- EPA's UCMR 5 testing looked for 30 contaminants here and found 5.
- PFPeA (a PFAS): found in 2 of 14 samples, average 2.6 ppt, highest 18.6 ppt (EPA UCMR 5 testing, Jan 2025–Oct 2025)
- PFHxA (a PFAS): found in 2 of 14 samples, average 1.7 ppt, highest 12.4 ppt (EPA UCMR 5 testing, Jan 2025–Oct 2025)
- PFBA (a PFAS): found in 2 of 14 samples, average 1.4 ppt, highest 10.5 ppt (EPA UCMR 5 testing, Jan 2025–Oct 2025)
- PFHpA (a PFAS): found in 2 of 14 samples, average 0.90 ppt, highest 7.1 ppt (EPA UCMR 5 testing, Jan 2025–Oct 2025)
- PFOA (a PFAS): found in 1 of 14 samples, average 0.30 ppt, highest 4.1 ppt (EPA UCMR 5 testing, Jan 2025–Oct 2025)
- Lead: 9 in 10 homes tested came in at or below 2.84 ppb, at or below EPA's 15 ppb action level (latest EPA result for a testing period that ran on or after July 1, 2021: Jan 1, 2022–Dec 31, 2024). This is one number for the whole water system, from homes the utility tested. It isn't a result for your home.
Public EPA test results
Can you drink Springfield tap water? What EPA records show
EPA system ID OR4100837 · serves Lane County, OR · about 62,100 people (EPA records)
Here's what EPA has on file for this water system: its testing for newer contaminants like PFAS (UCMR 5), lead testing and violations. It's not a test of your tap, and there's no Water Score here.
Public EPA test results
Springfield Utility Board (EPA OR4100837)
ScoreYourWater.com gives no verdict on your tap water; it shows what the public records say, as of October 14, 2026. For Springfield's main utility, Springfield Utility Board: We found no health-standard violations in EPA's records for this system (OR4100837) since July 1, 2021, as of October 14, 2026. EPA's UCMR 5 testing looked for 30 contaminants here and found 5.
What EPA records show for Springfield Utility Board, as of October 14, 2026
We found no health-standard violations in EPA's records for this system (OR4100837) since July 1, 2021, as of October 14, 2026.
Source: EPA ECHO record for Springfield Utility Board (SDWIS). Data as of October 14, 2026.
Lead: 9 in 10 homes tested came in at or below 2.84 ppb, at or below EPA's 15 ppb action level (latest EPA result for a testing period that ran on or after July 1, 2021: Jan 1, 2022–Dec 31, 2024). This is one number for the whole water system, from homes the utility tested. It isn't a result for your home.
EPA's UCMR 5 testing looked for 30 contaminants here and found 5.
Source: EPA records (SDWIS, UCMR 5). SDWIS: data as of Oct 14, 2026. EPA UCMR 5 data, samples through June 2026.
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Does Springfield Utility Board use chloramine?
We didn't find chloramine in Springfield Utility Board's EPA treatment records. That's not a complete list; your utility's annual water quality report says which disinfectant it uses.