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Sweetwater County, Wyoming

Water Systems
47
Population Served
53,285
Total Violations
1,717
434 health-based
PFAS Detected
2
of 2 tested

Violation Analysis

95.7%
Systems with Violations
36.5
Avg Violations per System
25.3%
Health-Based Violations

Water Source Types

SW
32 systems (68%)
GW
15 systems (32%)

PFAS Contamination

2
Systems Tested
2
PFAS Detected
100.0%
Detection Rate

PFAS (per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances) are persistent chemicals found in drinking water. The EPA has set enforceable limits for several PFAS compounds under UCMR5 monitoring.

Compliance Snapshot

Sweetwater Wyoming water systems by violation status, EPA SDWIS records.

No violations on record (2) One or more violations (45)

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

Water Systems

System Name Population Violations PFAS
Rock Springs, City Of 24,000 5 Clean
Green River, City Of 10,500 5 Clean
White Mountain W&S District 3,000 0 -
Little America Hotels & Resorts, Inc- WY 2,004 108 -
Pioneer Mobile Home Park 1,000 17 -
We Soda Alkali, LLC 950 29 -
Clearview I&s District 930 64 -
WY DOT-Bitter Creek East Ra 843 1 -
WY DOT-Bitter Creek West Ra 801 6 -
Tata Chemicals Soda Ash Partners, LLC 701 229 -
Skyline Village Mobile Home Pk 700 34 -
Jamestown-Rio Vista W&S District 560 2 -
Farson Eden School 530 63 -
Wamsutter, Town Of 500 51 -
Sisecam Wyoming LLC 450 34 -
Jim Bridger Power Plant 450 45 -
American Soda LLC 450 94 -
Western Hills MHP 450 14 -
Rock Springs/Green River KOA 415 29 -
Lewis Mobile Home Park 370 41 -
Superior, Town Of 336 192 -
Horizon MHP 330 5 -
Ten Mile Water and Sewer District 305 9 -
Mobile Corrals/Stalls Court 300 7 -
Simplot Phosphates, LLC 300 4 -
White Mountain Mobile Home Park 270 16 -
Bridger Coal Company-Admin 191 8 -
Sweetwater County Airport 189 27 -
Black Butte Coal Company 150 8 -
Garcia Mobile Home Park 148 0 -
Granger, Town Of 139 130 -
Desert Trails MHP 112 21 -
W Bar K Mobile Home Park 110 9 -
Rolling Green Country Club 100 34 -
We Soda Alkali, LP-Granger Facility 95 38 -
Point of Rocks Mercantile 78 17 -
Bairoil, Town Of 71 34 -
Ashley Nf-Firehole Recretional Area 70 4 -
Eaton Investments 65 7 -
Emerald River Estates 62 6 -
Ashley Nf-Buckboard Crossing Cg 62 8 -
Ur-Energy USA, Lost Creek Isr 60 26 -
Mitch`s Cafe & Sitzman's Motel 54 16 -
Eden Saloon 29 74 -
Rock Springs/Green River Jpb 25 15 -
Farson Mobile Home Court 20 120 -
Blm-Fontenelle Creek Cg 10 11 -

Other Counties in Wyoming

Laramie County
51 systems · 96,725 served · 2,478 violations
Natrona County
48 systems · 80,738 served · 2,056 violations
Teton County
116 systems · 78,802 served · 5,306 violations
Campbell County
68 systems · 51,714 served · 2,720 violations
Albany County
24 systems · 38,088 served · 740 violations
Park County
49 systems · 38,068 served · 951 violations

Drinking Water Guides

Frequently Asked Questions

How many water violations are in Sweetwater County? ▼
Sweetwater County has 1,717 total drinking water violations across 47 water systems, of which 434 are health-based violations. 95.7% of systems have at least one violation.
How many people get water from Sweetwater County systems? ▼
Water systems in Sweetwater County serve approximately 53,285 people through 47 public water systems.
Has PFAS been detected in Sweetwater County water? ▼
Of 2 water systems tested for PFAS in Sweetwater County, 2 had PFAS detected (100.0% detection rate).
What types of water sources supply Sweetwater County? ▼
Water systems in Sweetwater County use SW (32 systems), GW (15 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. 25.3% of Sweetwater 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.

Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.

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.