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Bothwell Town Water System

Tremonton, Utah 84337 - drinking water served from groundwater sources to 237 people, tracked in EPA SDWIS and UCMR5.

237
People served
139
EPA violations
22
Health-based
Untested
UCMR5 result

The verdict

EPA records 139 drinking-water violations at Bothwell Town Water System, 16% of them health-based - below the Utah per-system average.

139
Total EPA violations on record
16%
Health-based (MCL / treatment failure)
237
People served by this system
N/A
PFAS compounds detected (UCMR5)

Water Quality Snapshot: Bothwell Town Water System

Bothwell Town Water System is a local-owned community water system that delivers drinking water to 237 residents in Tremonton, Utah (Box Elder County) through 116 service connections. Its water is drawn from groundwater sources. EPA's Safe Drinking Water Information System records 139 total violations for this system , of which 22 (16%) are health-based, meaning a contaminant exceeded an EPA Maximum Contaminant Level or a required treatment technique failed. A further 87 monitoring and reporting violations are on file. The most recent violation on record dates to 2025.

The most frequently cited contaminant at this system is Nitrate, recorded in 19 violations (MR). This system has not yet been sampled under EPA's UCMR5 PFAS monitoring program, so no PFAS detection data is available here.

Across Utah, EPA tracks 1,068 public water systems serving 3,870,776 people, with 169,784 cumulative violations and 10,671 health-based violations on record. About 98% of systems in the state carry at least one violation, and state-wide the average per system is 159 violations. Statewide, 91 of 129 UCMR5-tested systems have reported PFAS detections (70.5%).

Bothwell Town Water System's 139 violations sit below the Utah average.

All figures above are sourced directly from EPA SDWIS and UCMR5 public data releases and are updated as EPA publishes new reporting cycles.

Population Served
237
Total Violations
139
Health-Based Violations
22
Water Source
Groundwater

System Details

System Type
Community
Owner Type
Local
Connections
116
County
Box Elder
School/Daycare
No
MCL Violations
14
Monitoring Violations
87
Treatment Tech Violations
8

Violation History

Contaminant violations recorded by EPA.

Contaminant Category Count Latest
Nitrate MR 19 2012
Coliform (TCR) MR 15 2010
Coliform (TCR) MCL 14 2015
Surface Water Treatment Rule MR 9 2017
Consumer Confidence Rule Other 8 2017
Groundwater Rule TT 8 2019
Chromium MR 4 1984
Fluoride MR 4 1984
Mercury MR 4 1984
Barium MR 4 1984
Cadmium MR 4 1984
Arsenic MR 4 1984
Selenium MR 4 1984
Lead and Copper Rule MR 4 2010
E. COLI MR 3 2010
TTHM MR 3 2013
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) MR 3 2013
Revised Total Coliform Rule Other 3 2017
Revised Total Coliform Rule MON 2 2025
Coliform (TCR) Other 1 2000
Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and U MR 1 1987

Verify This Water System

The figures above are aggregated from EPA's public databases. To verify the underlying records, or to file a complaint, request a Consumer Confidence Report, or check current monitoring status, go directly to the federal and state regulators that enforce the Safe Drinking Water Act for Bothwell Town Water System.

Federal Source of Truth

EPA SDWIS, Federal Reports

EPA's Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS) holds the federal compliance record for every regulated public water system. Open the system-level report by PWS ID:

View PWS ID UTAH02003 on SDWIS

Source: EPA SDWIS Federal Reports Search

State Regulator

Utah Drinking Water Authority

Utah's primacy agency administers the Safe Drinking Water Act locally. Search EPA SDWIS for the current state contact, or use the state's public health or environment department portal.

Find UT regulator via EPA SDWIS

Violation Timeline

Each row links to the EPA SDWIS public record for verification. Cross-reference the contaminant code on EPA's federal report to see violation dates, return-to-compliance status, and enforcement actions.

Year (latest) Contaminant Category Count EPA Record
2025 Revised Total Coliform Rule MON 2 SDWIS / UTAH02003 / 8000
2019 Groundwater Rule TT 8 SDWIS / UTAH02003 / 0700
2017 Surface Water Treatment Rule MR 9 SDWIS / UTAH02003 / 0200
2017 Consumer Confidence Rule Other 8 SDWIS / UTAH02003 / 7000
2017 Revised Total Coliform Rule Other 3 SDWIS / UTAH02003 / 8000
2015 Coliform (TCR) MCL 14 SDWIS / UTAH02003 / 3100
2013 TTHM MR 3 SDWIS / UTAH02003 / 2950
2013 Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) MR 3 SDWIS / UTAH02003 / 2456
2012 Nitrate MR 19 SDWIS / UTAH02003 / 1040
2010 Coliform (TCR) MR 15 SDWIS / UTAH02003 / 3100
2010 Lead and Copper Rule MR 4 SDWIS / UTAH02003 / 5000
2010 E. COLI MR 3 SDWIS / UTAH02003 / 3014
2000 Coliform (TCR) Other 1 SDWIS / UTAH02003 / 3100
1987 Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and U MR 1 SDWIS / UTAH02003 / 4000
1984 Chromium MR 4 SDWIS / UTAH02003 / 1020

How Bothwell Town Water System Compares

Cross-reference this system's record against state averages and the federal MCL framework for context.

Metric Bothwell Town Water System Utah avg Federal benchmark
Total violations 139 159 SDWA compliance, any non-zero count is a recorded breach
Health-based violations 22 10 Indicates a contaminant exceeded a federal MCL
PFAS detection None 70.5% EPA final rule (2024): PFOA/PFOS MCL = 4.0 ppt
Population served 237 3,624 Sizing context for compliance burden

Sources: EPA SDWIS and EPA National Primary Drinking Water Regulations (40 CFR Part 141). State averages computed across 1,068 regulated public water systems in Utah.

Federal MCL reference, Safe Drinking Water Act thresholds ▼
Contaminant Federal MCL / Action Level Note
Lead 0 mg/L (Action Level: 0.015 mg/L) Lead and Copper Rule treatment technique
Arsenic 0.010 mg/L (10 ppb) Health-based MCL since 2006
Total Coliform Treatment technique (RTCR) Indicator organism, monitoring trigger
PFOA / PFOS (PFAS) 4.0 ppt each (final 2024 rule) Compliance deadline 2029 (EPA proposed extending to 2031, not yet final as of May 2026)
Nitrate (as N) 10 mg/L Acute health risk for infants

Frequently Asked Questions

Is Bothwell Town Water System water safe to drink? ▼
Bothwell Town Water System (PWS ID: UTAH02003) has 139 recorded violations in the EPA SDWIS database. No PFAS contamination was detected in UCMR5 testing. This system serves 237 people using Groundwater sources.
How many people does Bothwell Town Water System serve? ▼
Bothwell Town Water System serves 237 people in Tremonton, Utah. It is a Local-owned system using Groundwater water sources with 116 service connections.
What type of violations does Bothwell Town Water System have? ▼
Bothwell Town Water System has 139 total violations: 22 health-based violations (MCL exceedances or treatment failures), 87 monitoring/reporting violations, and 8 treatment technique violations. Health-based violations indicate contaminant levels exceeded EPA safe limits.
Has PFAS been detected in Bothwell Town Water System water? ▼
No PFAS testing data is available for Bothwell Town Water System under the EPA's UCMR5 monitoring program.
What water source does Bothwell Town Water System use? ▼
Bothwell Town Water System uses Groundwater as its primary water source. It is classified as a Community Water System (CWS), serving residential populations year-round.
Where does this data come from? ▼
All data comes from the EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS) and the UCMR5 PFAS monitoring program. SDWIS tracks compliance for all public water systems regulated under the Safe Drinking Water Act.
Data Sources: EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS), Q4 2025. This data is provided for informational purposes only.

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 system's figures are rendered directly from 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.