Public water system · OR4193646
ActiveWillowcreek Store & Cafe
At a glance
Willowcreek Store & Cafe (PWSID OR4193646) is an active transient non-community water system in Malheur County, Oregon. It reports serving 50 people through 1 service connection. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as privately owned. Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, one is health-based, and the most recent began in March 2026.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
50
Service connections
1
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
TNCWS
Transient non-community water system
System record
How does Willowcreek Store & Cafe compare with other water systems in Malheur County?
By EPA's size categories, Willowcreek Store & Cafe is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Malheur County has 20 active public water systems. Its population served is well below the county average of 1,067 people per system, and accounts for 0.2% of the 21,335 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 Willowcreek Store & Cafe 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 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 Willowcreek Store & Cafe?
EPA lists Willowcreek Store & Cafe 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. 9 of the 20 active systems in Malheur County (45%) are also privately owned.
Does Willowcreek Store & Cafe have drinking water violations?
Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, one is health-based, and the most recent began in March 2026. The violations listed here began between July 2024 and March 2026. By type: 7 monitoring, 2 public notice, recordkeeping or other, 2 monitoring and reporting and 1 contaminant level above the legal limit. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Revised Total Coliform Rule (7 of them). EPA lists 9 as resolved, 2 as unaddressed 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. Unaddressed means the violation is not resolved or archived and is not yet covered by formal enforcement. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-21 | Public notice, recordkeeping or otherPublic Notification Violation for NPDWR Violation · code 75 | Public Noticecode 7500 | No | Unaddressed |
| 2026-01-01 | Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Average · code 02 | Nitratecode 1040 | Yes | Archived |
| 2026-01-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
| 2025-09-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
| 2025-08-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
| 2025-07-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitratecode 1040 | No | Resolved |
| 2025-04-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
| 2025-03-10 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Source Water (GWR) · code 34 | E. colicode 3014 | No | Unaddressed |
| 2025-03-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
| 2024-12-08 | Public notice, recordkeeping or otherPublic Notification Violation for NPDWR Violation · code 75 | Public Noticecode 7500 | No | Resolved |
| 2024-12-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Additional Routine (RTCR) · code 3B | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
| 2024-07-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | 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.
Willowcreek Store & Cafe: frequently asked questions
Who runs Willowcreek Store & Cafe?
Willowcreek Store & Cafe (PWSID OR4193646) is a transient non-community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the OR state drinking water program.
How many people does Willowcreek Store & Cafe serve?
Willowcreek Store & Cafe reports serving 50 people through 1 service connection in Malheur County, Oregon.
Where does Willowcreek Store & Cafe 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 Willowcreek Store & Cafe have any drinking water violations?
Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, one 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 Willowcreek Store & Cafe'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, one 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 Willowcreek Store & Cafe's water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Willowcreek Store & Cafe 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 Malheur County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ontario, City of | Malheur | 14,465 | Community | Surface water |
| Nyssa, City of | Malheur | 3,285 | Community | Groundwater |
| Vale, City of | Malheur | 1,837 | Community | Groundwater |
| Fry Foods | Malheur | 280 | Non-transient non-community | Groundwater |
| Oprd Mccormack Cg | Malheur | 250 | Transient non-community | Groundwater |
| Jordan Valley, City of | Malheur | 175 | 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, “Willowcreek Store & Cafe, PWSID OR4193646, Oregon”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/oregon/willowcreek-store-cafe-or4193646 (data as of October 1, 2026).