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Cedar Fort Water System

Cedar Valley, Utah 84012 - drinking water served from groundwater sources to 400 people, tracked in EPA SDWIS and UCMR5.

400
People served
1,046
EPA violations
6
Health-based
Untested
UCMR5 result

The verdict

EPA records 1,046 drinking-water violations at Cedar Fort Water System, 1% of them health-based - above the Utah per-system average.

1,046
Total EPA violations on record
1%
Health-based (MCL / treatment failure)
400
People served by this system
N/A
PFAS compounds detected (UCMR5)

Water Quality Snapshot: Cedar Fort Water System

Cedar Fort Water System is a local-owned community water system that delivers drinking water to 400 residents in Cedar Valley, Utah (Utah County) through 129 service connections. Its water is drawn from groundwater sources. EPA's Safe Drinking Water Information System records 1,046 total violations for this system , of which 6 (1%) are health-based, meaning a contaminant exceeded an EPA Maximum Contaminant Level or a required treatment technique failed. A further 972 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 Fluoride, recorded in 51 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%).

Cedar Fort Water System's 1,046 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
400
Total Violations
1,046
Health-Based Violations
6
Water Source
Groundwater

System Details

System Type
Community
Owner Type
Local
Connections
129
County
Utah
School/Daycare
No
MCL Violations
0
Monitoring Violations
972
Treatment Tech Violations
6

Violation History

Contaminant violations recorded by EPA.

Contaminant Category Count Latest
Fluoride MR 51 2023
Radium-228 MR 48 2019
Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and U MR 46 2019
Radium-226 MR 42 2019
Nitrate MR 24 2022
Combined Uranium MR 24 2011
Combined Radium (-226 and -228) MR 24 2011
Xylenes, Total MR 21 2013
p-Dichlorobenzene MR 21 2013
Carbon tetrachloride MR 21 2013
1,2-Dichloropropane MR 21 2013
Toluene MR 21 2013
Ethylbenzene MR 21 2013
Styrene MR 21 2013
DICHLOROMETHANE MR 21 2013
o-Dichlorobenzene MR 21 2013
Vinyl chloride MR 21 2013
1,1-Dichloroethylene MR 21 2013
trans-1,2-Dichloroethylene MR 21 2013
1,1,1-Trichloroethane MR 21 2013
Benzene MR 21 2013
1,2-Dichloroethane MR 21 2013
Trichloroethylene MR 21 2013
1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene MR 21 2013
cis-1,2-Dichloroethylene MR 21 2013
1,1,2-Trichloroethane MR 21 2013
Tetrachloroethylene MR 21 2013
CHLOROBENZENE MR 21 2013
Chromium MR 18 2020
Barium MR 18 2020

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 Cedar Fort Water System.

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 UTAH25009 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 Lead and Copper Rule MR 12 SDWIS / UTAH25009 / 5000
2025 Consumer Confidence Rule Other 8 SDWIS / UTAH25009 / 7000
2025 LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS RPT 1 SDWIS / UTAH25009 / 5200
2023 Fluoride MR 51 SDWIS / UTAH25009 / 1025
2023 Revised Total Coliform Rule MON 3 SDWIS / UTAH25009 / 8000
2022 Nitrate MR 24 SDWIS / UTAH25009 / 1040
2020 Chromium MR 18 SDWIS / UTAH25009 / 1020
2020 Barium MR 18 SDWIS / UTAH25009 / 1010
2020 Cadmium MR 18 SDWIS / UTAH25009 / 1015
2020 Mercury MR 18 SDWIS / UTAH25009 / 1035
2020 Arsenic MR 18 SDWIS / UTAH25009 / 1005
2020 Selenium MR 18 SDWIS / UTAH25009 / 1045
2020 Nickel MR 12 SDWIS / UTAH25009 / 1036
2020 Antimony, Total MR 12 SDWIS / UTAH25009 / 1074
2020 Beryllium, Total MR 12 SDWIS / UTAH25009 / 1075

How Cedar Fort Water System Compares

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

Metric Cedar Fort Water System Utah avg Federal benchmark
Total violations 1,046 159 SDWA compliance, any non-zero count is a recorded breach
Health-based violations 6 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 400 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 Cedar Fort Water System water safe to drink? ▼
Cedar Fort Water System (PWS ID: UTAH25009) has 1046 recorded violations in the EPA SDWIS database. No PFAS contamination was detected in UCMR5 testing. This system serves 400 people using Groundwater sources.
How many people does Cedar Fort Water System serve? ▼
Cedar Fort Water System serves 400 people in Cedar Valley, Utah. It is a Local-owned system using Groundwater water sources with 129 service connections.
What type of violations does Cedar Fort Water System have? ▼
Cedar Fort Water System has 1,046 total violations: 6 health-based violations (MCL exceedances or treatment failures), 972 monitoring/reporting violations, and 6 treatment technique violations. Health-based violations indicate contaminant levels exceeded EPA safe limits.
Has PFAS been detected in Cedar Fort Water System water? ▼
No PFAS testing data is available for Cedar Fort Water System under the EPA's UCMR5 monitoring program.
What water source does Cedar Fort Water System use? ▼
Cedar Fort Water System 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.