How many water violations are in Utah County?

Utah County has 16,257 total drinking water violations across 85 water systems, of which 942 are health-based violations. 97.6% of systems have at least one violation.

How many people get water from Utah County systems?

Water systems in Utah County serve approximately 734,522 people through 85 public water systems.

Has PFAS been detected in Utah County water?

Under EPA UCMR5, 0 of 19 tested systems in Utah County had at least one PFAS detection (0.0% of the UCMR5-tested subset - not of all 85 SDWIS systems).

What types of water sources supply Utah County?

Water systems in Utah County use GW (77 systems), SW (8 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. 5.8% of Utah County's violations are health-based. Among counties with any SDWIS violations, this extract puts Utah County in the lower health-based share band. Not all violations indicate immediate health risk, but they require corrective action.

Where does Utah County sit among U.S. counties for water-system population?

According to EPA SDWIS county population served used on /counties, Utah County ranks #91 of 3,254 counties by people served, and #2 of 29 counties in Utah. Ordinals use the same total_population DESC sort as the counties directory. See /methodology#corpus-placement.

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Utah County, Utah

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SDWIS compliance plate

Sheet UT049 · Utah County 85 sys · 16,257 viol · #91/3254

VIOL-SEVERE · HEALTH-LOW · RANK-TOP · PHOTO-FINISH · PFAS-CLEAN · SRC-GW · SYS-MID · BOOK-FULL

VIOL-SEVERE 97.6% flagged
HEALTH-LOW 5.8% health
RANK-TOP #91/3254
PHOTO-FINISH ±0.2 pp
PFAS-CLEAN 0.0% detect
SRC-GW GW lead 91%
SYS-MID 85 systems
BOOK-FULL 7/7 fields

Nearest flagged-rate peer: Summit County ( -0.2 pp flagged-rate)

According to EPA SDWIS county population served used on /counties, Utah County ranks #91 of 3,254 counties by people served, and #2 of 29 counties in Utah. See methodology · corpus placement.

Utah County standing, mid-flagged corpus third

Flagged-system rate 97.6% is in the corpus middle third (≤ 100.0% flagged) across 2,973 counties with ≥3 SDWIS systems . Health-based share 5.8% is health-based share at or below the lower third (≤ 10.3%) . UCMR5 detect rate 0.0% is UCMR5 detect rate at or below the tested-pool lower third (≤ 0.0%) . Population served ranks #91 of 3,254 · #2 of 29 in Utah.

Water Systems

System Name	Population	Violations	PFAS
Provo City	116,288	140	Clean
Orem City Water System	98,129	121	Clean
Lehi City	79,978	198	Clean
Eagle Mountain City	61,266	692	Clean
Saratoga Springs City	58,000	403	Clean
Spanish Fork City	47,169	586	Clean
Pleasant Grove City	40,000	236	Clean
American Fork City	39,045	103	Clean
Springville City	35,516	369	Clean
Highland City	22,000	850	Clean
Vineyard City	21,431	35	Clean
Payson City Water System	19,000	135	Clean
Santaquin City	17,532	158	Clean
Mapleton City	14,000	712	Clean
Lindon City	11,900	530	Clean
Alpine City	10,200	219	Clean
Cedar Hills Town Water System	10,015	75	Clean
Salem City	9,298	62	Clean
Elk Ridge Town	4,900	130	Clean
Woodland Hills City	1,605	430	-
Genola City	1,600	83	-
North Fork Ssd	1,480	128	-
Goshen Town Water System	925	343	-
Texas Instruments Incorporated	800	11	-
Maple Dell Scout Camp	602	53	-
Mosida Handcart Trek	600	3	-
Palmyra Lds Ward	550	35	-
Benjamin Ward	500	44	-
Lake Shore Ward	500	32	-
West Mountain Lds Church	500	43	-
Spring Lake	475	107	-
Cedar Fort Water System	400	1,046	-
Crescent Regional Camp	400	30	-
Granite Flat Campground	392	27	-
Vivian Park Homeowners	365	433	-
Utah State Hospital	350	178	-
Gladstan Golf Course	350	45	-
Theater in Pines & Mt Timpanogas	325	43	-
Payson Lakes Campground	305	34	-
Mutual Dell Recreation	302	64	-
Diamond Fork Group Sites	302	38	-
Tie Fork Rest Area	301	76	-
Camp Koholowo	300	78	-
Soldier Summit Ssd	284	113	-
Wall Brothers	277	6	-
Diamond Fork Campground	246	59	-
Covered Bridge Canyon HOA	240	232	-
Alpine Cove Water Ssd	230	890	-
Canyon Creek Events	203	0	-
Willow Park	202	112	-

Compare beyond Utah

Mid-flagged peers for Utah County

Cross-state counties nearest Utah County on flagged-system share (97.6%) and cumulative violation count (16,257). In-state neighbours stay on the compliance plate above.

Similar flagged-system rate

Nearest cross-state counties by % of SDWIS systems with at least one violation on record.

4 peers

Similar violation load

Nearest cross-state counties by cumulative SDWIS violation count (all systems in the county).

4 peers

Read our methodology · Check your water system - 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

Compiled by PlainWater, Drinking Water Quality Editorial Process · May 15, 2026

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