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Laketown

Laketown, Utah 84038 - drinking water served from groundwater sources to 380 people, tracked in EPA SDWIS and UCMR5.

380
People served
395
EPA violations
51
Health-based
Untested
UCMR5 result

The verdict

EPA records 395 drinking-water violations at Laketown, 13% of them health-based - above the Utah per-system average.

395
Total EPA violations on record
13%
Health-based (MCL / treatment failure)
380
People served by this system
N/A
PFAS compounds detected (UCMR5)

Water Quality Snapshot: Laketown

Laketown is a local-owned community water system that delivers drinking water to 380 residents in Laketown, Utah (Rich County) through 169 service connections. Its water is drawn from groundwater sources. EPA's Safe Drinking Water Information System records 395 total violations for this system , of which 51 (13%) are health-based, meaning a contaminant exceeded an EPA Maximum Contaminant Level or a required treatment technique failed. A further 300 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 Coliform (TCR), recorded in 43 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%).

Laketown's 395 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
380
Total Violations
395
Health-Based Violations
51
Water Source
Groundwater

System Details

System Type
Community
Owner Type
Local
Connections
169
County
Rich
School/Daycare
No
MCL Violations
12
Monitoring Violations
300
Treatment Tech Violations
39

Violation History

Contaminant violations recorded by EPA.

Contaminant Category Count Latest
Coliform (TCR) MR 43 2007
Groundwater Rule TT 39 2022
Lead and Copper Rule MR 22 2023
Nitrate MR 20 2020
Coliform (TCR) Other 17 1994
Coliform (TCR) MCL 12 1996
Surface Water Treatment Rule MR 9 2017
Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and U MR 5 1997
Fluoride MR 4 1984
Chromium MR 4 1984
Mercury MR 4 1984
Selenium MR 4 1984
Vinyl chloride MR 4 1996
Benzene MR 4 1996
Carbon tetrachloride MR 4 1996
1,2-Dichloroethane MR 4 1996
Trichloroethylene MR 4 1996
1,1-Dichloroethylene MR 4 1996
p-Dichlorobenzene MR 4 1996
1,1,1-Trichloroethane MR 4 1996
cis-1,2-Dichloroethylene MR 4 1996
1,2-Dichloropropane MR 4 1996
Ethylbenzene MR 4 1996
CHLOROBENZENE MR 4 1996
o-Dichlorobenzene MR 4 1996
Styrene MR 4 1996
Tetrachloroethylene MR 4 1996
Toluene MR 4 1996
trans-1,2-Dichloroethylene MR 4 1996
DICHLOROMETHANE MR 4 1996

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 Laketown.

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 UTAH17003 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 4 SDWIS / UTAH17003 / 7000
2023 Lead and Copper Rule MR 22 SDWIS / UTAH17003 / 5000
2022 Groundwater Rule TT 39 SDWIS / UTAH17003 / 0700
2021 TTHM MR 3 SDWIS / UTAH17003 / 2950
2021 Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) MR 3 SDWIS / UTAH17003 / 2456
2020 Nitrate MR 20 SDWIS / UTAH17003 / 1040
2017 Surface Water Treatment Rule MR 9 SDWIS / UTAH17003 / 0200
2016 Revised Total Coliform Rule RPT 3 SDWIS / UTAH17003 / 8000
2012 E. COLI MR 3 SDWIS / UTAH17003 / 3014
2011 Endrin MR 3 SDWIS / UTAH17003 / 2005
2011 BHC-GAMMA MR 3 SDWIS / UTAH17003 / 2010
2011 Methoxychlor MR 3 SDWIS / UTAH17003 / 2015
2011 Di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate MR 3 SDWIS / UTAH17003 / 2039
2011 Dinoseb MR 3 SDWIS / UTAH17003 / 2041
2011 Hexachlorocyclopentadiene MR 3 SDWIS / UTAH17003 / 2042

How Laketown Compares

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

Metric Laketown Utah avg Federal benchmark
Total violations 395 159 SDWA compliance, any non-zero count is a recorded breach
Health-based violations 51 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 380 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 Laketown water safe to drink? ▼
Laketown (PWS ID: UTAH17003) has 395 recorded violations in the EPA SDWIS database. No PFAS contamination was detected in UCMR5 testing. This system serves 380 people using Groundwater sources.
How many people does Laketown serve? ▼
Laketown serves 380 people in Laketown, Utah. It is a Local-owned system using Groundwater water sources with 169 service connections.
What type of violations does Laketown have? ▼
Laketown has 395 total violations: 51 health-based violations (MCL exceedances or treatment failures), 300 monitoring/reporting violations, and 39 treatment technique violations. Health-based violations indicate contaminant levels exceeded EPA safe limits.
Has PFAS been detected in Laketown water? ▼
No PFAS testing data is available for Laketown under the EPA's UCMR5 monitoring program.
What water source does Laketown use? ▼
Laketown 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.