OHA Drinking Water Services
OHA Drinking Water Services
Contact Report Details

PWS ID: OR41 92532
PWS Name: USFS LOWER BRIDGE CAMPGROUND
 
Who Was Contacted: CHRIS HOWERTON
Contact Phone: 541-323-1746
Contact Date: 08/20/2021
Contacted By: HAMBLIN, MAX (JEFFERSON COUNTY)
Contact Method/Location: Phone
 
Assistance Type: WATER QUALITY ALERT RESPONSE
Reasons: Coliform
 
Details: SPOKE WITH CHRIS AND THEY TESTED THE WATER AGAIN AND IT AGAIN WAS POSITIVE ON 8-17-21 FROM THE SPRING.
THE SYSTEM HAS BAGGED THE SPIGOTS AFTER THE FIRST POSITIVE TEST AND POSTED A SIGN WHERE THE NEXT NEAREST WATER IS AVAILIBLE (DOWN THE ROAD AT ALLINGHAM PARK).
THEY HAD ALREADY SHOCKED THE SPRING AND LET IT SIT OVER THE WEEKEND, YET THE SPRING WAS STILL POSITIVE.
THEY DID NOTIVE DEER FECES AROUND THE UNFENCED SPRING. THERE IS A LOT OF OVERGROWTH WHICH WAS CUT DOWN AT THE BEGINNING OF THE SEASON.
FOR NOW, THEY ARE SHUTTING OFF THE WATER FOR THE SEASON.
THIS HAPPENED 2019 AND WHEN THEY DID THEIR OPENING DUTIES/TESTING, THE WATER WAS NEGATIVE.
 
Associated Alerts: ALERT IS NOT IN SDWIS YET