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High Creek Water Co

Cove, Utah 84320 - drinking water served from groundwater sources to 120 people, tracked in EPA SDWIS and UCMR5.

120
People served
536
EPA violations
11
Health-based
Untested
UCMR5 result

The verdict

EPA records 536 drinking-water violations at High Creek Water Co, 2% of them health-based - above the Utah per-system average.

536
Total EPA violations on record
2%
Health-based (MCL / treatment failure)
120
People served by this system
N/A
PFAS compounds detected (UCMR5)

Water Quality Snapshot: High Creek Water Co

High Creek Water Co is a private-owned community water system that delivers drinking water to 120 residents in Cove, Utah (Cache County) through 38 service connections. Its water is drawn from groundwater sources. EPA's Safe Drinking Water Information System records 536 total violations for this system , of which 11 (2%) are health-based, meaning a contaminant exceeded an EPA Maximum Contaminant Level or a required treatment technique failed. A further 464 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 29 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%).

High Creek Water Co's 536 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
120
Total Violations
536
Health-Based Violations
11
Water Source
Groundwater

System Details

System Type
Community
Owner Type
Private
Connections
38
County
Cache
School/Daycare
No
MCL Violations
8
Monitoring Violations
464
Treatment Tech Violations
3

Violation History

Contaminant violations recorded by EPA.

Contaminant Category Count Latest
Coliform (TCR) MR 29 1997
Lead and Copper Rule MR 26 2022
Consumer Confidence Rule Other 20 2022
Methoxychlor MR 9 2014
Di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate MR 9 2014
Carbofuran MR 9 2014
LASSO MR 9 2014
Heptachlor epoxide MR 9 2014
2,4-D MR 9 2014
HEXACHLOROBENZENE MR 9 2014
Pentachlorophenol MR 9 2014
BHC-GAMMA MR 9 2014
Toxaphene MR 9 2014
Dalapon MR 9 2014
Di(2-ethylhexyl) adipate MR 9 2014
OXAMYL MR 9 2014
Dinoseb MR 9 2014
Hexachlorocyclopentadiene MR 9 2014
2,4,5-TP MR 9 2014
Benzo(a)pyrene MR 9 2014
Chlordane MR 9 2014
Picloram MR 9 2014
Endrin MR 9 2014
Simazine MR 9 2014
Total Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCB) MR 9 2014
Atrazine MR 9 2014
Heptachlor MR 9 2014
Coliform (TCR) MCL 8 1997
1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene MR 6 2014
cis-1,2-Dichloroethylene MR 6 2014

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 High 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 UTAH03086 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 Lead and Copper Rule MR 26 SDWIS / UTAH03086 / 5000
2022 Consumer Confidence Rule Other 20 SDWIS / UTAH03086 / 7000
2022 Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) MR 4 SDWIS / UTAH03086 / 2456
2022 TTHM MR 4 SDWIS / UTAH03086 / 2950
2021 Groundwater Rule TT 3 SDWIS / UTAH03086 / 0700
2016 E. COLI MR 3 SDWIS / UTAH03086 / 3014
2015 Nitrate MR 5 SDWIS / UTAH03086 / 1040
2014 Methoxychlor MR 9 SDWIS / UTAH03086 / 2015
2014 Di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate MR 9 SDWIS / UTAH03086 / 2039
2014 Carbofuran MR 9 SDWIS / UTAH03086 / 2046
2014 LASSO MR 9 SDWIS / UTAH03086 / 2051
2014 Heptachlor epoxide MR 9 SDWIS / UTAH03086 / 2067
2014 2,4-D MR 9 SDWIS / UTAH03086 / 2105
2014 HEXACHLOROBENZENE MR 9 SDWIS / UTAH03086 / 2274
2014 Pentachlorophenol MR 9 SDWIS / UTAH03086 / 2326

How High Creek Water Co Compares

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

Metric High Creek Water Co Utah avg Federal benchmark
Total violations 536 159 SDWA compliance, any non-zero count is a recorded breach
Health-based violations 11 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 120 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 High Creek Water Co water safe to drink? ▼
High Creek Water Co (PWS ID: UTAH03086) has 536 recorded violations in the EPA SDWIS database. No PFAS contamination was detected in UCMR5 testing. This system serves 120 people using Groundwater sources.
How many people does High Creek Water Co serve? ▼
High Creek Water Co serves 120 people in Cove, Utah. It is a Private-owned system using Groundwater water sources with 38 service connections.
What type of violations does High Creek Water Co have? ▼
High Creek Water Co has 536 total violations: 11 health-based violations (MCL exceedances or treatment failures), 464 monitoring/reporting violations, and 3 treatment technique violations. Health-based violations indicate contaminant levels exceeded EPA safe limits.
Has PFAS been detected in High Creek Water Co water? ▼
No PFAS testing data is available for High Creek Water Co under the EPA's UCMR5 monitoring program.
What water source does High Creek Water Co use? ▼
High 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.