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Escalante Valley School

Enterprise, Utah 84725 - drinking water served from groundwater sources to 210 people, tracked in EPA SDWIS and UCMR5.

210
People served
234
EPA violations
15
Health-based
Untested
UCMR5 result

The verdict

EPA records 234 drinking-water violations at Escalante Valley School, 6% of them health-based - above the Utah per-system average.

234
Total EPA violations on record
6%
Health-based (MCL / treatment failure)
210
People served by this system
N/A
PFAS compounds detected (UCMR5)

Water Quality Snapshot: Escalante Valley School

Escalante Valley School is a local-owned community water system that delivers drinking water to 210 residents in Enterprise, Utah (Iron County) through 9 service connections. Its water is drawn from groundwater sources. EPA's Safe Drinking Water Information System records 234 total violations for this system , of which 15 (6%) are health-based, meaning a contaminant exceeded an EPA Maximum Contaminant Level or a required treatment technique failed. A further 194 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 Coliform (TCR), recorded in 16 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%).

Escalante Valley School's 234 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
210
Total Violations
234
Health-Based Violations
15
Water Source
Groundwater

System Details

System Type
Community
Owner Type
Local
Connections
9
County
Iron
School/Daycare
Yes
MCL Violations
5
Monitoring Violations
194
Treatment Tech Violations
10

Violation History

Contaminant violations recorded by EPA.

Contaminant Category Count Latest
Coliform (TCR) MR 16 2015
Nitrate MR 15 2015
Revised Total Coliform Rule TT 10 2021
Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and U MR 6 2016
Radium-226 MR 6 2016
Radium-228 MR 6 2016
Coliform (TCR) MCL 5 2015
Endrin MR 4 2011
Methoxychlor MR 4 2011
Toxaphene MR 4 2011
Dalapon MR 4 2011
Di(2-ethylhexyl) adipate MR 4 2011
OXAMYL MR 4 2011
Picloram MR 4 2011
Hexachlorocyclopentadiene MR 4 2011
Carbofuran MR 4 2011
Atrazine MR 4 2011
LASSO MR 4 2011
2,4,5-TP MR 4 2011
HEXACHLOROBENZENE MR 4 2011
Coliform (TCR) Other 4 2000
Chlordane MR 4 2011
Simazine MR 4 2011
Dinoseb MR 4 2011
Di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate MR 4 2011
Heptachlor MR 4 2011
Heptachlor epoxide MR 4 2011
BHC-GAMMA MR 4 2011
2,4-D MR 4 2011
Benzo(a)pyrene MR 4 2011

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 Escalante Valley School.

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 UTAH11023 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 Consumer Confidence Rule Other 1 SDWIS / UTAH11023 / 7000
2021 Revised Total Coliform Rule TT 10 SDWIS / UTAH11023 / 8000
2016 Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and U MR 6 SDWIS / UTAH11023 / 4000
2016 Radium-226 MR 6 SDWIS / UTAH11023 / 4020
2016 Radium-228 MR 6 SDWIS / UTAH11023 / 4030
2016 Revised Total Coliform Rule RPT 3 SDWIS / UTAH11023 / 8000
2015 Coliform (TCR) MR 16 SDWIS / UTAH11023 / 3100
2015 Nitrate MR 15 SDWIS / UTAH11023 / 1040
2015 Coliform (TCR) MCL 5 SDWIS / UTAH11023 / 3100
2011 Endrin MR 4 SDWIS / UTAH11023 / 2005
2011 Methoxychlor MR 4 SDWIS / UTAH11023 / 2015
2011 Toxaphene MR 4 SDWIS / UTAH11023 / 2020
2011 Dalapon MR 4 SDWIS / UTAH11023 / 2031
2011 Di(2-ethylhexyl) adipate MR 4 SDWIS / UTAH11023 / 2035
2011 OXAMYL MR 4 SDWIS / UTAH11023 / 2036

How Escalante Valley School Compares

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

Metric Escalante Valley School Utah avg Federal benchmark
Total violations 234 159 SDWA compliance, any non-zero count is a recorded breach
Health-based violations 15 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 210 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 Escalante Valley School water safe to drink? ▼
Escalante Valley School (PWS ID: UTAH11023) has 234 recorded violations in the EPA SDWIS database. No PFAS contamination was detected in UCMR5 testing. This system serves 210 people using Groundwater sources.
How many people does Escalante Valley School serve? ▼
Escalante Valley School serves 210 people in Enterprise, Utah. It is a Local-owned system using Groundwater water sources with 9 service connections.
What type of violations does Escalante Valley School have? ▼
Escalante Valley School has 234 total violations: 15 health-based violations (MCL exceedances or treatment failures), 194 monitoring/reporting violations, and 10 treatment technique violations. Health-based violations indicate contaminant levels exceeded EPA safe limits.
Has PFAS been detected in Escalante Valley School water? ▼
No PFAS testing data is available for Escalante Valley School under the EPA's UCMR5 monitoring program.
What water source does Escalante Valley School use? ▼
Escalante Valley School 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.