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VA Medical Center Slc

Operator location Salt Lake City, Utah - upper-third violation load (> 74 violations) with 109 EPA violations; surface water source; 2,798 served (PWS-level, not municipal population).

2,798
People served (this PWS)
109
EPA violations (this PWS)
3
Health-based (this PWS)
No PFAS
UCMR5 (this PWS)
Follow published updates (RSS)

VA Medical Center Slc standing, high SDWIS violation third

109 EPA SDWIS violations on record - upper-third violation load (> 74 violations). Corpus terciles use 29,740 systems serving 500+ (the sitemap cohort). Health-based share 3% is middle-third health share (≤ 23%). UCMR5: UCMR5 tested, none detected. Population rank #11,145 of 29,740 among systems serving 500+.

The verdict

VA Medical Center Slc sits in the upper third of the sitemap cohort by violation count (109), so the tables below sample a dense compliance trail rather than a near-clean ledger. Population served is mid-pack at 2,798 (mid served population (≤ 3,309)). Health-based share is 3% (middle-third health share (≤ 23%)). UCMR5 tested this system and reported no PFAS above the minimum reporting level.

#11,145 of 29,740
Population · /systems
#138 of 321
Population · UT
109
Total EPA violations on record
3%
Health-based (MCL / treatment failure)

Population ordinals match the sitemap cohort (systems serving 500+, population_served DESC). See methodology · corpus placement.

System Details

System Type
Community
Owner Type
Federal
Connections
24
County
Salt Lake
School/Daycare
No
MCL Violations
3
Monitoring Violations
101
Treatment Tech Violations
0

Violation History

Contaminant violations recorded by EPA.

Contaminant Category Count Latest
TTHM MR 34 2025
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) MR 34 2025
Revised Total Coliform Rule MON 16 2025
Coliform (TCR) MR 11 2016
Lead and Copper Rule MR 6 2019
Revised Total Coliform Rule RPT 3 2016
Coliform (TCR) MCL 3 2015
Consumer Confidence Rule Other 2 2019

Violation Count vs. the National Corpus

VA Medical Center Slc has 109 recorded EPA violations, 75% of the 29,740 public water systems serving 500+ people nationwide carry fewer, and 25% carry more. 3% of this system's own violations are health-based (3 of 109), and it ranks #11,145 of 29,740 by population served among that same cohort.

EPA violations vs. the national water-system corpus

Public water systems serving 500+ people (EPA SDWIS)

109 Around the middle fewer violations than 25% of 29,740 water systems

the national water-system corpus, bucketed by value

Each bar is a band; taller bars hold more water systems. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count and share, and where it sits relative to this entry.

Source EPA SDWIS · 2026-05-15

PFAS Testing Results (UCMR5)

Results from EPA's Fifth Unregulated Contaminant Monitoring Rule. 0 of 124 samples detected PFAS.

Contaminant Date Result MRL Status
PFTrDA 9/24/2025 <7.00 ppt 7.00 ppt Not Detected
NMeFOSAA 9/24/2025 <6.00 ppt 6.00 ppt Not Detected
NEtFOSAA 9/24/2025 <5.00 ppt 5.00 ppt Not Detected
PFTA 9/24/2025 <8.00 ppt 8.00 ppt Not Detected
NMeFOSAA 9/24/2025 <6.00 ppt 6.00 ppt Not Detected
NEtFOSAA 9/24/2025 <5.00 ppt 5.00 ppt Not Detected
PFTrDA 9/24/2025 <7.00 ppt 7.00 ppt Not Detected
PFTA 9/24/2025 <8.00 ppt 8.00 ppt Not Detected
HFPO-DA 6/18/2025 <5.00 ppt 5.00 ppt Not Detected
ADONA 6/18/2025 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFDoA 6/18/2025 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
9Cl-PF3ONS 6/18/2025 <2.00 ppt 2.00 ppt Not Detected
11Cl-PF3OUdS 6/18/2025 <5.00 ppt 5.00 ppt Not Detected
PFUnA 6/18/2025 <2.00 ppt 2.00 ppt Not Detected
PFHxA 6/18/2025 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFDA 6/18/2025 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFOA 6/18/2025 <4.00 ppt 4.00 ppt Not Detected
PFOS 6/18/2025 <4.00 ppt 4.00 ppt Not Detected
PFNA 6/18/2025 <4.00 ppt 4.00 ppt Not Detected
PFHxS 6/18/2025 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFBS 6/18/2025 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFBA 6/18/2025 <5.00 ppt 5.00 ppt Not Detected
NMeFOSAA 6/18/2025 <6.00 ppt 6.00 ppt Not Detected
PFHpA 6/18/2025 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFHpS 6/18/2025 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFTrDA 6/18/2025 <7.00 ppt 7.00 ppt Not Detected
PFTA 6/18/2025 <8.00 ppt 8.00 ppt Not Detected
6:2 FTS 6/18/2025 <5.00 ppt 5.00 ppt Not Detected
PFPeS 6/18/2025 <4.00 ppt 4.00 ppt Not Detected
NFDHA 6/18/2025 <20.00 ppt 20.00 ppt Not Detected
PFEESA 6/18/2025 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFMBA 6/18/2025 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFPeA 6/18/2025 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFMPA 6/18/2025 <4.00 ppt 4.00 ppt Not Detected
8:2 FTS 6/18/2025 <5.00 ppt 5.00 ppt Not Detected
4:2 FTS 6/18/2025 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
NEtFOSAA 6/18/2025 <5.00 ppt 5.00 ppt Not Detected
NMeFOSAA 6/18/2025 <6.00 ppt 6.00 ppt Not Detected
PFTA 6/18/2025 <8.00 ppt 8.00 ppt Not Detected
11Cl-PF3OUdS 6/18/2025 <5.00 ppt 5.00 ppt Not Detected
PFPeS 6/18/2025 <4.00 ppt 4.00 ppt Not Detected
PFHpS 6/18/2025 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
NFDHA 6/18/2025 <20.00 ppt 20.00 ppt Not Detected
PFMBA 6/18/2025 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFPeA 6/18/2025 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFMPA 6/18/2025 <4.00 ppt 4.00 ppt Not Detected
8:2 FTS 6/18/2025 <5.00 ppt 5.00 ppt Not Detected
4:2 FTS 6/18/2025 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
6:2 FTS 6/18/2025 <5.00 ppt 5.00 ppt Not Detected
PFBA 6/18/2025 <5.00 ppt 5.00 ppt Not Detected

SDWIS compliance record for VA Medical Center Slc

109 violations on record for UTAH18173; use EPA SDWIS to confirm return-to-compliance dates and monitoring categories.

Sources: EPA SDWIS

Nationwide peers

109 violations · 2,798 served: nearest cross-state SDWIS matches.

What to do with VA Medical Center Slc

Use this system's EPA-reported record as a starting filter, not a final verdict.

  • See how every tracked system in Utah compares on the same EPA violation measures. Utah systems
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EPA SDWIS and UCMR5 figures are informational only, not a substitute for a certified lab test of your own tap water.

Data sourced from EPA SDWIS and UCMR5 PFAS monitoring data. See our methodology for details. Retrieved and formatted by PlainWater