Question 1

Is Twin Creeks Ssd water safe to drink?

Accepted Answer

Twin Creeks Ssd (PWS ID: UTAH26080) has 115 recorded violations in the EPA SDWIS database. No PFAS contamination was detected in UCMR5 testing. EPA SDWIS lists this system's service population as 4,640 people using Surface Water sources.

Question 2

How many people does Twin Creeks Ssd serve?

Accepted Answer

EPA SDWIS reports that Twin Creeks Ssd serves 4,640 people (this public water system's service population, not the municipal population of Payson or any other city). It is a Local-owned system using Surface Water water sources with 1,602 service connections. The operator address is listed in Payson, Utah.

Question 3

What type of violations does Twin Creeks Ssd have?

Accepted Answer

Twin Creeks Ssd has 115 total violations: 9 health-based violations (MCL exceedances or treatment failures), 102 monitoring/reporting violations, and 9 treatment technique violations. Health-based violations indicate contaminant levels exceeded EPA safe limits.

Question 4

Has PFAS been detected in Twin Creeks Ssd water?

Accepted Answer

No PFAS testing data is available for Twin Creeks Ssd under the EPA's UCMR5 monitoring program.

Question 5

What water source does Twin Creeks Ssd use?

Accepted Answer

Twin Creeks Ssd uses Surface Water as its primary water source. It is classified as a Community Water System (CWS), serving residential populations year-round.

Question 6

Where does this data come from?

Accepted Answer

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.

Question 7

Where does Twin Creeks Ssd sit among U.S. public water systems?

Accepted Answer

According to EPA SDWIS population_served among sitemap-advertised systems (serving 500+), Twin Creeks Ssd ranks #8,079 of 29,740 by people served, and #110 of 321 in Utah. Ordinals use population_served DESC among systems serving 500+ (the sitemap cohort). See /methodology#corpus-placement.

Question 8

How does Twin Creeks Ssd's violation count compare nationally?

Accepted Answer

Twin Creeks Ssd has 115 recorded EPA SDWIS violations, fewer than 24% of the 29,740 public water systems serving 500 or more people nationwide (the same sitemap cohort used for the corpus-placement ranking above). 76% of that cohort has fewer violations than Twin Creeks Ssd. A system can have zero recorded violations and still be actively monitored, and a high violation count often reflects a system that reports thoroughly, not necessarily one with worse water.

Contaminant	Category	Count	Latest
Surface Water Treatment Rule	MR	9	2017
Groundwater Rule	TT	9	2019
Lead and Copper Rule	MR	4	2006
Chlorine	MR	3	2011
Revised Total Coliform Rule	MON	3	2017
Revised Total Coliform Rule	Other	3	2017
Benzene	MR	2	2003
Carbon tetrachloride	MR	2	2003
1,2-Dichloroethane	MR	2	2003
Trichloroethylene	MR	2	2003
1,1-Dichloroethylene	MR	2	2003
p-Dichlorobenzene	MR	2	2003
1,1,1-Trichloroethane	MR	2	2003
cis-1,2-Dichloroethylene	MR	2	2003
Ethylbenzene	MR	2	2003
o-Dichlorobenzene	MR	2	2003
Styrene	MR	2	2003
Toluene	MR	2	2003
1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene	MR	2	2003
1,1,2-Trichloroethane	MR	2	2003
Vinyl chloride	MR	2	2003
CHLOROBENZENE	MR	2	2003
Tetrachloroethylene	MR	2	2003
trans-1,2-Dichloroethylene	MR	2	2003
Xylenes, Total	MR	2	2003
DICHLOROMETHANE	MR	2	2003
Nitrate	MR	2	2005
1,2-Dichloropropane	MR	2	2003
Methoxychlor	MR	1	2001
Toxaphene	MR	1	2001

Twin Creeks Ssd

Twin Creeks Ssd standing, high SDWIS violation third

System Details

Violation History

Violation Count vs. the National Corpus

Population served record for Twin Creeks Ssd

Nationwide peers

Cross-state systems with comparable violation load

Cross-state systems with similar served population