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Willow Creek Water Co

Logan, Utah 84323 - drinking water served from groundwater sources to 175 people, tracked in EPA SDWIS and UCMR5.

175
People served
670
EPA violations
25
Health-based
Untested
UCMR5 result

The verdict

EPA records 670 drinking-water violations at Willow Creek Water Co, 4% of them health-based - above the Utah per-system average.

670
Total EPA violations on record
4%
Health-based (MCL / treatment failure)
175
People served by this system
N/A
PFAS compounds detected (UCMR5)

Water Quality Snapshot: Willow Creek Water Co

Willow Creek Water Co is a private-owned community water system that delivers drinking water to 175 residents in Logan, Utah (Box Elder County) through 71 service connections. Its water is drawn from groundwater sources. EPA's Safe Drinking Water Information System records 670 total violations for this system , of which 25 (4%) are health-based, meaning a contaminant exceeded an EPA Maximum Contaminant Level or a required treatment technique failed. A further 628 monitoring and reporting violations are on file. The most recent violation on record dates to 2022.

The most frequently cited contaminant at this system is Coliform (TCR), recorded in 47 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%).

Willow Creek Water Co's 670 violations sit above 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
175
Total Violations
670
Health-Based Violations
25
Water Source
Groundwater

System Details

System Type
Community
Owner Type
Private
Connections
71
County
Box Elder
School/Daycare
No
MCL Violations
10
Monitoring Violations
628
Treatment Tech Violations
15

Violation History

Contaminant violations recorded by EPA.

Contaminant Category Count Latest
Coliform (TCR) MR 47 2015
Arsenic MR 39 2020
Chlorine MR 36 2017
Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and U MR 26 2015
Radium-226 MR 24 2015
Radium-228 MR 24 2015
Vinyl chloride MR 17 2015
Benzene MR 17 2015
Carbon tetrachloride MR 17 2015
1,2-Dichloroethane MR 17 2015
Trichloroethylene MR 17 2015
1,1,1-Trichloroethane MR 17 2015
1,2-Dichloropropane MR 17 2015
Ethylbenzene MR 17 2015
CHLOROBENZENE MR 17 2015
o-Dichlorobenzene MR 17 2015
Toluene MR 17 2015
trans-1,2-Dichloroethylene MR 17 2015
Xylenes, Total MR 17 2015
1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene MR 17 2015
1,1,2-Trichloroethane MR 17 2015
Tetrachloroethylene MR 17 2015
Styrene MR 17 2015
cis-1,2-Dichloroethylene MR 17 2015
DICHLOROMETHANE MR 17 2015
p-Dichlorobenzene MR 17 2015
1,1-Dichloroethylene MR 17 2015
Revised Total Coliform Rule MON 16 2019
Groundwater Rule TT 15 2019
Nitrate MR 10 2013

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 Willow Creek Water Co.

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 UTAH02062 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
2022 Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) MR 3 SDWIS / UTAH02062 / 2456
2022 TTHM MR 3 SDWIS / UTAH02062 / 2950
2020 Arsenic MR 39 SDWIS / UTAH02062 / 1005
2019 Revised Total Coliform Rule MON 16 SDWIS / UTAH02062 / 8000
2019 Groundwater Rule TT 15 SDWIS / UTAH02062 / 0700
2019 Surface Water Treatment Rule MR 6 SDWIS / UTAH02062 / 0200
2017 Chlorine MR 36 SDWIS / UTAH02062 / 0999
2016 Consumer Confidence Rule Other 4 SDWIS / UTAH02062 / 7000
2016 Revised Total Coliform Rule RPT 3 SDWIS / UTAH02062 / 8000
2015 Coliform (TCR) MR 47 SDWIS / UTAH02062 / 3100
2015 Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and U MR 26 SDWIS / UTAH02062 / 4000
2015 Radium-226 MR 24 SDWIS / UTAH02062 / 4020
2015 Radium-228 MR 24 SDWIS / UTAH02062 / 4030
2015 Vinyl chloride MR 17 SDWIS / UTAH02062 / 2976
2015 Benzene MR 17 SDWIS / UTAH02062 / 2990

How Willow Creek Water Co Compares

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

Metric Willow Creek Water Co Utah avg Federal benchmark
Total violations 670 159 SDWA compliance, any non-zero count is a recorded breach
Health-based violations 25 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 175 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 Willow Creek Water Co water safe to drink? ▼
Willow Creek Water Co (PWS ID: UTAH02062) has 670 recorded violations in the EPA SDWIS database. No PFAS contamination was detected in UCMR5 testing. This system serves 175 people using Groundwater sources.
How many people does Willow Creek Water Co serve? ▼
Willow Creek Water Co serves 175 people in Logan, Utah. It is a Private-owned system using Groundwater water sources with 71 service connections.
What type of violations does Willow Creek Water Co have? ▼
Willow Creek Water Co has 670 total violations: 25 health-based violations (MCL exceedances or treatment failures), 628 monitoring/reporting violations, and 15 treatment technique violations. Health-based violations indicate contaminant levels exceeded EPA safe limits.
Has PFAS been detected in Willow Creek Water Co water? ▼
No PFAS testing data is available for Willow Creek Water Co under the EPA's UCMR5 monitoring program.
What water source does Willow Creek Water Co use? ▼
Willow Creek Water Co 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.