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Public water-system records for Dallas, OR from EPA SDWIS.
Dallas, City of
No active drinking-water issues detected in EPA SDWIS.
Reviewed: active/open records as of Q1 2026
City listed in EPA records · Serves 17,911 people
Data from EPA SDWIS
Reviewed: source records as of Q1 2026
EPA UCMR5 — No PFAS detection records shown for these water systems
Open data source: EPA UCMR5DoD PFAS — No investigation records shown for this report
Open data source: DoD PFASEPA ATTAINS records identify assessed water bodies that do not meet water-quality standards for designated uses.
Lower Rickreall Creek
Reported: Nov 2026
Health-relevant causes: Metals (other Than Mercury)
Affected uses: Ecological
Data from EPA ATTAINS
NPDES permits regulate pollutant discharges into U.S. waterways. Facilities must report compliance quarterly.
No NPDES-permitted facility records with current violation flags surfaced for this city report.
Reviewed: active/open records as of Q4 2025
Data from EPA ECHO
To investigate water contamination, check the sampling locations, dates and results below. For tap water records, see Drinking water quality above.
Reviewed: source records as of 2026
Review historical EPA air pollution records, including monitoring and facility emissions where available. For current conditions, check local air quality on AirNow.
Polk County
Assessment year: 2020
According to EPA, a cancer risk of 30-in-1-million means that for every 1 million people continuously exposed to these air toxics over a 70-year lifetime, an estimated 30 may develop cancer from that exposure. This is in addition to cancer risk from all other causes.
Top modeled source groups
Data from EPA AirToxScreen
No EPA nonattainment designation records shown for this report.
EPA annual monitor summaries describe past measurements. For current air quality, see AirNow.
Salem - Oregon State Hospital (Ssh)
Annual mean: 0.038 Parts per million
Observation year: 2025
Annual mean: 4.0 Micrograms/cubic meter (LC)
Observation year: 2025
Turner - Cascade Junior High School (Cjh)
Annual mean: 0.038 Parts per million
Observation year: 2025
Data from EPA AQS
Reviewed: source records as of Q4 2025
Reviewed: source query run Nov 2026
Reviewed: source query run Nov 2026
No release reports shown in this group.
Reviewed: active/open records as of 2018
Data from EPA UST Finder
No MSHA mine or extraction site records shown for this report.
Polk County, OR
EPA Radon Zone Map (June 2024 release)
Polk County is EPA Radon Zone 3 (low potential). EPA defines Zone 3 counties as having predicted average indoor screening levels below 2 pCi/L.
Radon levels can vary from home to home, so EPA recommends testing the property to know its indoor level.
FEMA flood zones describe mapped flood hazards. Look up a specific address with FEMA.
Special Flood Hazard Area — 1% annual chance of flooding (100-year floodplain) with base flood elevation.
Results use an earlier stored RMP inventory. Current EPA ECHO location coverage is unverified.
No EPA ECHO RMP facility records with a usable location matched this city report.
Health outcomes from County Health Rankings. Values shown alongside state and national averages.
Polk County, OregonPop. 89,614
County Health Rankings edition: 2024
Premature Death
Poor or Fair Health
Poor Physical Health Days
Poor Mental Health Days
Adult Smoking
Adult Obesity
Air Pollution - Particulate Matter
Drinking water violation indicator
Diabetes Prevalence
Life Expectancy
| Indicator | County | State | National |
|---|---|---|---|
| Premature Death | 6,220 | 6,705 | 7,972 |
| Poor or Fair Health | 14.6% | 14.2% | 14.2% |
| Poor Physical Health Days | 3.7 | 3.3 | 3.3 |
| Poor Mental Health Days | 5.6 | 5.4 | 4.8 |
| Adult Smoking | 14.4% | 12.7% | 15.0% |
| Adult Obesity | 34.3% | 30.6% | 34.0% |
| Air Pollution - Particulate Matter | 9.4 | 7.7 | 7.3 |
| Drinking water violation indicator | No | N/A | N/A |
| Diabetes Prevalence | 8.6% | 8.3% | 9.6% |
| Life Expectancy | 79.6 | 78.7 | 77.6 |
This report does not have PFAS sample results for the candidate water systems in Dallas.
Check with the utility that serves your address for its testing results.
EPA drinking water records on this page list 18 violations for the City of Dallas.
Check your water bill to identify the utility serving your address. Ask that utility about current drinking water advisories.
Nearby EPA monitoring stations provide annual air quality measurements for Dallas.
The monitoring station at Salem-Oregon State Hospital (Ssh) recorded an annual average of 0.038 Parts per million for ozone in 2025.
The monitoring station at Salem-Oregon State Hospital (Ssh) recorded an annual average of 4 Micrograms/cubic meter (LC) for fine particles (PM2.5) in 2025.
The monitoring station at Turner-Cascade Junior High School (Cjh) recorded an annual average of 0.038 Parts per million for ozone in 2025.
The radon data for Dallas covers Polk County. EPA places this area in Zone 3, with a predicted average indoor radon screening level below 2 picocuries per liter.
No Superfund or brownfield sites were returned for this city report.
The county data for Dallas reports a life expectancy of 79.6 years in Polk County, Oregon.
The figure is from the 2024 edition of County Health Rankings, a University of Wisconsin program that publishes county health statistics.
The county data for Dallas reports 6,220 years of life lost to deaths before age 75 per 100,000 residents in Polk County, Oregon. This measure adds up the years lost to early deaths and adjusts for differences in population age.
The figure is from the 2024 edition of County Health Rankings, a University of Wisconsin program that publishes county health statistics.
The county data for Dallas lists fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) at 9.4 micrograms per cubic meter in Polk County, Oregon.
The figure is from the 2024 edition of County Health Rankings, a University of Wisconsin program that publishes county health statistics.