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Rich County, Utah

Water Systems
22
Population Served
5,207
Total Violations
2,716
300 health-based
PFAS Detected
0
of 0 tested

Violation Analysis

95.5%
Systems with Violations
123.5
Avg Violations per System
11.0%
Health-Based Violations

Water Source Types

GW
21 systems (95%)
SW
1 system (5%)

Compliance Snapshot

Rich Utah water systems by violation status, EPA SDWIS records.

No violations on record (1) One or more violations (21)

Violation history is cumulative, many flagged systems have already returned to compliance. Detail pages show per-system context.

Water Systems

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Frequently Asked Questions

How many water violations are in Rich County?
Rich County has 2,716 total drinking water violations across 22 water systems, of which 300 are health-based violations. 95.5% of systems have at least one violation.
How many people get water from Rich County systems?
Water systems in Rich County serve approximately 5,207 people through 22 public water systems.
Has PFAS been detected in Rich County water?
No PFAS testing data is available for water systems in Rich County.
What types of water sources supply Rich County?
Water systems in Rich County use GW (21 systems), SW (1 systems) as their primary water sources.
Are health-based violations serious?
Health-based violations indicate that drinking water exceeded Maximum Contaminant Levels (MCLs) set by the EPA or failed treatment technique requirements. 11.0% of Rich County's violations are health-based. Not all violations indicate immediate health risk, but they require corrective action.
Data Sources & Methodology

Drinking water violation data from the EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS). PFAS testing data from the UCMR5 monitoring program. SDWIS tracks all public water systems regulated under the Safe Drinking Water Act.

Violations are categorized as health-based (Maximum Contaminant Level exceedances, treatment technique failures) or monitoring/reporting violations. Not all violations indicate an immediate health risk.

Data sourced from EPA SDWIS and UCMR5 PFAS monitoring data. See our methodology for details. Retrieved and formatted by PlainWater Editorial

Every figure on PlainWater is rendered directly from EPA SDWIS drinking-water data, no number is typed in by an editor. This page draws directly on EPA SDWIS data, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error.