Public water system · OR4195054
ActiveWilderville Country Store
At a glance
Wilderville Country Store (PWSID OR4195054) is an active transient non-community water system in Josephine County, Oregon. It reports serving 50 people through 2 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, none is health-based, and the most recent began in March 2026.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
50
Service connections
2
Primary source
GU
Groundwater under influence of surface water
System type
TNCWS
Transient non-community water system
System record
How does Wilderville Country Store compare with other water systems in Josephine County?
By EPA's size categories, Wilderville Country Store is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Josephine County has 150 active public water systems. Its population served is well below the county average of 403 people per system, and accounts for less than 0.1% of the 60,442 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 Wilderville Country Store is about 65% 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 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 Wilderville Country Store?
EPA lists Wilderville Country Store 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. 108 of the 150 active systems in Josephine County (72%) are also privately owned.
Does Wilderville Country Store have drinking water violations?
Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, none is health-based, and the most recent began in March 2026. The violations listed here began between January 2026 and March 2026. By type: 9 monitoring and reporting and 3 monitoring. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Surface Water Treatment Rule (9 of them). EPA lists 12 as archived. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring of Treatment (SWTR-Unfilt/GWR) · code 31 | Surface Water Treatment Rulecode 0200 | No | Archived |
| 2026-03-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Archived |
| 2026-03-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring of Treatment (SWTR-Unfilt/GWR) · code 31 | Surface Water Treatment Rulecode 0200 | No | Archived |
| 2026-03-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring of Treatment (SWTR-Unfilt/GWR) · code 31 | Surface Water Treatment Rulecode 0200 | No | Archived |
| 2026-02-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring of Treatment (SWTR-Unfilt/GWR) · code 31 | Surface Water Treatment Rulecode 0200 | No | Archived |
| 2026-02-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Archived |
| 2026-02-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring of Treatment (SWTR-Unfilt/GWR) · code 31 | Surface Water Treatment Rulecode 0200 | No | Archived |
| 2026-02-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring of Treatment (SWTR-Unfilt/GWR) · code 31 | Surface Water Treatment Rulecode 0200 | No | Archived |
| 2026-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring of Treatment (SWTR-Unfilt/GWR) · code 31 | Surface Water Treatment Rulecode 0200 | No | Archived |
| 2026-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring of Treatment (SWTR-Unfilt/GWR) · code 31 | Surface Water Treatment Rulecode 0200 | No | Archived |
| 2026-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring of Treatment (SWTR-Unfilt/GWR) · code 31 | Surface Water Treatment Rulecode 0200 | No | Archived |
| 2026-01-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Archived |
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.
Wilderville Country Store: frequently asked questions
Who runs Wilderville Country Store?
Wilderville Country Store (PWSID OR4195054) is a transient non-community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the OR state drinking water program.
How many people does Wilderville Country Store serve?
Wilderville Country Store reports serving 50 people through 2 service connections in Josephine County, Oregon.
Where does Wilderville Country Store 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 Wilderville Country Store 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 March 2026. 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 Wilderville Country Store'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 March 2026. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the OR state drinking water program.
Where can I find Wilderville Country Store's water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Wilderville Country Store 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 Josephine County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grants Pass, City of | Josephine | 37,138 | Community | Surface water |
| Rogue Community College | Josephine | 2,400 | Non-transient non-community | Purchased surface water |
| Cave Junction, City of | Josephine | 2,160 | Community | Surface water |
| Ote Manzanita Rest Area | Josephine | 1,200 | Transient non-community | Groundwater |
| Hidden Valley High | Josephine | 546 | Non-transient non-community | Groundwater |
| Lil Pantry Xpress Merlin | Josephine | 512 | 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, “Wilderville Country Store, PWSID OR4195054, Oregon”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/oregon/wilderville-country-store-or4195054 (data as of October 1, 2026).