Does Gates, OR tap water have any EPA-reported violations?

As of June 2026, EPA SDWIS records show 37 violation(s) across the community water systems serving Gates, of which 0 are classified by the EPA as health-based. Most older violations have returned to compliance; see the per-system list.

Where does Gates, OR tap water come from?

Gates is served by 1 active community water system(s). Their primary sources, per EPA records, are: surface water.

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Gates tap water, in plain English

Here is what the EPA's own data shows about tap water in Gates. According to EPA SDWIS data retrieved June 2026, Gates is served by 1 active community water system, together reported to serve about 220 people.

As of June 2026, EPA records show 37 violations across the community water system(s) serving Gates, going back to the earliest EPA record. None were health-based; the records are monitoring or reporting violations (a required test or report was late or missed). Each is listed by system below, with its status.

1

Community water system
~220

People served (EPA-reported)
June 2026

EPA records reviewed through

What the EPA has on record, by system

Gates, City Of

220 served · surface water · PWSID OR4100317

Monitoring Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule: a monitoring or reporting violation (a required test or report was late or missed — not a measured exceedance), recorded 11 times between April 2018 and July 2025. EPA records do not show all of these as returned to compliance.
Monitoring Lead and Copper Rule: a monitoring or reporting violation (a required test or report was late or missed — not a measured exceedance), recorded 5 times between January 2023 and July 2024. All have since returned to compliance, per EPA records.
Monitoring Surface Water Treatment Rule: a monitoring or reporting violation (a required test or report was late or missed — not a measured exceedance), recorded 20 times between April 2018 and June 2023. EPA records do not show all of these as returned to compliance.
Monitoring Consumer Confidence Rule: a monitoring or reporting violation (a required test or report was late or missed — not a measured exceedance), recorded once in July 2001. All have since returned to compliance, per EPA records.

What this means

A health-based violation means a contaminant was recorded above the limit the EPA tracks for it. A monitoring or reporting violation means a required test or report was late or missed — not that a contaminant was measured above a limit. “Returned to compliance” means the EPA recorded the issue as resolved.

This page summarizes the EPA's own records and does not assess whether your water is safe to drink. For the most current details, you can verify every record directly with the EPA, and contact your water system with questions.

Source: U.S. EPA Envirofacts SDWIS, retrieved June 2026. Records cover the EPA's full reporting history for these systems. Verify at EPA ECHO.