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Transient Non-Community Water System · PWS UTAH19037

Wind Whistle Campground

Moab, Utah 84532 - drinking water served from groundwater sources to 39 people, tracked in EPA SDWIS and UCMR5.

39
People served
52
EPA violations
10
Health-based
Untested
UCMR5 result

The verdict

EPA records 52 drinking-water violations at Wind Whistle Campground, 19% of them health-based - below the Utah per-system average.

52
Total EPA violations on record
19%
Health-based (MCL / treatment failure)
39
People served by this system
N/A
PFAS compounds detected (UCMR5)

Water Quality Snapshot: Wind Whistle Campground

Wind Whistle Campground is a federal-owned transient non-community water system that delivers drinking water to 39 residents in Moab, Utah (San Juan County) through 4 service connections. Its water is drawn from groundwater sources. EPA's Safe Drinking Water Information System records 52 total violations for this system , of which 10 (19%) are health-based, meaning a contaminant exceeded an EPA Maximum Contaminant Level or a required treatment technique failed. A further 36 monitoring and reporting violations are on file. The most recent violation on record dates to 2022.

The most frequently cited contaminant at this system is Revised Total Coliform Rule, recorded in 15 violations (MON). 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%).

Wind Whistle Campground's 52 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
39
Total Violations
52
Health-Based Violations
10
Water Source
Groundwater

System Details

System Type
Transient Non-Community
Owner Type
Federal
Connections
4
County
San Juan
School/Daycare
No
MCL Violations
0
Monitoring Violations
36
Treatment Tech Violations
10

Violation History

Contaminant violations recorded by EPA.

Contaminant Category Count Latest
Revised Total Coliform Rule MON 15 2018
Nitrate MR 13 2022
Coliform (TCR) MR 8 2015
Groundwater Rule TT 7 2011
Revised Total Coliform Rule RPT 3 2016
Revised Total Coliform Rule TT 3 2017
Coliform (TCR) Other 1 1991

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 Wind Whistle Campground.

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 UTAH19037 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
2022 Nitrate MR 13 SDWIS / UTAH19037 / 1040
2018 Revised Total Coliform Rule MON 15 SDWIS / UTAH19037 / 8000
2017 Revised Total Coliform Rule TT 3 SDWIS / UTAH19037 / 8000
2016 Revised Total Coliform Rule RPT 3 SDWIS / UTAH19037 / 8000
2015 Coliform (TCR) MR 8 SDWIS / UTAH19037 / 3100
2011 Groundwater Rule TT 7 SDWIS / UTAH19037 / 0700
1991 Coliform (TCR) Other 1 SDWIS / UTAH19037 / 3100

How Wind Whistle Campground Compares

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

Metric Wind Whistle Campground Utah avg Federal benchmark
Total violations 52 159 SDWA compliance, any non-zero count is a recorded breach
Health-based violations 10 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 39 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 Wind Whistle Campground water safe to drink? ▼
Wind Whistle Campground (PWS ID: UTAH19037) has 52 recorded violations in the EPA SDWIS database. No PFAS contamination was detected in UCMR5 testing. This system serves 39 people using Groundwater sources.
How many people does Wind Whistle Campground serve? ▼
Wind Whistle Campground serves 39 people in Moab, Utah. It is a Federal-owned system using Groundwater water sources with 4 service connections.
What type of violations does Wind Whistle Campground have? ▼
Wind Whistle Campground has 52 total violations: 10 health-based violations (MCL exceedances or treatment failures), 36 monitoring/reporting violations, and 10 treatment technique violations. Health-based violations indicate contaminant levels exceeded EPA safe limits.
Has PFAS been detected in Wind Whistle Campground water? ▼
No PFAS testing data is available for Wind Whistle Campground under the EPA's UCMR5 monitoring program.
What water source does Wind Whistle Campground use? ▼
Wind Whistle Campground 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.