RUFUS, OR · Sherman County

RUFUS PUBLIC WORKS Water System

Current status

No open violations on record as of July 4, 2026.

This system's next federally required Consumer Confidence Report is due July 1, 2027, under the EPA's revised reporting rule.

Data sourced from the EPA ECHO database (SDWA bulk download), last refreshed July 4, 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): OR4100723
System type: Community Water System
Population served: 270
Service connections: 125
Ownership: local government
Water source: groundwater (wells)

Violation history

Monitoring, Regular
—
Nitrate
July 1, 2025 – September 30, 2025
Resolved
Monitoring, Regular
—
Nitrate
July 1, 2025 – September 30, 2025
Resolved
Failure to Conduct Assessment Monitoring
—
COLIPHAGE
December 1, 2024 – December 31, 2024
Archived
Failure to Conduct Assessment Monitoring
—
COLIPHAGE
November 1, 2024 – November 30, 2024
Archived
Monitoring, Regular
—
Nitrate
January 1, 2024 – December 31, 2024
Resolved
Failure to Conduct Assessment Monitoring
—
COLIPHAGE
January 1, 2024 – December 31, 2024
Archived
Consumer Confidence Report Complete Failure to Report
—
Consumer Confidence Rule
July 1, 2023 – July 25, 2023
Resolved
Monitoring, Regular
—
Nitrate
January 1, 2021 – December 31, 2021
Resolved
Monitoring, Regular
—
Combined Radium (-226 and -228)
January 1, 2020 – December 31, 2025
Archived
Monitoring, Regular
—
Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and U
January 1, 2020 – December 31, 2025
Archived
Monitoring, Regular
—
Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and U
October 1, 2016 – December 31, 2016
Resolved
Monitoring, Regular
—
Nitrate
October 1, 2016 – December 31, 2016
Resolved
Monitoring, Regular
—
Combined Uranium
October 1, 2016 – December 31, 2016
Resolved
Monitoring, Regular
—
Combined Radium (-226 and -228)
October 1, 2016 – December 31, 2016
Resolved
Maximum Contaminant Level Violation, Monthly (TCR)
Health-based
Coliform (TCR)
June 1, 1993 – June 30, 1993
Resolved
Maximum Contaminant Level Violation, Monthly (TCR)
Health-based
Coliform (TCR)
March 1, 1993 – March 31, 1993
Resolved
Monitoring, Routine Minor (TCR)
—
Coliform (TCR)
January 1, 1993 – January 31, 1993
Archived
Maximum Contaminant Level Violation, Monthly (TCR)
Health-based
Coliform (TCR)
December 1, 1991 – December 31, 1991
Resolved
Maximum Contaminant Level Violation, Monthly (TCR)
Health-based
Coliform (TCR)
December 1, 1991 – December 31, 1991
Archived
Maximum Contaminant Level Violation, Monthly (TCR)
Health-based
Coliform (TCR)
November 1, 1991 – November 30, 1991
Archived
Monitoring, Regular
—
Combined Radium (-226 and -228)
June 1, 1976 – May 31, 1980
Archived
Monitoring, Regular
—
Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and U
June 1, 1976 – May 31, 1980
Archived

Resolved addressed and confirmed by the stateArchived closed in EPA's records (typically due to age or a data correction)

Period	Violation	Contaminant / rule	Health-based	Status
July 1, 2025 – September 30, 2025	Monitoring, Regular	Nitrate	—	Resolved
July 1, 2025 – September 30, 2025	Monitoring, Regular	Nitrate	—	Resolved
December 1, 2024 – December 31, 2024	Failure to Conduct Assessment Monitoring	COLIPHAGE	—	Archived
November 1, 2024 – November 30, 2024	Failure to Conduct Assessment Monitoring	COLIPHAGE	—	Archived
January 1, 2024 – December 31, 2024	Monitoring, Regular	Nitrate	—	Resolved
January 1, 2024 – December 31, 2024	Failure to Conduct Assessment Monitoring	COLIPHAGE	—	Archived
July 1, 2023 – July 25, 2023	Consumer Confidence Report Complete Failure to Report	Consumer Confidence Rule	—	Resolved
January 1, 2021 – December 31, 2021	Monitoring, Regular	Nitrate	—	Resolved
January 1, 2020 – December 31, 2025	Monitoring, Regular	Combined Radium (-226 and -228)	—	Archived
January 1, 2020 – December 31, 2025	Monitoring, Regular	Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and U	—	Archived
October 1, 2016 – December 31, 2016	Monitoring, Regular	Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and U	—	Resolved
October 1, 2016 – December 31, 2016	Monitoring, Regular	Nitrate	—	Resolved
October 1, 2016 – December 31, 2016	Monitoring, Regular	Combined Uranium	—	Resolved
October 1, 2016 – December 31, 2016	Monitoring, Regular	Combined Radium (-226 and -228)	—	Resolved
June 1, 1993 – June 30, 1993	Maximum Contaminant Level Violation, Monthly (TCR)	Coliform (TCR)	Health-based	Resolved
March 1, 1993 – March 31, 1993	Maximum Contaminant Level Violation, Monthly (TCR)	Coliform (TCR)	Health-based	Resolved
January 1, 1993 – January 31, 1993	Monitoring, Routine Minor (TCR)	Coliform (TCR)	—	Archived
December 1, 1991 – December 31, 1991	Maximum Contaminant Level Violation, Monthly (TCR)	Coliform (TCR)	Health-based	Resolved
December 1, 1991 – December 31, 1991	Maximum Contaminant Level Violation, Monthly (TCR)	Coliform (TCR)	Health-based	Archived
November 1, 1991 – November 30, 1991	Maximum Contaminant Level Violation, Monthly (TCR)	Coliform (TCR)	Health-based	Archived
June 1, 1976 – May 31, 1980	Monitoring, Regular	Combined Radium (-226 and -228)	—	Archived
June 1, 1976 – May 31, 1980	Monitoring, Regular	Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and U	—	Archived

Resolved addressed and confirmed by the stateArchived closed in EPA's records (typically due to age or a data correction)

Enforcement actions

No enforcement actions on record for this system.

Contact

RUFUS PUBLIC WORKS

541-645-5297

RUFUS, OR 97050