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Eureka Town

Eureka, Utah 84628 - drinking water served from groundwater sources to 760 people, tracked in EPA SDWIS and UCMR5.

760
People served
1,281
EPA violations
16
Health-based
Untested
UCMR5 result

The verdict

EPA records 1,281 drinking-water violations at Eureka Town, 1% of them health-based - above the Utah per-system average.

1,281
Total EPA violations on record
1%
Health-based (MCL / treatment failure)
760
People served by this system
N/A
PFAS compounds detected (UCMR5)

Water Quality Snapshot: Eureka Town

Eureka Town is a local-owned community water system that delivers drinking water to 760 residents in Eureka, Utah (Juab County) through 394 service connections. Its water is drawn from groundwater sources. EPA's Safe Drinking Water Information System records 1,281 total violations for this system , of which 16 (1%) are health-based, meaning a contaminant exceeded an EPA Maximum Contaminant Level or a required treatment technique failed. A further 1,201 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 Nitrate, recorded in 50 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%).

Eureka Town's 1,281 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
760
Total Violations
1,281
Health-Based Violations
16
Water Source
Groundwater

System Details

System Type
Community
Owner Type
Local
Connections
394
County
Juab
School/Daycare
No
MCL Violations
16
Monitoring Violations
1,201
Treatment Tech Violations
0

Violation History

Contaminant violations recorded by EPA.

Contaminant Category Count Latest
Nitrate MR 50 2022
BHC-GAMMA MR 27 2020
Coliform (TCR) MR 27 2016
Endrin MR 27 2020
Toxaphene MR 27 2020
2,4-D MR 27 2020
Atrazine MR 27 2020
Heptachlor MR 27 2020
Pentachlorophenol MR 27 2020
Dalapon MR 27 2020
Di(2-ethylhexyl) adipate MR 27 2020
Di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate MR 27 2020
Dinoseb MR 27 2020
HEXACHLOROBENZENE MR 27 2020
Hexachlorocyclopentadiene MR 27 2020
OXAMYL MR 27 2020
Simazine MR 27 2020
Heptachlor epoxide MR 27 2020
2,4,5-TP MR 27 2020
Benzo(a)pyrene MR 27 2020
Total Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCB) MR 27 2020
Chlordane MR 27 2020
Picloram MR 27 2020
Carbofuran MR 27 2020
LASSO MR 27 2020
Methoxychlor MR 27 2020
Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and U MR 22 2020
Radium-226 MR 21 2020
Radium-228 MR 21 2020
Consumer Confidence Rule Other 17 2024

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 Eureka Town.

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 UTAH12004 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 Consumer Confidence Rule Other 17 SDWIS / UTAH12004 / 7000
2022 Nitrate MR 50 SDWIS / UTAH12004 / 1040
2022 Lead and Copper Rule MR 13 SDWIS / UTAH12004 / 5000
2022 TTHM MR 13 SDWIS / UTAH12004 / 2950
2022 Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) MR 13 SDWIS / UTAH12004 / 2456
2020 BHC-GAMMA MR 27 SDWIS / UTAH12004 / 2010
2020 Endrin MR 27 SDWIS / UTAH12004 / 2005
2020 Toxaphene MR 27 SDWIS / UTAH12004 / 2020
2020 2,4-D MR 27 SDWIS / UTAH12004 / 2105
2020 Atrazine MR 27 SDWIS / UTAH12004 / 2050
2020 Heptachlor MR 27 SDWIS / UTAH12004 / 2065
2020 Pentachlorophenol MR 27 SDWIS / UTAH12004 / 2326
2020 Dalapon MR 27 SDWIS / UTAH12004 / 2031
2020 Di(2-ethylhexyl) adipate MR 27 SDWIS / UTAH12004 / 2035
2020 Di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate MR 27 SDWIS / UTAH12004 / 2039

How Eureka Town Compares

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

Metric Eureka Town Utah avg Federal benchmark
Total violations 1,281 159 SDWA compliance, any non-zero count is a recorded breach
Health-based violations 16 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 760 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 Eureka Town water safe to drink? ▼
Eureka Town (PWS ID: UTAH12004) has 1281 recorded violations in the EPA SDWIS database. No PFAS contamination was detected in UCMR5 testing. This system serves 760 people using Groundwater sources.
How many people does Eureka Town serve? ▼
Eureka Town serves 760 people in Eureka, Utah. It is a Local-owned system using Groundwater water sources with 394 service connections.
What type of violations does Eureka Town have? ▼
Eureka Town has 1,281 total violations: 16 health-based violations (MCL exceedances or treatment failures), 1,201 monitoring/reporting violations, and 0 treatment technique violations. Health-based violations indicate contaminant levels exceeded EPA safe limits.
Has PFAS been detected in Eureka Town water? ▼
No PFAS testing data is available for Eureka Town under the EPA's UCMR5 monitoring program.
What water source does Eureka Town use? ▼
Eureka Town 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.