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

As of June 2026, EPA SDWIS records show 284 violation(s) across the community water systems serving Brownsville, of which 3 are classified by the EPA as health-based. Most older violations have returned to compliance; see the per-system list.

Where does Brownsville, OR tap water come from?

Brownsville is served by 5 active community water system(s). Their primary sources, per EPA records, are: surface water, groundwater.

Brownsville, OR Tap Water Quality — EPA Data

Here is what the EPA's own data shows about tap water in Brownsville. According to EPA SDWIS data retrieved June 2026, Brownsville is served by 5 active community water systems, together reported to serve about 2,308 people.

As of June 2026, EPA records show 284 violations across the community water system(s) serving Brownsville, going back to the earliest EPA record. 3 of these are classified by the EPA as health-based (a contaminant recorded above the limit the EPA tracks); the rest are monitoring or reporting violations. Each is listed by system below, with its status.

What the EPA has on record, by system

Brownsville, City Of

1,906 served · surface water · PWSID OR4100152

Health-based Surface Water Treatment Rule: a health-based violation (a contaminant recorded above the limit the EPA tracks), recorded 2 times in December 2017. The EPA record for these does not include a measured level. All have since returned to compliance, per EPA records.
Monitoring Consumer Confidence Rule: a monitoring or reporting violation (a required test or report was late or missed — not a measured exceedance), recorded 5 times between July 2023 and July 2025. All have since returned to compliance, per EPA records.
Monitoring 1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene: a monitoring or reporting violation (a required test or report was late or missed — not a measured exceedance), recorded 3 times in January 2024. EPA records do not show all of these as returned to compliance.
Monitoring cis-1,2-Dichloroethylene: a monitoring or reporting violation (a required test or report was late or missed — not a measured exceedance), recorded 3 times in January 2024. EPA records do not show all of these as returned to compliance.
Monitoring Xylenes, Total: a monitoring or reporting violation (a required test or report was late or missed — not a measured exceedance), recorded 3 times in January 2024. EPA records do not show all of these as returned to compliance.
Monitoring DICHLOROMETHANE: a monitoring or reporting violation (a required test or report was late or missed — not a measured exceedance), recorded 3 times in January 2024. EPA records do not show all of these as returned to compliance.
Monitoring o-Dichlorobenzene: a monitoring or reporting violation (a required test or report was late or missed — not a measured exceedance), recorded 3 times in January 2024. EPA records do not show all of these as returned to compliance.
Monitoring p-Dichlorobenzene: a monitoring or reporting violation (a required test or report was late or missed — not a measured exceedance), recorded 3 times in January 2024. EPA records do not show all of these as returned to compliance.
Monitoring Vinyl chloride: a monitoring or reporting violation (a required test or report was late or missed — not a measured exceedance), recorded 3 times in January 2024. EPA records do not show all of these as returned to compliance.
Monitoring 1,1-Dichloroethylene: a monitoring or reporting violation (a required test or report was late or missed — not a measured exceedance), recorded 3 times in January 2024. EPA records do not show all of these as returned to compliance.
Monitoring trans-1,2-Dichloroethylene: a monitoring or reporting violation (a required test or report was late or missed — not a measured exceedance), recorded 3 times in January 2024. EPA records do not show all of these as returned to compliance.
Monitoring 1,2-Dichloroethane: a monitoring or reporting violation (a required test or report was late or missed — not a measured exceedance), recorded 3 times in January 2024. EPA records do not show all of these as returned to compliance.
Monitoring 1,1,1-Trichloroethane: a monitoring or reporting violation (a required test or report was late or missed — not a measured exceedance), recorded 3 times in January 2024. EPA records do not show all of these as returned to compliance.
Monitoring Carbon tetrachloride: a monitoring or reporting violation (a required test or report was late or missed — not a measured exceedance), recorded 3 times in January 2024. EPA records do not show all of these as returned to compliance.
Monitoring 1,2-Dichloropropane: a monitoring or reporting violation (a required test or report was late or missed — not a measured exceedance), recorded 3 times in January 2024. EPA records do not show all of these as returned to compliance.
Monitoring Trichloroethylene: a monitoring or reporting violation (a required test or report was late or missed — not a measured exceedance), recorded 3 times in January 2024. EPA records do not show all of these as returned to compliance.
Monitoring 1,1,2-Trichloroethane: a monitoring or reporting violation (a required test or report was late or missed — not a measured exceedance), recorded 3 times in January 2024. EPA records do not show all of these as returned to compliance.
Monitoring Tetrachloroethylene: a monitoring or reporting violation (a required test or report was late or missed — not a measured exceedance), recorded 3 times in January 2024. EPA records do not show all of these as returned to compliance.
Monitoring CHLOROBENZENE: a monitoring or reporting violation (a required test or report was late or missed — not a measured exceedance), recorded 3 times in January 2024. EPA records do not show all of these as returned to compliance.
Monitoring Benzene: a monitoring or reporting violation (a required test or report was late or missed — not a measured exceedance), recorded 3 times in January 2024. EPA records do not show all of these as returned to compliance.
Monitoring Toluene: a monitoring or reporting violation (a required test or report was late or missed — not a measured exceedance), recorded 3 times in January 2024. EPA records do not show all of these as returned to compliance.
Monitoring Ethylbenzene: a monitoring or reporting violation (a required test or report was late or missed — not a measured exceedance), recorded 3 times in January 2024. EPA records do not show all of these as returned to compliance.
Monitoring Styrene: a monitoring or reporting violation (a required test or report was late or missed — not a measured exceedance), recorded 3 times in January 2024. EPA records do not show all of these as returned to compliance.
Monitoring Nitrate: a monitoring or reporting violation (a required test or report was late or missed — not a measured exceedance), recorded 3 times in January 2024. EPA records do not show all of these as returned to compliance.
Monitoring Revised Total Coliform Rule: a monitoring or reporting violation (a required test or report was late or missed — not a measured exceedance), recorded 7 times between September 2020 and June 2023. EPA records do not show all of these as returned to compliance.
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 March 2022 and June 2023. 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 10 times between July 1994 and January 2023. All have since returned to compliance, per EPA records.
Monitoring TTHM: a monitoring or reporting violation (a required test or report was late or missed — not a measured exceedance), recorded 2 times in October 2022. EPA records do not show all of these as returned to compliance.
Monitoring Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5): a monitoring or reporting violation (a required test or report was late or missed — not a measured exceedance), recorded 2 times in October 2022. EPA records do not show all of these as returned to compliance.
Monitoring Endrin: a monitoring or reporting violation (a required test or report was late or missed — not a measured exceedance), recorded 4 times in January 2020. EPA records do not show all of these as returned to compliance.
Monitoring BHC-GAMMA: a monitoring or reporting violation (a required test or report was late or missed — not a measured exceedance), recorded 4 times in January 2020. EPA records do not show all of these as returned to compliance.
Monitoring Methoxychlor: a monitoring or reporting violation (a required test or report was late or missed — not a measured exceedance), recorded 4 times in January 2020. EPA records do not show all of these as returned to compliance.
Monitoring Toxaphene: a monitoring or reporting violation (a required test or report was late or missed — not a measured exceedance), recorded 4 times in January 2020. EPA records do not show all of these as returned to compliance.
Monitoring Dalapon: a monitoring or reporting violation (a required test or report was late or missed — not a measured exceedance), recorded 4 times in January 2020. EPA records do not show all of these as returned to compliance.
Monitoring Diquat: a monitoring or reporting violation (a required test or report was late or missed — not a measured exceedance), recorded 4 times in January 2020. EPA records do not show all of these as returned to compliance.
Monitoring Endothall: a monitoring or reporting violation (a required test or report was late or missed — not a measured exceedance), recorded 4 times in January 2020. EPA records do not show all of these as returned to compliance.
Monitoring Glyphosate: a monitoring or reporting violation (a required test or report was late or missed — not a measured exceedance), recorded 4 times in January 2020. EPA records do not show all of these as returned to compliance.
Monitoring Di(2-ethylhexyl) adipate: a monitoring or reporting violation (a required test or report was late or missed — not a measured exceedance), recorded 4 times in January 2020. EPA records do not show all of these as returned to compliance.
Monitoring OXAMYL: a monitoring or reporting violation (a required test or report was late or missed — not a measured exceedance), recorded 4 times in January 2020. EPA records do not show all of these as returned to compliance.
Monitoring Simazine: a monitoring or reporting violation (a required test or report was late or missed — not a measured exceedance), recorded 4 times in January 2020. EPA records do not show all of these as returned to compliance.
Monitoring Di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate: a monitoring or reporting violation (a required test or report was late or missed — not a measured exceedance), recorded 4 times in January 2020. EPA records do not show all of these as returned to compliance.
Monitoring Picloram: a monitoring or reporting violation (a required test or report was late or missed — not a measured exceedance), recorded 4 times in January 2020. EPA records do not show all of these as returned to compliance.
Monitoring Dinoseb: a monitoring or reporting violation (a required test or report was late or missed — not a measured exceedance), recorded 4 times in January 2020. EPA records do not show all of these as returned to compliance.
Monitoring Hexachlorocyclopentadiene: a monitoring or reporting violation (a required test or report was late or missed — not a measured exceedance), recorded 4 times in January 2020. EPA records do not show all of these as returned to compliance.
Monitoring Carbofuran: a monitoring or reporting violation (a required test or report was late or missed — not a measured exceedance), recorded 4 times in January 2020. EPA records do not show all of these as returned to compliance.
Monitoring Atrazine: a monitoring or reporting violation (a required test or report was late or missed — not a measured exceedance), recorded 4 times in January 2020. EPA records do not show all of these as returned to compliance.
Monitoring LASSO: a monitoring or reporting violation (a required test or report was late or missed — not a measured exceedance), recorded 4 times in January 2020. EPA records do not show all of these as returned to compliance.
Monitoring Heptachlor: a monitoring or reporting violation (a required test or report was late or missed — not a measured exceedance), recorded 4 times in January 2020. EPA records do not show all of these as returned to compliance.
Monitoring Heptachlor epoxide: a monitoring or reporting violation (a required test or report was late or missed — not a measured exceedance), recorded 4 times in January 2020. EPA records do not show all of these as returned to compliance.
Monitoring 2,4-D: a monitoring or reporting violation (a required test or report was late or missed — not a measured exceedance), recorded 4 times in January 2020. EPA records do not show all of these as returned to compliance.
Monitoring 2,4,5-TP: a monitoring or reporting violation (a required test or report was late or missed — not a measured exceedance), recorded 4 times in January 2020. EPA records do not show all of these as returned to compliance.
Monitoring HEXACHLOROBENZENE: a monitoring or reporting violation (a required test or report was late or missed — not a measured exceedance), recorded 4 times in January 2020. EPA records do not show all of these as returned to compliance.
Monitoring Benzo(a)pyrene: a monitoring or reporting violation (a required test or report was late or missed — not a measured exceedance), recorded 4 times in January 2020. EPA records do not show all of these as returned to compliance.
Monitoring Pentachlorophenol: a monitoring or reporting violation (a required test or report was late or missed — not a measured exceedance), recorded 4 times in January 2020. EPA records do not show all of these as returned to compliance.
Monitoring Total Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCB): a monitoring or reporting violation (a required test or report was late or missed — not a measured exceedance), recorded 4 times in January 2020. EPA records do not show all of these as returned to compliance.
Monitoring 1,2-DIBROMO-3-CHLOROPROPANE: a monitoring or reporting violation (a required test or report was late or missed — not a measured exceedance), recorded 4 times in January 2020. EPA records do not show all of these as returned to compliance.
Monitoring ETHYLENE DIBROMIDE: a monitoring or reporting violation (a required test or report was late or missed — not a measured exceedance), recorded 4 times in January 2020. EPA records do not show all of these as returned to compliance.
Monitoring Chlordane: a monitoring or reporting violation (a required test or report was late or missed — not a measured exceedance), recorded 4 times in January 2020. EPA records do not show all of these as returned to compliance.
Monitoring Public Notice: a monitoring or reporting violation (a required test or report was late or missed — not a measured exceedance), recorded 3 times between March 2011 and March 2018. All have since returned to compliance, per EPA records.
Monitoring Combined Uranium: a monitoring or reporting violation (a required test or report was late or missed — not a measured exceedance), recorded once in January 2017. EPA records do not show all of these as returned to compliance.
Monitoring Combined Radium (-226 and -228): a monitoring or reporting violation (a required test or report was late or missed — not a measured exceedance), recorded once in January 2017. EPA records do not show all of these as returned to compliance.
Monitoring Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and U: a monitoring or reporting violation (a required test or report was late or missed — not a measured exceedance), recorded once in January 2017. EPA records do not show all of these as returned to compliance.
Monitoring Long Term 2 Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule: a monitoring or reporting violation (a required test or report was late or missed — not a measured exceedance), recorded once in July 2008. All have since returned to compliance, per EPA records.

Weslinn Water Company

200 served · groundwater · PWSID OR4100230

Monitoring Lead and Copper Rule: a monitoring or reporting violation (a required test or report was late or missed — not a measured exceedance), recorded 16 times between July 1994 and January 2025. All have since returned to compliance, per EPA records.
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 October 2000. All have since returned to compliance, per EPA records.

Lawrence Subdivision Wtr Assn

125 served · groundwater · PWSID OR4100474

Health-based Lead and Copper Rule: a health-based violation (a contaminant recorded above the limit the EPA tracks), recorded once in January 2002. The EPA record for these does not include a measured level. All have since returned to compliance, per EPA records.
Monitoring Lead and Copper Rule: a monitoring or reporting violation (a required test or report was late or missed — not a measured exceedance), recorded 21 times between January 2005 and January 2025. All have since returned to compliance, per EPA records.

Century Farm Court

42 served · groundwater · PWSID OR4101326

Monitoring Consumer Confidence Rule: a monitoring or reporting violation (a required test or report was late or missed — not a measured exceedance), recorded 5 times between October 2000 and July 2025. All have since returned to compliance, per EPA records.
Monitoring Lead and Copper Rule: a monitoring or reporting violation (a required test or report was late or missed — not a measured exceedance), recorded once in January 2005. All have since returned to compliance, per EPA records.

Old Church Road Estates

35 served · groundwater · PWSID OR4101516

Monitoring Combined Uranium: a monitoring or reporting violation (a required test or report was late or missed — not a measured exceedance), recorded once in January 2017. All have since returned to compliance, per EPA records.
Monitoring Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and U: a monitoring or reporting violation (a required test or report was late or missed — not a measured exceedance), recorded once in January 2017. All have since returned to compliance, per EPA records.

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

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