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Community Water System · PWS UTAH11045

Meadows Ranch

Cedar City, Utah 84720 - drinking water served from groundwater sources to 350 people, tracked in EPA SDWIS and UCMR5.

350
People served
723
EPA violations
10
Health-based
Untested
UCMR5 result

The verdict

EPA records 723 drinking-water violations at Meadows Ranch, 1% of them health-based - above the Utah per-system average.

723
Total EPA violations on record
1%
Health-based (MCL / treatment failure)
350
People served by this system
N/A
PFAS compounds detected (UCMR5)

Water Quality Snapshot: Meadows Ranch

Meadows Ranch is a private-owned community water system that delivers drinking water to 350 residents in Cedar City, Utah (Iron County) through 190 service connections. Its water is drawn from groundwater sources. EPA's Safe Drinking Water Information System records 723 total violations for this system , of which 10 (1%) are health-based, meaning a contaminant exceeded an EPA Maximum Contaminant Level or a required treatment technique failed. A further 677 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 Nitrate, recorded in 45 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%).

Meadows Ranch's 723 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
350
Total Violations
723
Health-Based Violations
10
Water Source
Groundwater

System Details

System Type
Community
Owner Type
Private
Connections
190
County
Iron
School/Daycare
No
MCL Violations
10
Monitoring Violations
677
Treatment Tech Violations
0

Violation History

Contaminant violations recorded by EPA.

Contaminant Category Count Latest
Nitrate MR 45 2019
Fluoride MR 18 2017
Nickel MR 18 2017
Thallium, Total MR 18 2017
Selenium MR 18 2017
Arsenic MR 18 2017
Barium MR 18 2017
Mercury MR 18 2017
Beryllium, Total MR 18 2017
Cadmium MR 18 2017
Antimony, Total MR 18 2017
Chromium MR 18 2017
CYANIDE MR 18 2017
Coliform (TCR) MR 13 2015
Consumer Confidence Rule Other 13 2025
E. COLI MR 12 2015
Coliform (TCR) MCL 10 2004
Methoxychlor MR 9 2008
Di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate MR 9 2008
Dinoseb MR 9 2008
Carbofuran MR 9 2008
Atrazine MR 9 2008
LASSO MR 9 2008
2,4-D MR 9 2008
2,4,5-TP MR 9 2008
HEXACHLOROBENZENE MR 9 2008
Benzo(a)pyrene MR 9 2008
Pentachlorophenol MR 9 2008
Chlordane MR 9 2008
BHC-GAMMA MR 9 2008

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 Meadows Ranch.

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 UTAH11045 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 13 SDWIS / UTAH11045 / 7000
2023 Lead and Copper Rule MR 7 SDWIS / UTAH11045 / 5000
2022 Revised Total Coliform Rule MON 2 SDWIS / UTAH11045 / 8000
2019 Nitrate MR 45 SDWIS / UTAH11045 / 1040
2017 Fluoride MR 18 SDWIS / UTAH11045 / 1025
2017 Nickel MR 18 SDWIS / UTAH11045 / 1036
2017 Thallium, Total MR 18 SDWIS / UTAH11045 / 1085
2017 Selenium MR 18 SDWIS / UTAH11045 / 1045
2017 Arsenic MR 18 SDWIS / UTAH11045 / 1005
2017 Barium MR 18 SDWIS / UTAH11045 / 1010
2017 Mercury MR 18 SDWIS / UTAH11045 / 1035
2017 Beryllium, Total MR 18 SDWIS / UTAH11045 / 1075
2017 Cadmium MR 18 SDWIS / UTAH11045 / 1015
2017 Antimony, Total MR 18 SDWIS / UTAH11045 / 1074
2017 Chromium MR 18 SDWIS / UTAH11045 / 1020

How Meadows Ranch Compares

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

Metric Meadows Ranch Utah avg Federal benchmark
Total violations 723 159 SDWA compliance, any non-zero count is a recorded breach
Health-based violations 10 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 350 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 Meadows Ranch water safe to drink? ▼
Meadows Ranch (PWS ID: UTAH11045) has 723 recorded violations in the EPA SDWIS database. No PFAS contamination was detected in UCMR5 testing. This system serves 350 people using Groundwater sources.
How many people does Meadows Ranch serve? ▼
Meadows Ranch serves 350 people in Cedar City, Utah. It is a Private-owned system using Groundwater water sources with 190 service connections.
What type of violations does Meadows Ranch have? ▼
Meadows Ranch has 723 total violations: 10 health-based violations (MCL exceedances or treatment failures), 677 monitoring/reporting violations, and 0 treatment technique violations. Health-based violations indicate contaminant levels exceeded EPA safe limits.
Has PFAS been detected in Meadows Ranch water? ▼
No PFAS testing data is available for Meadows Ranch under the EPA's UCMR5 monitoring program.
What water source does Meadows Ranch use? ▼
Meadows Ranch 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.