson | 9,554 | Community | Purchased surface water |
| Talent, City of | Jackson | 6,293 | Community | Purchased surface water |
| Phoenix, City of | Jackson | 5,900 | Community | Purchased 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 Hart-Tish Picnic Site, PWSID OR4192870, Oregon”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/oregon/usfs-hart-tish-picnic-site-or4192870 (data as of October 1, 2026).