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Community Water System · PWS UTAH11052

Spring Creek Water Users

Cedar City, Utah 84720 - drinking water served from groundwater sources to 204 people, tracked in EPA SDWIS and UCMR5.

204
People served
98
EPA violations
1
Health-based
Untested
UCMR5 result

The verdict

EPA records 98 drinking-water violations at Spring Creek Water Users, 1% of them health-based - below the Utah per-system average.

98
Total EPA violations on record
1%
Health-based (MCL / treatment failure)
204
People served by this system
N/A
PFAS compounds detected (UCMR5)

Water Quality Snapshot: Spring Creek Water Users

Spring Creek Water Users is a private-owned community water system that delivers drinking water to 204 residents in Cedar City, Utah (Iron County) through 91 service connections. Its water is drawn from groundwater sources. EPA's Safe Drinking Water Information System records 98 total violations for this system , of which 1 (1%) are health-based, meaning a contaminant exceeded an EPA Maximum Contaminant Level or a required treatment technique failed. A further 83 monitoring and reporting violations are on file. The most recent violation on record dates to 2024.

The most frequently cited contaminant at this system is Coliform (TCR), recorded in 23 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%).

Spring Creek Water Users's 98 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
204
Total Violations
98
Health-Based Violations
1
Water Source
Groundwater

System Details

System Type
Community
Owner Type
Private
Connections
91
County
Iron
School/Daycare
No
MCL Violations
1
Monitoring Violations
83
Treatment Tech Violations
0

Violation History

Contaminant violations recorded by EPA.

Contaminant Category Count Latest
Coliform (TCR) MR 23 1998
Coliform (TCR) Other 11 1998
Lead and Copper Rule MR 10 2022
Revised Total Coliform Rule MON 6 2017
Arsenic MR 3 2003
Barium MR 3 2003
Cadmium MR 3 2003
Chromium MR 3 2003
CYANIDE MR 3 2003
Fluoride MR 3 2003
Nickel MR 3 2003
Thallium, Total MR 3 2003
Consumer Confidence Rule Other 3 2020
Antimony, Total MR 3 2003
Selenium MR 3 2003
Beryllium, Total MR 3 2003
Mercury MR 3 2003
Nitrate MR 2 2006
TTHM MR 2 2024
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) MR 2 2024
Coliform (TCR) MCL 1 1998
Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and U MR 1 1990
Gross Beta Particle Activity MR 1 1990

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 Spring Creek Water Users.

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 UTAH11052 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
2024 TTHM MR 2 SDWIS / UTAH11052 / 2950
2024 Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) MR 2 SDWIS / UTAH11052 / 2456
2022 Lead and Copper Rule MR 10 SDWIS / UTAH11052 / 5000
2020 Consumer Confidence Rule Other 3 SDWIS / UTAH11052 / 7000
2017 Revised Total Coliform Rule MON 6 SDWIS / UTAH11052 / 8000
2006 Nitrate MR 2 SDWIS / UTAH11052 / 1040
2003 Arsenic MR 3 SDWIS / UTAH11052 / 1005
2003 Barium MR 3 SDWIS / UTAH11052 / 1010
2003 Cadmium MR 3 SDWIS / UTAH11052 / 1015
2003 Chromium MR 3 SDWIS / UTAH11052 / 1020
2003 CYANIDE MR 3 SDWIS / UTAH11052 / 1024
2003 Fluoride MR 3 SDWIS / UTAH11052 / 1025
2003 Nickel MR 3 SDWIS / UTAH11052 / 1036
2003 Thallium, Total MR 3 SDWIS / UTAH11052 / 1085
2003 Antimony, Total MR 3 SDWIS / UTAH11052 / 1074

How Spring Creek Water Users Compares

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

Metric Spring Creek Water Users Utah avg Federal benchmark
Total violations 98 159 SDWA compliance, any non-zero count is a recorded breach
Health-based violations 1 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 204 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 Spring Creek Water Users water safe to drink? ▼
Spring Creek Water Users (PWS ID: UTAH11052) has 98 recorded violations in the EPA SDWIS database. No PFAS contamination was detected in UCMR5 testing. This system serves 204 people using Groundwater sources.
How many people does Spring Creek Water Users serve? ▼
Spring Creek Water Users serves 204 people in Cedar City, Utah. It is a Private-owned system using Groundwater water sources with 91 service connections.
What type of violations does Spring Creek Water Users have? ▼
Spring Creek Water Users has 98 total violations: 1 health-based violations (MCL exceedances or treatment failures), 83 monitoring/reporting violations, and 0 treatment technique violations. Health-based violations indicate contaminant levels exceeded EPA safe limits.
Has PFAS been detected in Spring Creek Water Users water? ▼
No PFAS testing data is available for Spring Creek Water Users under the EPA's UCMR5 monitoring program.
What water source does Spring Creek Water Users use? ▼
Spring Creek Water Users 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.