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Goshen Town Water System

Goshen, Utah 84633 - drinking water served from groundwater sources to 925 people, tracked in EPA SDWIS and UCMR5.

925
People served
343
EPA violations
15
Health-based
Untested
UCMR5 result

The verdict

EPA records 343 drinking-water violations at Goshen Town Water System, 4% of them health-based - above the Utah per-system average.

343
Total EPA violations on record
4%
Health-based (MCL / treatment failure)
925
People served by this system
N/A
PFAS compounds detected (UCMR5)

Water Quality Snapshot: Goshen Town Water System

Goshen Town Water System is a local-owned community water system that delivers drinking water to 925 residents in Goshen, Utah (Utah County) through 352 service connections. Its water is drawn from groundwater sources. EPA's Safe Drinking Water Information System records 343 total violations for this system , of which 15 (4%) are health-based, meaning a contaminant exceeded an EPA Maximum Contaminant Level or a required treatment technique failed. A further 253 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 Revised Total Coliform Rule, recorded in 29 violations (MON). 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%).

Goshen Town Water System's 343 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
925
Total Violations
343
Health-Based Violations
15
Water Source
Groundwater

System Details

System Type
Community
Owner Type
Local
Connections
352
County
Utah
School/Daycare
No
MCL Violations
12
Monitoring Violations
253
Treatment Tech Violations
3

Violation History

Contaminant violations recorded by EPA.

Contaminant Category Count Latest
Revised Total Coliform Rule MON 29 2023
Coliform (TCR) MR 19 2011
Nitrate MR 19 2018
Chlorine MR 16 2015
Coliform (TCR) MCL 12 2015
Lead and Copper Rule MR 11 2019
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) MR 10 2023
TTHM MR 10 2023
Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and U MR 5 2008
Benzene MR 5 2011
Carbon tetrachloride MR 5 2011
1,2-Dichloroethane MR 5 2011
Trichloroethylene MR 5 2011
1,1-Dichloroethylene MR 5 2011
p-Dichlorobenzene MR 5 2011
cis-1,2-Dichloroethylene MR 5 2011
1,2-Dichloropropane MR 5 2011
Ethylbenzene MR 5 2011
CHLOROBENZENE MR 5 2011
o-Dichlorobenzene MR 5 2011
Styrene MR 5 2011
Tetrachloroethylene MR 5 2011
Toluene MR 5 2011
Xylenes, Total MR 5 2011
DICHLOROMETHANE MR 5 2011
1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene MR 5 2011
1,1,2-Trichloroethane MR 5 2011
Vinyl chloride MR 5 2011
1,1,1-Trichloroethane MR 5 2011
trans-1,2-Dichloroethylene MR 5 2011

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 Goshen Town 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 UTAH25013 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 Revised Total Coliform Rule MON 29 SDWIS / UTAH25013 / 8000
2023 Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) MR 10 SDWIS / UTAH25013 / 2456
2023 TTHM MR 10 SDWIS / UTAH25013 / 2950
2019 Lead and Copper Rule MR 11 SDWIS / UTAH25013 / 5000
2019 E. COLI MR 3 SDWIS / UTAH25013 / 3014
2018 Nitrate MR 19 SDWIS / UTAH25013 / 1040
2018 Consumer Confidence Rule Other 2 SDWIS / UTAH25013 / 7000
2017 Surface Water Treatment Rule TT 3 SDWIS / UTAH25013 / 0200
2017 Revised Total Coliform Rule Other 3 SDWIS / UTAH25013 / 8000
2015 Chlorine MR 16 SDWIS / UTAH25013 / 0999
2015 Coliform (TCR) MCL 12 SDWIS / UTAH25013 / 3100
2011 Coliform (TCR) MR 19 SDWIS / UTAH25013 / 3100
2011 Benzene MR 5 SDWIS / UTAH25013 / 2990
2011 Carbon tetrachloride MR 5 SDWIS / UTAH25013 / 2982
2011 1,2-Dichloroethane MR 5 SDWIS / UTAH25013 / 2980

How Goshen Town Water System Compares

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

Metric Goshen Town Water System Utah avg Federal benchmark
Total violations 343 159 SDWA compliance, any non-zero count is a recorded breach
Health-based violations 15 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 925 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 Goshen Town Water System water safe to drink? ▼
Goshen Town Water System (PWS ID: UTAH25013) has 343 recorded violations in the EPA SDWIS database. No PFAS contamination was detected in UCMR5 testing. This system serves 925 people using Groundwater sources.
How many people does Goshen Town Water System serve? ▼
Goshen Town Water System serves 925 people in Goshen, Utah. It is a Local-owned system using Groundwater water sources with 352 service connections.
What type of violations does Goshen Town Water System have? ▼
Goshen Town Water System has 343 total violations: 15 health-based violations (MCL exceedances or treatment failures), 253 monitoring/reporting violations, and 3 treatment technique violations. Health-based violations indicate contaminant levels exceeded EPA safe limits.
Has PFAS been detected in Goshen Town Water System water? ▼
No PFAS testing data is available for Goshen Town Water System under the EPA's UCMR5 monitoring program.
What water source does Goshen Town Water System use? ▼
Goshen Town 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.