Public water system · OR4194489
ActiveWhaleshead Beach Resort, LLC
At a glance
Whaleshead Beach Resort, LLC (PWSID OR4194489) is an active community water system in Curry County, Oregon. It reports serving 108 people through 145 service connections. Its primary water source is groundwater under influence of surface water, and EPA lists it as privately owned. Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, 6 are health-based, and the most recent began in February 2025.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
108
Service connections
145
Primary source
GU
Groundwater under influence of surface water
System type
CWS
Community water system
System record
How does Whaleshead Beach Resort, LLC compare with other water systems in Curry County?
By EPA's size categories, Whaleshead Beach Resort, LLC is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Curry County has 36 active public water systems. Its population served is well below the county average of 525 people per system, and accounts for 0.6% of the 18,894 people reported by systems filed under the county. Across Oregon, the 2,536 active systems average 1,587 people each. Nationally, the average active community water system reports serving 6,703 people, so Whaleshead Beach Resort, LLC is well below that figure.
What does “community water system” mean?
A community water system serves at least 15 connections used by year-round residents, or regularly serves at least 25 year-round residents. Homes, apartments and mobile-home parks are served by these. Oregon has 940 active community water systems, 37% of the state's 2,536 active systems. Groundwater under the influence of surface water is well or spring water that the regulator has found to be affected by nearby surface water, so it is regulated under the surface-water treatment rules. 21 Oregon systems (0.8%) list groundwater under influence of surface water as their primary source.
Who owns and regulates Whaleshead Beach Resort, LLC?
EPA lists Whaleshead Beach Resort, LLC 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. 19 of the 36 active systems in Curry County (53%) are also privately owned.
Does Whaleshead Beach Resort, LLC have drinking water violations?
Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, 6 are health-based, and the most recent began in February 2025. The violations listed here began between January 2019 and February 2025. By type: 6 required treatment not met, 3 public notice, recordkeeping or other and 3 monitoring and reporting. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Surface Water Treatment Rule (6 of them). EPA lists 12 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-02-01 | Required treatment not metTreatment Technique (SWTR and GWR) · code 41 | Surface Water Treatment Rulecode 0200 | Yes | Resolved |
| 2024-08-03 | Public notice, recordkeeping or otherPublic Notification Violation for NPDWR Violation · code 75 | Public Noticecode 7500 | No | Resolved |
| 2024-08-03 | Public notice, recordkeeping or otherPublic Notification Violation for NPDWR Violation · code 75 | Public Noticecode 7500 | No | Resolved |
| 2024-05-01 | Required treatment not metTreatment Technique (SWTR and GWR) · code 41 | Surface Water Treatment Rulecode 0200 | Yes | Resolved |
| 2024-05-01 | Required treatment not metTreatment Technique (SWTR and GWR) · code 41 | Surface Water Treatment Rulecode 0200 | Yes | Resolved |
| 2024-05-01 | Required treatment not metTreatment Technique (SWTR and GWR) · code 41 | Surface Water Treatment Rulecode 0200 | Yes | Resolved |
| 2024-05-01 | Required treatment not metTreatment Technique (SWTR and GWR) · code 41 | Surface Water Treatment Rulecode 0200 | Yes | Resolved |
| 2024-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring and Reporting (DBP) · code 27 | Haloacetic acids (HAA5)code 2456 | No | Resolved |
| 2024-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring and Reporting (DBP) · code 27 | Total trihalomethanes (TTHM)code 2950 | No | Resolved |
| 2023-07-01 | Public notice, recordkeeping or otherConsumer Confidence Report Complete Failure to Report · code 71 | Consumer Confidence Rulecode 7000 | No | Resolved |
| 2019-02-01 | Required treatment not metTreatment Technique (SWTR and GWR) · code 41 | Surface Water Treatment Rulecode 0200 | Yes | Resolved |
| 2019-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Endrincode 2005 | No | Resolved |
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.
Whaleshead Beach Resort, LLC: frequently asked questions
Who runs Whaleshead Beach Resort, LLC?
Whaleshead Beach Resort, LLC (PWSID OR4194489) is a community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the OR state drinking water program.
How many people does Whaleshead Beach Resort, LLC serve?
Whaleshead Beach Resort, LLC reports serving 108 people through 145 service connections in Curry County, Oregon.
Where does Whaleshead Beach Resort, LLC get its water?
EPA SDWIS lists this system's primary water source as groundwater under influence of surface water. Groundwater under the influence of surface water is well or spring water that the regulator has found to be affected by nearby surface water, so it is regulated under the surface-water treatment rules.
Does Whaleshead Beach Resort, LLC have any drinking water violations?
Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, 6 are health-based, and the most recent began in February 2025. 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 Whaleshead Beach Resort, LLC'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, 6 are health-based, and the most recent began in February 2025. For current results, consult the system's annual water quality report, EPA ECHO, or the OR state drinking water program.
Where can I find Whaleshead Beach Resort, LLC's water quality report?
As a community water system, Whaleshead Beach Resort, LLC must deliver an annual water quality report, called a Consumer Confidence Report, to its customers by July 1 each year, covering the previous calendar year. The system can provide a copy on request.
Other water systems in Curry County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brookings, City of | Curry | 7,120 | Community | Groundwater |
| Harbor Water PUD | Curry | 3,150 | Community | Groundwater |
| Gold Beach, City of | Curry | 3,000 | Community | Groundwater under influence of surface water |
| Nesika Beach-Ophir Wd | Curry | 1,500 | Community | Groundwater |
| Port Orford, City of | Curry | 1,200 | Community | Surface water |
| Oprd Cape Blanco State Park | Curry | 248 | Transient non-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, “Whaleshead Beach Resort, LLC, PWSID OR4194489, Oregon”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/oregon/whaleshead-beach-resort-llc-or4194489 (data as of October 1, 2026).