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Community Water System · PWS UTAH22018

Woodland Mutual Water Co

Kamas, Utah 84036 - drinking water served from groundwater sources to 190 people, tracked in EPA SDWIS and UCMR5.

190
People served
201
EPA violations
35
Health-based
Untested
UCMR5 result

The verdict

EPA records 201 drinking-water violations at Woodland Mutual Water Co, 17% of them health-based - above the Utah per-system average.

201
Total EPA violations on record
17%
Health-based (MCL / treatment failure)
190
People served by this system
N/A
PFAS compounds detected (UCMR5)

Water Quality Snapshot: Woodland Mutual Water Co

Woodland Mutual Water Co is a private-owned community water system that delivers drinking water to 190 residents in Kamas, Utah (Summit County) through 91 service connections. Its water is drawn from groundwater sources. EPA's Safe Drinking Water Information System records 201 total violations for this system , of which 35 (17%) are health-based, meaning a contaminant exceeded an EPA Maximum Contaminant Level or a required treatment technique failed. A further 145 monitoring and reporting violations are on file. The most recent violation on record dates to 2023.

The most frequently cited contaminant at this system is Surface Water Treatment Rule, recorded in 27 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%).

Woodland Mutual Water Co's 201 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
190
Total Violations
201
Health-Based Violations
35
Water Source
Groundwater

System Details

System Type
Community
Owner Type
Private
Connections
91
County
Summit
School/Daycare
No
MCL Violations
23
Monitoring Violations
145
Treatment Tech Violations
12

Violation History

Contaminant violations recorded by EPA.

Contaminant Category Count Latest
Surface Water Treatment Rule MR 27 2017
Chlorine MR 24 2011
Coliform (TCR) MCL 23 2015
TTHM MR 17 2011
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) MR 17 2011
Coliform (TCR) MR 12 2009
Groundwater Rule TT 12 2023
Lead and Copper Rule MR 8 2021
Nitrate MR 5 2023
Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and U MR 4 1990
Coliform (TCR) Other 4 1993
Consumer Confidence Rule Other 4 2016
Radium-228 MR 4 2009
Barium MR 3 1997
Cadmium MR 3 1997
Mercury MR 3 1997
Chromium MR 3 1997
Fluoride MR 3 1997
Selenium MR 3 1997
Arsenic MR 3 1997
Gross Beta Particle Activity MR 2 1990
Thallium, Total MR 1 1997
Beryllium, Total MR 1 1997
Antimony, Total MR 1 1997
CYANIDE MR 1 1997

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 Woodland Mutual Water Co.

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 UTAH22018 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
2023 Groundwater Rule TT 12 SDWIS / UTAH22018 / 0700
2023 Nitrate MR 5 SDWIS / UTAH22018 / 1040
2021 Lead and Copper Rule MR 8 SDWIS / UTAH22018 / 5000
2017 Surface Water Treatment Rule MR 27 SDWIS / UTAH22018 / 0200
2016 Consumer Confidence Rule Other 4 SDWIS / UTAH22018 / 7000
2015 Coliform (TCR) MCL 23 SDWIS / UTAH22018 / 3100
2011 Chlorine MR 24 SDWIS / UTAH22018 / 0999
2011 TTHM MR 17 SDWIS / UTAH22018 / 2950
2011 Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) MR 17 SDWIS / UTAH22018 / 2456
2009 Coliform (TCR) MR 12 SDWIS / UTAH22018 / 3100
2009 Radium-228 MR 4 SDWIS / UTAH22018 / 4030
1997 Barium MR 3 SDWIS / UTAH22018 / 1010
1997 Cadmium MR 3 SDWIS / UTAH22018 / 1015
1997 Mercury MR 3 SDWIS / UTAH22018 / 1035
1997 Chromium MR 3 SDWIS / UTAH22018 / 1020

How Woodland Mutual Water Co Compares

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

Metric Woodland Mutual Water Co Utah avg Federal benchmark
Total violations 201 159 SDWA compliance, any non-zero count is a recorded breach
Health-based violations 35 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 190 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 Woodland Mutual Water Co water safe to drink? ▼
Woodland Mutual Water Co (PWS ID: UTAH22018) has 201 recorded violations in the EPA SDWIS database. No PFAS contamination was detected in UCMR5 testing. This system serves 190 people using Groundwater sources.
How many people does Woodland Mutual Water Co serve? ▼
Woodland Mutual Water Co serves 190 people in Kamas, Utah. It is a Private-owned system using Groundwater water sources with 91 service connections.
What type of violations does Woodland Mutual Water Co have? ▼
Woodland Mutual Water Co has 201 total violations: 35 health-based violations (MCL exceedances or treatment failures), 145 monitoring/reporting violations, and 12 treatment technique violations. Health-based violations indicate contaminant levels exceeded EPA safe limits.
Has PFAS been detected in Woodland Mutual Water Co water? ▼
No PFAS testing data is available for Woodland Mutual Water Co under the EPA's UCMR5 monitoring program.
What water source does Woodland Mutual Water Co use? ▼
Woodland Mutual Water Co 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.