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Spring City

Spring City, Utah 84662 - drinking water served from groundwater sources to 1,050 people, tracked in EPA SDWIS and UCMR5.

1,050
People served
168
EPA violations
34
Health-based
Untested
UCMR5 result

The verdict

EPA records 168 drinking-water violations at Spring City, 20% of them health-based - above the Utah per-system average.

168
Total EPA violations on record
20%
Health-based (MCL / treatment failure)
1,050
People served by this system
N/A
PFAS compounds detected (UCMR5)

Water Quality Snapshot: Spring City

Spring City is a local-owned community water system that delivers drinking water to 1,050 residents in Spring City, Utah (Sanpete County) through 517 service connections. Its water is drawn from groundwater sources. EPA's Safe Drinking Water Information System records 168 total violations for this system , of which 34 (20%) are health-based, meaning a contaminant exceeded an EPA Maximum Contaminant Level or a required treatment technique failed. A further 112 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 24 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%).

Spring City's 168 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
1,050
Total Violations
168
Health-Based Violations
34
Water Source
Groundwater

System Details

System Type
Community
Owner Type
Local
Connections
517
County
Sanpete
School/Daycare
No
MCL Violations
34
Monitoring Violations
112
Treatment Tech Violations
0

Violation History

Contaminant violations recorded by EPA.

Contaminant Category Count Latest
Coliform (TCR) MCL 24 2014
Surface Water Treatment Rule MR 18 2017
Coliform (TCR) MR 17 2011
Nitrate MR 10 2022
Revised Total Coliform Rule MCL 10 2023
E. COLI MR 5 2025
Radium-228 MR 3 2009
Barium MR 3 2020
Cadmium MR 3 2020
Chromium MR 3 2020
CYANIDE MR 3 2020
Mercury MR 3 2020
Antimony, Total MR 3 2020
Thallium, Total MR 3 2020
Nickel MR 3 2020
Beryllium, Total MR 3 2020
Arsenic MR 3 2020
Selenium MR 3 2020
Fluoride MR 3 2020
Revised Total Coliform Rule RPT 3 2016
Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and U MR 2 1988
Coliform (TCR) Other 2 1996
Carbon tetrachloride MR 1 1990
cis-1,2-Dichloroethylene MR 1 1990
1,2-Dichloropropane MR 1 1990
Toluene MR 1 1990
Xylenes, Total MR 1 1990
1,1-Dichloroethylene MR 1 1990
p-Dichlorobenzene MR 1 1990
1,1,1-Trichloroethane MR 1 1990

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 Spring City.

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 UTAH20008 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 E. COLI MR 5 SDWIS / UTAH20008 / 3014
2023 Revised Total Coliform Rule MCL 10 SDWIS / UTAH20008 / 8000
2022 Nitrate MR 10 SDWIS / UTAH20008 / 1040
2020 Barium MR 3 SDWIS / UTAH20008 / 1010
2020 Cadmium MR 3 SDWIS / UTAH20008 / 1015
2020 Chromium MR 3 SDWIS / UTAH20008 / 1020
2020 CYANIDE MR 3 SDWIS / UTAH20008 / 1024
2020 Mercury MR 3 SDWIS / UTAH20008 / 1035
2020 Antimony, Total MR 3 SDWIS / UTAH20008 / 1074
2020 Thallium, Total MR 3 SDWIS / UTAH20008 / 1085
2020 Nickel MR 3 SDWIS / UTAH20008 / 1036
2020 Beryllium, Total MR 3 SDWIS / UTAH20008 / 1075
2020 Arsenic MR 3 SDWIS / UTAH20008 / 1005
2020 Selenium MR 3 SDWIS / UTAH20008 / 1045
2020 Fluoride MR 3 SDWIS / UTAH20008 / 1025

How Spring City Compares

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

Metric Spring City Utah avg Federal benchmark
Total violations 168 159 SDWA compliance, any non-zero count is a recorded breach
Health-based violations 34 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 1,050 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 Spring City water safe to drink? ▼
Spring City (PWS ID: UTAH20008) has 168 recorded violations in the EPA SDWIS database. No PFAS contamination was detected in UCMR5 testing. This system serves 1,050 people using Groundwater sources.
How many people does Spring City serve? ▼
Spring City serves 1,050 people in Spring City, Utah. It is a Local-owned system using Groundwater water sources with 517 service connections.
What type of violations does Spring City have? ▼
Spring City has 168 total violations: 34 health-based violations (MCL exceedances or treatment failures), 112 monitoring/reporting violations, and 0 treatment technique violations. Health-based violations indicate contaminant levels exceeded EPA safe limits.
Has PFAS been detected in Spring City water? ▼
No PFAS testing data is available for Spring City under the EPA's UCMR5 monitoring program.
What water source does Spring City use? ▼
Spring City 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.