PlainWater
States → Utah

Transient Non-Community Water System · PWS UTAH03063

Sheep Creek Cove

Wellsville, Utah 84339 - drinking water served from surface water sources to 68 people, tracked in EPA SDWIS and UCMR5.

68
People served
77
EPA violations
5
Health-based
Untested
UCMR5 result

The verdict

EPA records 77 drinking-water violations at Sheep Creek Cove, 6% of them health-based - below the Utah per-system average.

77
Total EPA violations on record
6%
Health-based (MCL / treatment failure)
68
People served by this system
N/A
PFAS compounds detected (UCMR5)

Water Quality Snapshot: Sheep Creek Cove

Sheep Creek Cove is a private-owned transient non-community water system that delivers drinking water to 68 residents in Wellsville, Utah (Cache County) through 42 service connections. Its water is drawn from surface water sources. EPA's Safe Drinking Water Information System records 77 total violations for this system , of which 5 (6%) are health-based, meaning a contaminant exceeded an EPA Maximum Contaminant Level or a required treatment technique failed. A further 54 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 31 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%).

Sheep Creek Cove's 77 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
68
Total Violations
77
Health-Based Violations
5
Water Source
Surface Water

System Details

System Type
Transient Non-Community
Owner Type
Private
Connections
42
County
Cache
School/Daycare
No
MCL Violations
0
Monitoring Violations
54
Treatment Tech Violations
5

Violation History

Contaminant violations recorded by EPA.

Contaminant Category Count Latest
Coliform (TCR) MR 31 2015
Nitrate MR 14 2022
E. COLI MR 6 2017
Revised Total Coliform Rule TT 5 2016
Coliform (TCR) Other 4 2000
Revised Total Coliform Rule RPT 3 2017
Revised Total Coliform Rule MON 3 2018

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 Sheep Creek Cove.

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 UTAH03063 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 Nitrate MR 14 SDWIS / UTAH03063 / 1040
2018 Revised Total Coliform Rule MON 3 SDWIS / UTAH03063 / 8000
2017 E. COLI MR 6 SDWIS / UTAH03063 / 3014
2017 Revised Total Coliform Rule RPT 3 SDWIS / UTAH03063 / 8000
2016 Revised Total Coliform Rule TT 5 SDWIS / UTAH03063 / 8000
2015 Coliform (TCR) MR 31 SDWIS / UTAH03063 / 3100
2000 Coliform (TCR) Other 4 SDWIS / UTAH03063 / 3100

How Sheep Creek Cove Compares

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

Metric Sheep Creek Cove Utah avg Federal benchmark
Total violations 77 159 SDWA compliance, any non-zero count is a recorded breach
Health-based violations 5 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 68 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 Sheep Creek Cove water safe to drink? ▼
Sheep Creek Cove (PWS ID: UTAH03063) has 77 recorded violations in the EPA SDWIS database. No PFAS contamination was detected in UCMR5 testing. This system serves 68 people using Surface Water sources.
How many people does Sheep Creek Cove serve? ▼
Sheep Creek Cove serves 68 people in Wellsville, Utah. It is a Private-owned system using Surface Water water sources with 42 service connections.
What type of violations does Sheep Creek Cove have? ▼
Sheep Creek Cove has 77 total violations: 5 health-based violations (MCL exceedances or treatment failures), 54 monitoring/reporting violations, and 5 treatment technique violations. Health-based violations indicate contaminant levels exceeded EPA safe limits.
Has PFAS been detected in Sheep Creek Cove water? ▼
No PFAS testing data is available for Sheep Creek Cove under the EPA's UCMR5 monitoring program.
What water source does Sheep Creek Cove use? ▼
Sheep Creek Cove uses Surface Water as its primary water source. It is classified as a Transient Non-Community Water System, serving transient populations.
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.