OHA Drinking Water Services
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| PWS ID: | OR41 00566 | ||
| PWS Name: | NEWPORT, CITY OF | ||
| Who Was Contacted: | Justin Scarborough and Matt Hall | ||
| Contact Phone: | 541-574-5872 | ||
| Contact Date: | 10/16/2025 | ||
| Contacted By: | SALIS, KARI (DWP) | ||
| Contact Method/Location: | Phone | ||
| Assistance Type: | INCIDENT RESPONSE | ||
| Details: | DWS received a report that an apartment building tenant smelled gasoline from their faucet. The water was sampled for NWTPH-HCID - Northwest - Hydrocarbon Identification (GC) and small detections were found for gasoline and diesel. The county suggested the tenants to not drink the water as a precaution. He said the apartments were newly constructed including plumbing (likely plastic), and that the waterline was extended 2 years ago but tenants have only recently moved in. Justin is planning to sample at the service connection for VOCs to compare with regulated contaminant MCLs. They will sample Monday with results expected later that week. He will keep us posted as to the results. 10/20/25 - City of Newport samples collected from two meters on the property were negative for NWTPH-HCID and VOCs. 10/31/25 - DWS reviewed results of the initial samples collected from the unit receiving the gasoline smell complaint on 10/1/25. The laboratory concludes that the TPH-G and TPH-D detections do not match the standards used to characterize gasoline and diesel fuels. DWS reviewed results of the subsequent samples collected from three apartments for NWTPH-HCID and VOCs on 10/17/25. These samples had detections for TTHMs and VOCs, however all detections were below MCLs for regulated chemicals. DWS instructed the City of Newport to re-activate water service at the property. DWS informed the property manager that the water is considered safe to drink and recommended flushing the premise plumbing lines in all buildings to purge any remaining stagnant water. |
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