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Fayette Town

Fayette, Utah 84630 - drinking water served from groundwater sources to 265 people, tracked in EPA SDWIS and UCMR5.

265
People served
590
EPA violations
16
Health-based
Untested
UCMR5 result

The verdict

EPA records 590 drinking-water violations at Fayette Town, 3% of them health-based - above the Utah per-system average.

590
Total EPA violations on record
3%
Health-based (MCL / treatment failure)
265
People served by this system
N/A
PFAS compounds detected (UCMR5)

Water Quality Snapshot: Fayette Town

Fayette Town is a local-owned community water system that delivers drinking water to 265 residents in Fayette, Utah (Sanpete County) through 111 service connections. Its water is drawn from groundwater sources. EPA's Safe Drinking Water Information System records 590 total violations for this system , of which 16 (3%) are health-based, meaning a contaminant exceeded an EPA Maximum Contaminant Level or a required treatment technique failed. A further 532 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 16 violations (MCL, health-based). 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%).

Fayette Town's 590 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
265
Total Violations
590
Health-Based Violations
16
Water Source
Groundwater

System Details

System Type
Community
Owner Type
Local
Connections
111
County
Sanpete
School/Daycare
No
MCL Violations
16
Monitoring Violations
532
Treatment Tech Violations
0

Violation History

Contaminant violations recorded by EPA.

Contaminant Category Count Latest
Coliform (TCR) MCL 16 2013
1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene MR 15 2021
Xylenes, Total MR 15 2021
DICHLOROMETHANE MR 15 2021
Vinyl chloride MR 15 2021
1,1-Dichloroethylene MR 15 2021
trans-1,2-Dichloroethylene MR 15 2021
1,2-Dichloroethane MR 15 2021
1,1,1-Trichloroethane MR 15 2021
Carbon tetrachloride MR 15 2021
Trichloroethylene MR 15 2021
Tetrachloroethylene MR 15 2021
CHLOROBENZENE MR 15 2021
Benzene MR 15 2021
Toluene MR 15 2021
Ethylbenzene MR 15 2021
Styrene MR 15 2021
p-Dichlorobenzene MR 15 2021
1,2-Dichloropropane MR 15 2021
1,1,2-Trichloroethane MR 15 2021
cis-1,2-Dichloroethylene MR 15 2021
o-Dichlorobenzene MR 15 2021
Nitrate MR 14 2017
Coliform (TCR) MR 10 2010
Lead and Copper Rule MR 10 2019
Revised Total Coliform Rule MON 10 2025
Radium-228 MR 9 2013
Radium-226 MR 6 2013
Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and U MR 6 2013
Arsenic MR 5 2008

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 Fayette 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 UTAH20002 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 MON 10 SDWIS / UTAH20002 / 8000
2023 Consumer Confidence Rule Other 4 SDWIS / UTAH20002 / 7000
2021 1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene MR 15 SDWIS / UTAH20002 / 2378
2021 Xylenes, Total MR 15 SDWIS / UTAH20002 / 2955
2021 DICHLOROMETHANE MR 15 SDWIS / UTAH20002 / 2964
2021 Vinyl chloride MR 15 SDWIS / UTAH20002 / 2976
2021 1,1-Dichloroethylene MR 15 SDWIS / UTAH20002 / 2977
2021 trans-1,2-Dichloroethylene MR 15 SDWIS / UTAH20002 / 2979
2021 1,2-Dichloroethane MR 15 SDWIS / UTAH20002 / 2980
2021 1,1,1-Trichloroethane MR 15 SDWIS / UTAH20002 / 2981
2021 Carbon tetrachloride MR 15 SDWIS / UTAH20002 / 2982
2021 Trichloroethylene MR 15 SDWIS / UTAH20002 / 2984
2021 Tetrachloroethylene MR 15 SDWIS / UTAH20002 / 2987
2021 CHLOROBENZENE MR 15 SDWIS / UTAH20002 / 2989
2021 Benzene MR 15 SDWIS / UTAH20002 / 2990

How Fayette Town Compares

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

Metric Fayette Town Utah avg Federal benchmark
Total violations 590 159 SDWA compliance, any non-zero count is a recorded breach
Health-based violations 16 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 265 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 Fayette Town water safe to drink? ▼
Fayette Town (PWS ID: UTAH20002) has 590 recorded violations in the EPA SDWIS database. No PFAS contamination was detected in UCMR5 testing. This system serves 265 people using Groundwater sources.
How many people does Fayette Town serve? ▼
Fayette Town serves 265 people in Fayette, Utah. It is a Local-owned system using Groundwater water sources with 111 service connections.
What type of violations does Fayette Town have? ▼
Fayette Town has 590 total violations: 16 health-based violations (MCL exceedances or treatment failures), 532 monitoring/reporting violations, and 0 treatment technique violations. Health-based violations indicate contaminant levels exceeded EPA safe limits.
Has PFAS been detected in Fayette Town water? ▼
No PFAS testing data is available for Fayette Town under the EPA's UCMR5 monitoring program.
What water source does Fayette Town use? ▼
Fayette 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.