OHA Drinking Water Services
OHA Drinking Water Services
Contact Report Details

PWS ID: OR41 90269
PWS Name: VIEW POINT TRAILER COURT
 
Who Was Contacted and Phone: Douglas Best (503) 200-8900
Contact Date: 10/09/2014
Contacted By: DWORSCHAK, KEVIN (SHERMAN COUNTY)
Contact Method/Location: Office
 
Assistance Type: WATER QUALITY ALERT RESPONSE
Reasons: Coliform
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Details: SUMMARY: Operator sent in a fake sample to see if the lab was lying about coliform positive tests to increase testing revenues. DETAILS: Fake sample was from a sealed commercial water bottle. Water was then boiled on a stove then poured into a sample bottle. Sample then came back positive for coliforms. ACTION NEEDED: State Drinking Water personnel stated that this sample cannot be vacated and the system must pull 4 repeat samples. 3 from distribution and 1 source sample.
 
Associated Alerts: COLI13405 - 10/08/2014 - COLIFORM (TCR) , E. COLI

COLI13405 - 10/08/2014 - COLIFORM (TCR) , E. COLI