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Community Water System · PWS UTAH02020

Snowville Town

Snowville, Utah 84336 - drinking water served from groundwater sources to 340 people, tracked in EPA SDWIS and UCMR5.

340
People served
130
EPA violations
18
Health-based
Untested
UCMR5 result

The verdict

EPA records 130 drinking-water violations at Snowville Town, 14% of them health-based - below the Utah per-system average.

130
Total EPA violations on record
14%
Health-based (MCL / treatment failure)
340
People served by this system
N/A
PFAS compounds detected (UCMR5)

Water Quality Snapshot: Snowville Town

Snowville Town is a local-owned community water system that delivers drinking water to 340 residents in Snowville, Utah (Box Elder County) through 116 service connections. Its water is drawn from groundwater sources. EPA's Safe Drinking Water Information System records 130 total violations for this system , of which 18 (14%) are health-based, meaning a contaminant exceeded an EPA Maximum Contaminant Level or a required treatment technique failed. A further 91 monitoring and reporting violations are on file. The most recent violation on record dates to 2021.

The most frequently cited contaminant at this system is Coliform (TCR), recorded in 18 violations (MCL, health-based). 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%).

Snowville Town's 130 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
340
Total Violations
130
Health-Based Violations
18
Water Source
Groundwater

System Details

System Type
Community
Owner Type
Local
Connections
116
County
Box Elder
School/Daycare
No
MCL Violations
18
Monitoring Violations
91
Treatment Tech Violations
0

Violation History

Contaminant violations recorded by EPA.

Contaminant Category Count Latest
Coliform (TCR) MCL 18 2010
Coliform (TCR) MR 14 2009
Nitrate MR 9 2020
Consumer Confidence Rule Other 8 2021
Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and U MR 5 1998
Lead and Copper Rule MR 4 2019
Selenium MR 3 1994
Arsenic MR 3 1994
Barium MR 3 1994
Cadmium MR 3 1994
Mercury MR 3 1994
Fluoride MR 3 1994
E. COLI MR 3 2010
Chromium MR 3 1994
Gross Beta Particle Activity MR 2 1998
Carbofuran MR 2 2000
Dinoseb MR 2 2000
Antimony, Total MR 1 1994
Beryllium, Total MR 1 1994
CYANIDE MR 1 1994
Endrin MR 1 1999
Toxaphene MR 1 1999
2,4-D MR 1 1999
2,4,5-TP MR 1 1999
LASSO MR 1 1999
Aldicarb MR 1 1999
Chlordane MR 1 1999
Heptachlor epoxide MR 1 1999
Pentachlorophenol MR 1 1999
Dalapon MR 1 1999

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 Snowville Town.

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 UTAH02020 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
2021 Consumer Confidence Rule Other 8 SDWIS / UTAH02020 / 7000
2020 Nitrate MR 9 SDWIS / UTAH02020 / 1040
2019 Lead and Copper Rule MR 4 SDWIS / UTAH02020 / 5000
2010 Coliform (TCR) MCL 18 SDWIS / UTAH02020 / 3100
2010 E. COLI MR 3 SDWIS / UTAH02020 / 3014
2009 Coliform (TCR) MR 14 SDWIS / UTAH02020 / 3100
2000 Carbofuran MR 2 SDWIS / UTAH02020 / 2046
2000 Dinoseb MR 2 SDWIS / UTAH02020 / 2041
2000 Coliform (TCR) Other 1 SDWIS / UTAH02020 / 3100
1999 Endrin MR 1 SDWIS / UTAH02020 / 2005
1999 Toxaphene MR 1 SDWIS / UTAH02020 / 2020
1999 2,4-D MR 1 SDWIS / UTAH02020 / 2105
1999 2,4,5-TP MR 1 SDWIS / UTAH02020 / 2110
1999 LASSO MR 1 SDWIS / UTAH02020 / 2051
1999 Aldicarb MR 1 SDWIS / UTAH02020 / 2047

How Snowville Town Compares

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

Metric Snowville Town Utah avg Federal benchmark
Total violations 130 159 SDWA compliance, any non-zero count is a recorded breach
Health-based violations 18 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 340 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 Snowville Town water safe to drink? ▼
Snowville Town (PWS ID: UTAH02020) has 130 recorded violations in the EPA SDWIS database. No PFAS contamination was detected in UCMR5 testing. This system serves 340 people using Groundwater sources.
How many people does Snowville Town serve? ▼
Snowville Town serves 340 people in Snowville, Utah. It is a Local-owned system using Groundwater water sources with 116 service connections.
What type of violations does Snowville Town have? ▼
Snowville Town has 130 total violations: 18 health-based violations (MCL exceedances or treatment failures), 91 monitoring/reporting violations, and 0 treatment technique violations. Health-based violations indicate contaminant levels exceeded EPA safe limits.
Has PFAS been detected in Snowville Town water? ▼
No PFAS testing data is available for Snowville Town under the EPA's UCMR5 monitoring program.
What water source does Snowville Town use? ▼
Snowville Town 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.