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Community Water System · PWS UTAH14011

Scipio Town

Scipio, Utah 84656 - drinking water served from groundwater sources to 325 people, tracked in EPA SDWIS and UCMR5.

325
People served
361
EPA violations
3
Health-based
Untested
UCMR5 result

The verdict

EPA records 361 drinking-water violations at Scipio Town, 1% of them health-based - above the Utah per-system average.

361
Total EPA violations on record
1%
Health-based (MCL / treatment failure)
325
People served by this system
N/A
PFAS compounds detected (UCMR5)

Water Quality Snapshot: Scipio Town

Scipio Town is a local-owned community water system that delivers drinking water to 325 residents in Scipio, Utah (Millard County) through 295 service connections. Its water is drawn from groundwater sources. EPA's Safe Drinking Water Information System records 361 total violations for this system , of which 3 (1%) are health-based, meaning a contaminant exceeded an EPA Maximum Contaminant Level or a required treatment technique failed. A further 316 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 35 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%).

Scipio Town's 361 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
325
Total Violations
361
Health-Based Violations
3
Water Source
Groundwater

System Details

System Type
Community
Owner Type
Local
Connections
295
County
Millard
School/Daycare
No
MCL Violations
3
Monitoring Violations
316
Treatment Tech Violations
0

Violation History

Contaminant violations recorded by EPA.

Contaminant Category Count Latest
Nitrate MR 35 2022
Lead and Copper Rule MR 20 2022
Consumer Confidence Rule Other 16 2025
Coliform (TCR) MR 11 2015
Arsenic MR 10 2000
Barium MR 10 2000
Cadmium MR 10 2000
Mercury MR 8 2000
Chromium MR 8 2000
Selenium MR 8 2000
Fluoride MR 8 2000
Benzene MR 4 2018
Carbon tetrachloride MR 4 2018
1,1-Dichloroethylene MR 4 2018
p-Dichlorobenzene MR 4 2018
cis-1,2-Dichloroethylene MR 4 2018
1,2-Dichloropropane MR 4 2018
o-Dichlorobenzene MR 4 2018
Styrene MR 4 2018
Tetrachloroethylene MR 4 2018
Toluene MR 4 2018
1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene MR 4 2018
Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and U MR 4 2018
Xylenes, Total MR 4 2018
DICHLOROMETHANE MR 4 2018
1,1,1-Trichloroethane MR 4 2018
Trichloroethylene MR 4 2018
Ethylbenzene MR 4 2018
1,1,2-Trichloroethane MR 4 2018
1,2-Dichloroethane MR 4 2018

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 Scipio 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 UTAH14011 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 16 SDWIS / UTAH14011 / 7000
2025 LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS RPT 1 SDWIS / UTAH14011 / 5200
2024 E. COLI MR 3 SDWIS / UTAH14011 / 3014
2022 Nitrate MR 35 SDWIS / UTAH14011 / 1040
2022 Lead and Copper Rule MR 20 SDWIS / UTAH14011 / 5000
2022 Nitrate MCL 3 SDWIS / UTAH14011 / 1040
2020 TTHM MR 2 SDWIS / UTAH14011 / 2950
2020 Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) MR 2 SDWIS / UTAH14011 / 2456
2018 Benzene MR 4 SDWIS / UTAH14011 / 2990
2018 Carbon tetrachloride MR 4 SDWIS / UTAH14011 / 2982
2018 1,1-Dichloroethylene MR 4 SDWIS / UTAH14011 / 2977
2018 p-Dichlorobenzene MR 4 SDWIS / UTAH14011 / 2969
2018 cis-1,2-Dichloroethylene MR 4 SDWIS / UTAH14011 / 2380
2018 1,2-Dichloropropane MR 4 SDWIS / UTAH14011 / 2983
2018 o-Dichlorobenzene MR 4 SDWIS / UTAH14011 / 2968

How Scipio Town Compares

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

Metric Scipio Town Utah avg Federal benchmark
Total violations 361 159 SDWA compliance, any non-zero count is a recorded breach
Health-based violations 3 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 325 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 Scipio Town water safe to drink? ▼
Scipio Town (PWS ID: UTAH14011) has 361 recorded violations in the EPA SDWIS database. No PFAS contamination was detected in UCMR5 testing. This system serves 325 people using Groundwater sources.
How many people does Scipio Town serve? ▼
Scipio Town serves 325 people in Scipio, Utah. It is a Local-owned system using Groundwater water sources with 295 service connections.
What type of violations does Scipio Town have? ▼
Scipio Town has 361 total violations: 3 health-based violations (MCL exceedances or treatment failures), 316 monitoring/reporting violations, and 0 treatment technique violations. Health-based violations indicate contaminant levels exceeded EPA safe limits.
Has PFAS been detected in Scipio Town water? ▼
No PFAS testing data is available for Scipio Town under the EPA's UCMR5 monitoring program.
What water source does Scipio Town use? ▼
Scipio 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.