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Transient Non-Community Water System · PWS UTAH26033

Deer Creek Park

Provo, Utah 84604 - drinking water served from groundwater sources to 150 people, tracked in EPA SDWIS and UCMR5.

150
People served
171
EPA violations
82
Health-based
Untested
UCMR5 result

The verdict

EPA records 171 drinking-water violations at Deer Creek Park, 48% of them health-based - above the Utah per-system average.

171
Total EPA violations on record
48%
Health-based (MCL / treatment failure)
150
People served by this system
N/A
PFAS compounds detected (UCMR5)

Water Quality Snapshot: Deer Creek Park

Deer Creek Park is a private-owned transient non-community water system that delivers drinking water to 150 residents in Provo, Utah (Wasatch County) through 154 service connections. Its water is drawn from groundwater sources. EPA's Safe Drinking Water Information System records 171 total violations for this system , of which 82 (48%) are health-based, meaning a contaminant exceeded an EPA Maximum Contaminant Level or a required treatment technique failed. A further 59 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 Groundwater Rule, recorded in 36 violations (TT, 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%).

Deer Creek Park's 171 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
150
Total Violations
171
Health-Based Violations
82
Water Source
Groundwater

System Details

System Type
Transient Non-Community
Owner Type
Private
Connections
154
County
Wasatch
School/Daycare
No
MCL Violations
30
Monitoring Violations
59
Treatment Tech Violations
52

Violation History

Contaminant violations recorded by EPA.

Contaminant Category Count Latest
Groundwater Rule TT 36 2023
Revised Total Coliform Rule MON 31 2025
Revised Total Coliform Rule MCL 25 2021
Revised Total Coliform Rule TT 16 2019
E. COLI MR 11 2021
Nitrate MR 10 2023
Coliform (TCR) MCL 5 2001
Coliform (TCR) MR 5 2013
Revised Total Coliform Rule Other 3 2017
Coliform (TCR) Other 2 1992
Nitrite MR 2 1995

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 Deer Creek Park.

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 UTAH26033 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 Revised Total Coliform Rule MON 31 SDWIS / UTAH26033 / 8000
2023 Groundwater Rule TT 36 SDWIS / UTAH26033 / 0700
2023 Nitrate MR 10 SDWIS / UTAH26033 / 1040
2021 Revised Total Coliform Rule MCL 25 SDWIS / UTAH26033 / 8000
2021 E. COLI MR 11 SDWIS / UTAH26033 / 3014
2019 Revised Total Coliform Rule TT 16 SDWIS / UTAH26033 / 8000
2017 Revised Total Coliform Rule Other 3 SDWIS / UTAH26033 / 8000
2013 Coliform (TCR) MR 5 SDWIS / UTAH26033 / 3100
2001 Coliform (TCR) MCL 5 SDWIS / UTAH26033 / 3100
1995 Nitrite MR 2 SDWIS / UTAH26033 / 1041
1992 Coliform (TCR) Other 2 SDWIS / UTAH26033 / 3100

How Deer Creek Park Compares

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

Metric Deer Creek Park Utah avg Federal benchmark
Total violations 171 159 SDWA compliance, any non-zero count is a recorded breach
Health-based violations 82 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 150 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 Deer Creek Park water safe to drink? ▼
Deer Creek Park (PWS ID: UTAH26033) has 171 recorded violations in the EPA SDWIS database. No PFAS contamination was detected in UCMR5 testing. This system serves 150 people using Groundwater sources.
How many people does Deer Creek Park serve? ▼
Deer Creek Park serves 150 people in Provo, Utah. It is a Private-owned system using Groundwater water sources with 154 service connections.
What type of violations does Deer Creek Park have? ▼
Deer Creek Park has 171 total violations: 82 health-based violations (MCL exceedances or treatment failures), 59 monitoring/reporting violations, and 52 treatment technique violations. Health-based violations indicate contaminant levels exceeded EPA safe limits.
Has PFAS been detected in Deer Creek Park water? ▼
No PFAS testing data is available for Deer Creek Park under the EPA's UCMR5 monitoring program.
What water source does Deer Creek Park use? ▼
Deer Creek Park uses Groundwater as its primary water source. It is classified as a Transient Non-Community Water System, serving transient populations.
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.