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Transient Non-Community Water System · PWS UTAH19079

Blue Mountain Ranch Recreation

Salt Lake City, Utah 84150-6320 - drinking water served from groundwater sources to 300 people, tracked in EPA SDWIS and UCMR5.

300
People served
67
EPA violations
14
Health-based
Untested
UCMR5 result

The verdict

EPA records 67 drinking-water violations at Blue Mountain Ranch Recreation, 21% of them health-based - below the Utah per-system average.

67
Total EPA violations on record
21%
Health-based (MCL / treatment failure)
300
People served by this system
N/A
PFAS compounds detected (UCMR5)

Water Quality Snapshot: Blue Mountain Ranch Recreation

Blue Mountain Ranch Recreation is a private-owned transient non-community water system that delivers drinking water to 300 residents in Salt Lake City, Utah (San Juan County) through 55 service connections. Its water is drawn from groundwater sources. EPA's Safe Drinking Water Information System records 67 total violations for this system , of which 14 (21%) are health-based, meaning a contaminant exceeded an EPA Maximum Contaminant Level or a required treatment technique failed. A further 48 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 E. COLI, recorded in 23 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%).

Blue Mountain Ranch Recreation's 67 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
300
Total Violations
67
Health-Based Violations
14
Water Source
Groundwater

System Details

System Type
Transient Non-Community
Owner Type
Private
Connections
55
County
San Juan
School/Daycare
No
MCL Violations
14
Monitoring Violations
48
Treatment Tech Violations
0

Violation History

Contaminant violations recorded by EPA.

Contaminant Category Count Latest
E. COLI MR 23 2021
Coliform (TCR) MCL 14 2014
Surface Water Treatment Rule MR 9 2017
Revised Total Coliform Rule MON 8 2021
Nitrate MR 4 2011
Coliform (TCR) MR 4 2014
Revised Total Coliform Rule RPT 2 2025

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 Blue Mountain Ranch Recreation.

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 UTAH19079 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 RPT 2 SDWIS / UTAH19079 / 8000
2021 E. COLI MR 23 SDWIS / UTAH19079 / 3014
2021 Revised Total Coliform Rule MON 8 SDWIS / UTAH19079 / 8000
2017 Surface Water Treatment Rule MR 9 SDWIS / UTAH19079 / 0200
2014 Coliform (TCR) MCL 14 SDWIS / UTAH19079 / 3100
2014 Coliform (TCR) MR 4 SDWIS / UTAH19079 / 3100
2011 Nitrate MR 4 SDWIS / UTAH19079 / 1040

How Blue Mountain Ranch Recreation Compares

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

Metric Blue Mountain Ranch Recreation Utah avg Federal benchmark
Total violations 67 159 SDWA compliance, any non-zero count is a recorded breach
Health-based violations 14 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 300 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 Blue Mountain Ranch Recreation water safe to drink? ▼
Blue Mountain Ranch Recreation (PWS ID: UTAH19079) has 67 recorded violations in the EPA SDWIS database. No PFAS contamination was detected in UCMR5 testing. This system serves 300 people using Groundwater sources.
How many people does Blue Mountain Ranch Recreation serve? ▼
Blue Mountain Ranch Recreation serves 300 people in Salt Lake City, Utah. It is a Private-owned system using Groundwater water sources with 55 service connections.
What type of violations does Blue Mountain Ranch Recreation have? ▼
Blue Mountain Ranch Recreation has 67 total violations: 14 health-based violations (MCL exceedances or treatment failures), 48 monitoring/reporting violations, and 0 treatment technique violations. Health-based violations indicate contaminant levels exceeded EPA safe limits.
Has PFAS been detected in Blue Mountain Ranch Recreation water? ▼
No PFAS testing data is available for Blue Mountain Ranch Recreation under the EPA's UCMR5 monitoring program.
What water source does Blue Mountain Ranch Recreation use? ▼
Blue Mountain Ranch Recreation 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.