Is CANYON CITY WATER DEPARTMENT required to publish a Consumer Confidence Report?

Yes. CANYON CITY WATER DEPARTMENT is a community water system, and federal rules (40 CFR 141 Subpart O) require every community water system to publish a Consumer Confidence Report each year.

When is CANYON CITY WATER DEPARTMENT’s next Consumer Confidence Report due?

CANYON CITY WATER DEPARTMENT’s next Consumer Confidence Report is due by July 1, 2027. The report covers calendar year 2026.

What is a Consumer Confidence Report?

A Consumer Confidence Report (CCR) is the annual drinking water quality report that community water systems must provide to the people they serve. It lists the contaminants detected in the system’s water during the year, where the water comes from, and how the results compare with federal limits. EPA’s revised CCR rule takes effect January 1, 2027, and the first reports in the new format are due July 1, 2027.

CANYON CITY, OR · Grant County

CANYON CITY WATER DEPARTMENT Water System

Consumer Confidence Report status

CANYON CITY WATER DEPARTMENT must publish a Consumer Confidence Report — the annual drinking water quality report covering calendar year 2026 — by July 1, 2027.

As of August 1, 2026, EPA's federal records show 1 open health-based violation for CANYON CITY WATER DEPARTMENT.

Data sourced from the EPA ECHO database (SDWA bulk download), last refreshed August 1, 2026. This is a record-keeping and public-information tool — it does not replace Oregon’s official records. Always confirm current status with Oregon before making decisions based on this information.

System facts

System ID (PWSID): OR4100165
System type: Community Water System
Population served: 666
Service connections: 317
Ownership: local government
Water source: surface water (rivers, lakes, or reservoirs)

CANYON CITY WATER DEPARTMENT is one of 203 community water systems in Oregon in the 501 to 3,300 people size category, serving 666 people from surface water.

As of August 1, 2026, its federal record holds 30 entries between 1976 and 2025, of which 1 health-based item remains open.

Of the 30, 27 are monitoring and reporting requirements — the category that accounts for about four in five of all violations in EPA's national dataset — rather than findings about the water itself. The record involves the Surface Water Treatment Rules, the Groundwater Rule, and the Total Coliform Rules.

Violation history

Monitoring of Treatment (SWTR-Unfilt/GWR)
—
Long Term 2 Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule
December 1, 2025 – December 31, 2025
Archived
Monitoring of Treatment (SWTR-Unfilt/GWR)
—
Surface Water Treatment Rule
December 1, 2025 – December 31, 2025
Resolved
Monitoring of Treatment (SWTR-Filter)
—
Surface Water Treatment Rule
December 1, 2025 – December 31, 2025
Resolved
Monitoring of Treatment (SWTR-Unfilt/GWR)
—
Surface Water Treatment Rule
August 1, 2025 – August 31, 2025
Resolved
Monitoring of Treatment (SWTR-Filter)
—
Surface Water Treatment Rule
August 1, 2025 – August 31, 2025
Resolved
Monitoring of Treatment (SWTR-Unfilt/GWR)
—
Long Term 2 Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule
August 1, 2025 – August 31, 2025
Archived
Monitoring of Treatment (SWTR-Unfilt/GWR)
—
Long Term 2 Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule
June 1, 2024 – June 30, 2024
Archived
Monitoring of Treatment (SWTR-Unfilt/GWR)
—
Surface Water Treatment Rule
June 1, 2024 – June 30, 2024
Resolved
Monitoring of Treatment (SWTR-Unfilt/GWR)
—
Long Term 2 Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule
December 1, 2023 – December 31, 2023
Archived
Monitoring of Treatment (SWTR-Unfilt/GWR)
—
Surface Water Treatment Rule
December 1, 2023 – December 31, 2023
Resolved
Monitoring of Treatment (SWTR-Unfilt/GWR)
—
Surface Water Treatment Rule
October 1, 2023 – October 31, 2023
Resolved
Public Notification Violation for NPDWR Violation
—
Public Notice
October 1, 2023 – July 26, 2023
Resolved
Monitoring of Treatment (SWTR-Unfilt/GWR)
—
Long Term 2 Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule
October 1, 2023 – October 31, 2023
Archived
Failure to Filter (SWTR)
Health-based
Surface Water Treatment Rule
June 9, 2023
Addressed
Monitoring of Treatment (SWTR-Unfilt/GWR)
—
Long Term 2 Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule
May 1, 2023 – May 31, 2023
Archived
Monitoring of Treatment (SWTR-Unfilt/GWR)
—
Surface Water Treatment Rule
May 1, 2023 – May 31, 2023
Resolved
Failure to Conduct Assessment Monitoring
—
COLIPHAGE
January 1, 2021 – December 31, 2021
Archived
Failure to Conduct Assessment Monitoring
—
COLIPHAGE
February 1, 2012 – February 29, 2012
Resolved
Failure to Conduct Assessment Monitoring
—
COLIPHAGE
February 1, 2012 – February 29, 2012
Resolved
Failure to Conduct Assessment Monitoring
—
COLIPHAGE
January 1, 2012 – January 31, 2012
Resolved
Failure to Conduct Assessment Monitoring
—
COLIPHAGE
January 1, 2012 – January 31, 2012
Resolved
Monitoring, Routine Major (TCR)
—
Coliform (TCR)
July 1, 2003 – July 31, 2003
Resolved
Monitoring, Regular
—
Nitrate
January 1, 2003 – December 31, 2003
Resolved
Monitoring, Regular
—
Nitrate
January 1, 2003 – December 31, 2003
Resolved
Failure to Filter (SWTR)
Health-based
Surface Water Treatment Rule
April 1, 2001 – May 4, 2004
Resolved
Monitoring, Routine Major (TCR)
—
Coliform (TCR)
August 1, 1998 – August 31, 1998
Resolved
Monitoring, Repeat Major (TCR)
—
Coliform (TCR)
July 1, 1996 – July 31, 1996
Resolved
Monitoring, Regular
—
Nitrate
January 1, 1996 – December 31, 1996
Resolved
Monitoring, Regular
—
Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and U
June 1, 1976 – May 31, 1980
Archived
Monitoring, Regular
—
Combined Radium (-226 and -228)
June 1, 1976 – May 31, 1980
Archived

Archived closed in EPA's records (typically due to age or a data correction)Resolved addressed and confirmed by the stateAddressed corrective action reported, pending final confirmation

Period	Violation	Contaminant / rule	Health-based	Status
December 1, 2025 – December 31, 2025	Monitoring of Treatment (SWTR-Unfilt/GWR)	Long Term 2 Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule	—	Archived
December 1, 2025 – December 31, 2025	Monitoring of Treatment (SWTR-Unfilt/GWR)	Surface Water Treatment Rule	—	Resolved
December 1, 2025 – December 31, 2025	Monitoring of Treatment (SWTR-Filter)	Surface Water Treatment Rule	—	Resolved
August 1, 2025 – August 31, 2025	Monitoring of Treatment (SWTR-Unfilt/GWR)	Surface Water Treatment Rule	—	Resolved
August 1, 2025 – August 31, 2025	Monitoring of Treatment (SWTR-Filter)	Surface Water Treatment Rule	—	Resolved
August 1, 2025 – August 31, 2025	Monitoring of Treatment (SWTR-Unfilt/GWR)	Long Term 2 Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule	—	Archived
June 1, 2024 – June 30, 2024	Monitoring of Treatment (SWTR-Unfilt/GWR)	Long Term 2 Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule	—	Archived
June 1, 2024 – June 30, 2024	Monitoring of Treatment (SWTR-Unfilt/GWR)	Surface Water Treatment Rule	—	Resolved
December 1, 2023 – December 31, 2023	Monitoring of Treatment (SWTR-Unfilt/GWR)	Long Term 2 Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule	—	Archived
December 1, 2023 – December 31, 2023	Monitoring of Treatment (SWTR-Unfilt/GWR)	Surface Water Treatment Rule	—	Resolved
October 1, 2023 – October 31, 2023	Monitoring of Treatment (SWTR-Unfilt/GWR)	Surface Water Treatment Rule	—	Resolved
October 1, 2023 – July 26, 2023	Public Notification Violation for NPDWR Violation	Public Notice	—	Resolved
October 1, 2023 – October 31, 2023	Monitoring of Treatment (SWTR-Unfilt/GWR)	Long Term 2 Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule	—	Archived
June 9, 2023	Failure to Filter (SWTR)	Surface Water Treatment Rule	Health-based	Addressed
May 1, 2023 – May 31, 2023	Monitoring of Treatment (SWTR-Unfilt/GWR)	Long Term 2 Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule	—	Archived
May 1, 2023 – May 31, 2023	Monitoring of Treatment (SWTR-Unfilt/GWR)	Surface Water Treatment Rule	—	Resolved
January 1, 2021 – December 31, 2021	Failure to Conduct Assessment Monitoring	COLIPHAGE	—	Archived
February 1, 2012 – February 29, 2012	Failure to Conduct Assessment Monitoring	COLIPHAGE	—	Resolved
February 1, 2012 – February 29, 2012	Failure to Conduct Assessment Monitoring	COLIPHAGE	—	Resolved
January 1, 2012 – January 31, 2012	Failure to Conduct Assessment Monitoring	COLIPHAGE	—	Resolved
January 1, 2012 – January 31, 2012	Failure to Conduct Assessment Monitoring	COLIPHAGE	—	Resolved
July 1, 2003 – July 31, 2003	Monitoring, Routine Major (TCR)	Coliform (TCR)	—	Resolved
January 1, 2003 – December 31, 2003	Monitoring, Regular	Nitrate	—	Resolved
January 1, 2003 – December 31, 2003	Monitoring, Regular	Nitrate	—	Resolved
April 1, 2001 – May 4, 2004	Failure to Filter (SWTR)	Surface Water Treatment Rule	Health-based	Resolved
August 1, 1998 – August 31, 1998	Monitoring, Routine Major (TCR)	Coliform (TCR)	—	Resolved
July 1, 1996 – July 31, 1996	Monitoring, Repeat Major (TCR)	Coliform (TCR)	—	Resolved
January 1, 1996 – December 31, 1996	Monitoring, Regular	Nitrate	—	Resolved
June 1, 1976 – May 31, 1980	Monitoring, Regular	Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and U	—	Archived
June 1, 1976 – May 31, 1980	Monitoring, Regular	Combined Radium (-226 and -228)	—	Archived

Archived closed in EPA's records (typically due to age or a data correction)Resolved addressed and confirmed by the stateAddressed corrective action reported, pending final confirmation

Enforcement actions

February 10, 2026State Compliance achieved2 linked violations
October 10, 2025State Compliance achieved2 linked violations
August 9, 2024State Compliance achieved1 linked violation
July 17, 2024State Administrative/Compliance Order with penalty issued2 linked violations
February 9, 2024State Compliance achieved1 linked violation
December 8, 2023State Compliance achieved1 linked violation
December 8, 2023State Compliance achieved1 linked violation
August 31, 2023State Public Notification requested1 linked violation
August 28, 2023State Bilateral Compliance Agreement signed2 linked violations
July 27, 2023State Public Notification receivedgeneral compliance action — not tied to a specific violation on record
July 26, 2023State Compliance achieved1 linked violation
July 10, 2023State Compliance achieved1 linked violation
October 3, 2022State Public Notification receivedgeneral compliance action — not tied to a specific violation on record
March 27, 2012State Violation/Reminder Notice2 linked violations
March 16, 2012State Compliance achieved4 linked violations
February 28, 2012State Violation/Reminder Notice2 linked violations
September 5, 2008State Compliance achieved1 linked violation
March 31, 2005State Compliance achieved2 linked violations
May 4, 2004State Compliance achieved1 linked violation
April 1, 2002State Compliance achieved2 linked violations
August 31, 1995State Compliance achieved1 linked violation

Common questions

Is CANYON CITY WATER DEPARTMENT required to publish a Consumer Confidence Report?: Yes. CANYON CITY WATER DEPARTMENT is a community water system, and federal rules (40 CFR 141 Subpart O) require every community water system to publish a Consumer Confidence Report each year.
When is CANYON CITY WATER DEPARTMENT’s next Consumer Confidence Report due?: CANYON CITY WATER DEPARTMENT’s next Consumer Confidence Report is due by July 1, 2027. The report covers calendar year 2026.
Does CANYON CITY WATER DEPARTMENT have any open drinking water violations on record?: As of August 1, 2026, EPA's federal records show 1 open health-based violation for CANYON CITY WATER DEPARTMENT.
What is a Consumer Confidence Report?: A Consumer Confidence Report (CCR) is the annual drinking water quality report that community water systems must provide to the people they serve. It lists the contaminants detected in the system’s water during the year, where the water comes from, and how the results compare with federal limits. EPA’s revised CCR rule takes effect January 1, 2027, and the first reports in the new format are due July 1, 2027.

Contact

CANYON CITY WATER DEPARTMENT

541-575-0509

CANYON CITY, OR 97820