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Transient Non-Community Water System · PWS UTAH13054

Ranch at Zion

Hurricane, Utah 84737 - drinking water served from groundwater sources to 201 people, tracked in EPA SDWIS and UCMR5.

201
People served
123
EPA violations
41
Health-based
Untested
UCMR5 result

The verdict

EPA records 123 drinking-water violations at Ranch at Zion, 33% of them health-based - below the Utah per-system average.

123
Total EPA violations on record
33%
Health-based (MCL / treatment failure)
201
People served by this system
N/A
PFAS compounds detected (UCMR5)

Water Quality Snapshot: Ranch at Zion

Ranch at Zion is a private-owned transient non-community water system that delivers drinking water to 201 residents in Hurricane, Utah (Kane County) through 27 service connections. Its water is drawn from groundwater sources. EPA's Safe Drinking Water Information System records 123 total violations for this system , of which 41 (33%) are health-based, meaning a contaminant exceeded an EPA Maximum Contaminant Level or a required treatment technique failed. A further 76 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 Groundwater Rule, recorded in 26 violations (TT, health-based). 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%).

Ranch at Zion's 123 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
201
Total Violations
123
Health-Based Violations
41
Water Source
Groundwater

System Details

System Type
Transient Non-Community
Owner Type
Private
Connections
27
County
Kane
School/Daycare
No
MCL Violations
12
Monitoring Violations
76
Treatment Tech Violations
29

Violation History

Contaminant violations recorded by EPA.

Contaminant Category Count Latest
Groundwater Rule TT 26 2017
Nitrate MR 24 2023
Revised Total Coliform Rule MON 22 2025
Coliform (TCR) MR 20 2015
Coliform (TCR) MCL 12 2011
E. COLI MR 9 2016
Revised Total Coliform Rule TT 3 2016
Coliform (TCR) Other 3 2000
Revised Total Coliform Rule Other 3 2017
Nitrite MR 1 1992

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 Ranch at Zion.

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 UTAH13054 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 Revised Total Coliform Rule MON 22 SDWIS / UTAH13054 / 8000
2023 Nitrate MR 24 SDWIS / UTAH13054 / 1040
2017 Groundwater Rule TT 26 SDWIS / UTAH13054 / 0700
2017 Revised Total Coliform Rule Other 3 SDWIS / UTAH13054 / 8000
2016 E. COLI MR 9 SDWIS / UTAH13054 / 3014
2016 Revised Total Coliform Rule TT 3 SDWIS / UTAH13054 / 8000
2015 Coliform (TCR) MR 20 SDWIS / UTAH13054 / 3100
2011 Coliform (TCR) MCL 12 SDWIS / UTAH13054 / 3100
2000 Coliform (TCR) Other 3 SDWIS / UTAH13054 / 3100
1992 Nitrite MR 1 SDWIS / UTAH13054 / 1041

How Ranch at Zion Compares

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

Metric Ranch at Zion Utah avg Federal benchmark
Total violations 123 159 SDWA compliance, any non-zero count is a recorded breach
Health-based violations 41 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 201 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 Ranch at Zion water safe to drink? ▼
Ranch at Zion (PWS ID: UTAH13054) has 123 recorded violations in the EPA SDWIS database. No PFAS contamination was detected in UCMR5 testing. This system serves 201 people using Groundwater sources.
How many people does Ranch at Zion serve? ▼
Ranch at Zion serves 201 people in Hurricane, Utah. It is a Private-owned system using Groundwater water sources with 27 service connections.
What type of violations does Ranch at Zion have? ▼
Ranch at Zion has 123 total violations: 41 health-based violations (MCL exceedances or treatment failures), 76 monitoring/reporting violations, and 29 treatment technique violations. Health-based violations indicate contaminant levels exceeded EPA safe limits.
Has PFAS been detected in Ranch at Zion water? ▼
No PFAS testing data is available for Ranch at Zion under the EPA's UCMR5 monitoring program.
What water source does Ranch at Zion use? ▼
Ranch at Zion uses Groundwater as its primary water source. It is classified as a Transient Non-Community Water System, serving transient populations.
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.