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Community Water System · PWS UTAH27025

Pine Valley Irrigation Co

St George, Utah 84770 - drinking water served from groundwater sources to 50 people, tracked in EPA SDWIS and UCMR5.

50
People served
1,166
EPA violations
11
Health-based
Untested
UCMR5 result

The verdict

EPA records 1,166 drinking-water violations at Pine Valley Irrigation Co, 1% of them health-based - above the Utah per-system average.

1,166
Total EPA violations on record
1%
Health-based (MCL / treatment failure)
50
People served by this system
N/A
PFAS compounds detected (UCMR5)

Water Quality Snapshot: Pine Valley Irrigation Co

Pine Valley Irrigation Co is a private-owned community water system that delivers drinking water to 50 residents in St George, Utah (Washington County) through 462 service connections. Its water is drawn from groundwater sources. EPA's Safe Drinking Water Information System records 1,166 total violations for this system , of which 11 (1%) are health-based, meaning a contaminant exceeded an EPA Maximum Contaminant Level or a required treatment technique failed. A further 1,128 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 Radium-228, recorded in 65 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%).

Pine Valley Irrigation Co's 1,166 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
50
Total Violations
1,166
Health-Based Violations
11
Water Source
Groundwater

System Details

System Type
Community
Owner Type
Private
Connections
462
County
Washington
School/Daycare
No
MCL Violations
2
Monitoring Violations
1,128
Treatment Tech Violations
9

Violation History

Contaminant violations recorded by EPA.

Contaminant Category Count Latest
Radium-228 MR 65 2014
Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and U MR 50 2014
Radium-226 MR 47 2014
Nitrate MR 34 2022
Benzene MR 21 2013
Carbon tetrachloride MR 21 2013
1,1-Dichloroethylene MR 21 2013
p-Dichlorobenzene MR 21 2013
1,1,1-Trichloroethane MR 21 2013
1,2-Dichloropropane MR 21 2013
o-Dichlorobenzene MR 21 2013
Styrene MR 21 2013
Toluene MR 21 2013
trans-1,2-Dichloroethylene MR 21 2013
Xylenes, Total MR 21 2013
DICHLOROMETHANE MR 21 2013
1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene MR 21 2013
cis-1,2-Dichloroethylene MR 21 2013
1,2-Dichloroethane MR 21 2013
1,1,2-Trichloroethane MR 21 2013
CHLOROBENZENE MR 21 2013
Ethylbenzene MR 21 2013
Combined Radium (-226 and -228) MR 21 2011
Tetrachloroethylene MR 21 2013
Trichloroethylene MR 21 2013
Combined Uranium MR 21 2011
Vinyl chloride MR 21 2013
Endrin MR 15 2014
BHC-GAMMA MR 15 2014
Methoxychlor MR 15 2014

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 Pine Valley Irrigation Co.

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 UTAH27025 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 Lead and Copper Rule MR 14 SDWIS / UTAH27025 / 5000
2022 Nitrate MR 34 SDWIS / UTAH27025 / 1040
2022 Groundwater Rule TT 9 SDWIS / UTAH27025 / 0700
2020 Revised Total Coliform Rule MON 12 SDWIS / UTAH27025 / 8000
2019 Consumer Confidence Rule Other 3 SDWIS / UTAH27025 / 7000
2017 Revised Total Coliform Rule Other 3 SDWIS / UTAH27025 / 8000
2015 Arsenic MR 13 SDWIS / UTAH27025 / 1005
2014 Radium-228 MR 65 SDWIS / UTAH27025 / 4030
2014 Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and U MR 50 SDWIS / UTAH27025 / 4000
2014 Radium-226 MR 47 SDWIS / UTAH27025 / 4020
2014 Endrin MR 15 SDWIS / UTAH27025 / 2005
2014 BHC-GAMMA MR 15 SDWIS / UTAH27025 / 2010
2014 Methoxychlor MR 15 SDWIS / UTAH27025 / 2015
2014 Toxaphene MR 15 SDWIS / UTAH27025 / 2020
2014 2,4-D MR 15 SDWIS / UTAH27025 / 2105

How Pine Valley Irrigation Co Compares

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

Metric Pine Valley Irrigation Co Utah avg Federal benchmark
Total violations 1,166 159 SDWA compliance, any non-zero count is a recorded breach
Health-based violations 11 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 50 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 Pine Valley Irrigation Co water safe to drink? ▼
Pine Valley Irrigation Co (PWS ID: UTAH27025) has 1166 recorded violations in the EPA SDWIS database. No PFAS contamination was detected in UCMR5 testing. This system serves 50 people using Groundwater sources.
How many people does Pine Valley Irrigation Co serve? ▼
Pine Valley Irrigation Co serves 50 people in St George, Utah. It is a Private-owned system using Groundwater water sources with 462 service connections.
What type of violations does Pine Valley Irrigation Co have? ▼
Pine Valley Irrigation Co has 1,166 total violations: 11 health-based violations (MCL exceedances or treatment failures), 1,128 monitoring/reporting violations, and 9 treatment technique violations. Health-based violations indicate contaminant levels exceeded EPA safe limits.
Has PFAS been detected in Pine Valley Irrigation Co water? ▼
No PFAS testing data is available for Pine Valley Irrigation Co under the EPA's UCMR5 monitoring program.
What water source does Pine Valley Irrigation Co use? ▼
Pine Valley Irrigation Co 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.