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Vernon Waterworks Special Service Dist

Operator location Vernon, Utah - smaller served population (≤ 999) at 302 people served; 132 SDWIS violations on record from groundwater sources.

302
People served (this PWS) Smaller third of systems
132
EPA violations (this PWS) Upper third of systems
14
Health-based (this PWS) Middle third by health-based share
Untested
UCMR5 (this PWS) No UCMR5 result
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Vernon Waterworks Special Service Dist standing, high SDWIS violation third

302 people served (SDWIS) - smaller served population (≤ 999). Corpus terciles use 29,740 systems serving 500+ (the sitemap cohort). Health-based share 11% is middle-third health share (≤ 23%).

The verdict

Vernon Waterworks Special Service Dist sits in the upper third of the sitemap cohort by violation count (132), so the tables below sample a dense compliance trail rather than a near-clean ledger. Population served is smaller (302; smaller served population (≤ 999)), so each violation row represents a compact service footprint. Health-based share is 11% (middle-third health share (≤ 23%)). No UCMR5 PFAS test appears for this system in this extract.

132
Total EPA violations on record
11%
Health-based (MCL / treatment failure)
302
People served by this PWS (SDWIS)
N/A
PFAS compounds detected (UCMR5)

Population ordinals match the sitemap cohort (systems serving 500+, population_served DESC). See methodology · corpus placement.

F
Water Safety Score
18/100
Vernon Waterworks Special Service Dist

Based on EPA SDWIS violation history and UCMR5 PFAS testing only, not water taste, odor, infrastructure age, or contaminants outside the federally tracked set.

Health-based violations F
14
EPA SDWIS health-based violations on record (MCL, MRDL, treatment technique)
Monitoring & reporting violations F
118
Non-health SDWIS violations (monitoring, reporting, and other compliance)
PFAS contamination N/A
Not UCMR5-tested
Highest PFAS compound level detected in UCMR5 testing

System Details

System Type
Community
Owner Type
Local
Connections
79
County
Tooele
School/Daycare
No
MCL Violations
14
Monitoring Violations
87
Treatment Tech Violations
0

Violation History

Contaminant violations recorded by EPA.

Contaminant Category Count Latest
Coliform (TCR) MR 16 2003
Coliform (TCR) MCL 14 2007
Consumer Confidence Rule Other 8 2018
Lead and Copper Rule MR 7 2011
Nitrate MR 5 1995
Barium MR 5 1988
Chromium MR 5 1988
Cadmium MR 5 1988
Fluoride MR 5 1988
Arsenic MR 5 1988
Mercury MR 4 1988
Selenium MR 4 1988
Coliform (TCR) Other 3 2000
Surface Water Treatment Rule MR 3 2017
Revised Total Coliform Rule MON 2 2024
Vinyl chloride MR 1 1995
Carbon tetrachloride MR 1 1995
1,2-Dichloroethane MR 1 1995
1,1-Dichloroethylene MR 1 1995
1,1,1-Trichloroethane MR 1 1995
1,2-Dichloropropane MR 1 1995
CHLOROBENZENE MR 1 1995
o-Dichlorobenzene MR 1 1995
Tetrachloroethylene MR 1 1995
Xylenes, Total MR 1 1995
DICHLOROMETHANE MR 1 1995
1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene MR 1 1995
1,1,2-Trichloroethane MR 1 1995
Toluene MR 1 1995
Ethylbenzene MR 1 1995

Violation Count vs. the National Corpus

Vernon Waterworks Special Service Dist has 132 recorded EPA violations, 79% of the 29,740 public water systems serving 500+ people nationwide carry fewer, and 21% carry more. 11% of this system's own violations are health-based (14 of 132), and it ranks unranked by population served among that same cohort.

EPA violations vs. the national water-system corpus

Public water systems serving 500+ people (EPA SDWIS)

132 Higher than most more violations than 79% of 29,740 water systems

the national water-system corpus, bucketed by value

Each bar is a band; taller bars hold more water systems. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count and share, and where it sits relative to this entry.

Source EPA SDWIS · 2026-05-15

How many violations vs. how serious, among peer systems

Vernon Waterworks Special Service Dist plotted against 29 peer public water systems (500+ people served), by total violation count (x) and the share of those violations that are health-based (y). The crosshair sits at this sample's own median on each axis. A high violation count does not automatically mean a serious record: most monitoring and reporting violations are minor, not health-based.

Violation volume vs. health-based share

30 public water systems (500+ people served), EPA SDWIS current release. 2×2 strategic matrix plotting 30 entities by Total violations (X) and Health-based share (Y), with a crosshair dividing the plot into four quadrants. Frequent and seriousRare but seriousFrequent, mostly paperworkClean record 0200400600 0%20%40%60%80%100% Total violations Health-based share Violation volume vs. health-based share Miccosukee Service Plaza-0, 0%Brazoria - Fort Bend Counties MUD 3-0, 0%Tanglewilde Thompson Place 600-2, 0%Center Water Co-5, 0%Montgomery Co RWD 12-7, 29%Spring Mills Elem School/Hvs-9, 0%Irvin Water District #6-11, 27%Great Bend Industrial Park-14, 0%Nooksack Valley Water Association-16, 31%Glen Park Village-19, 0%Camp Is-Sho-Da-22, 0%Kipling Oaks 1-25, 16%McLouth, City Of-29, 17%Hamilton-33, 0%Pine Valley Plantation-37, 24%Lake Gibson Estates-42, 2%Ticonderoga WD-47, 26%Town of Welaka-54, 0%Township of Blairstown Dpw-61, 0%McIntosh Water & Fire Pro Authority-71, 0%Sunset Ridge Water District-82, 15%South Deerfield Water Supply District-96, 16%Clarkdale Municipal Water System-114, 0%Orange Water Dept-136, 14%Mount Pleasant Water Sys #1-167, 11%Benson Culinary Improvement District-212, 1%Eureka Water Association-273, 0%City of Ballinger-372, 85%Conemaugh Twp Muni Auth-567, 1%Vernon Waterworks Special Service Dist-132, 11%
30 public water systems (500+ people served), EPA SDWIS current release.

Population served record for Vernon Waterworks Special Service Dist

EPA SDWIS lists 302 people served and 79 connections for this PWS, confirm the service-area footprint on the federal report before comparing to municipal census totals.

Sources: EPA SDWIS

Nationwide peers

132 violations · 302 served: nearest cross-state SDWIS matches.

What to do with Vernon Waterworks Special Service Dist

Use this system's EPA-reported record as a starting filter, not a final verdict.

  • See how every tracked system in Utah compares on the same EPA violation measures. Utah systems
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