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Transient Non-Community Water System · PWS UTAH27041

Camp Kolob - Spring Creek

Salt Lake City, Utah 84150-6320 - drinking water served from groundwater sources to 300 people, tracked in EPA SDWIS and UCMR5.

300
People served
59
EPA violations
46
Health-based
Untested
UCMR5 result

The verdict

EPA records 59 drinking-water violations at Camp Kolob - Spring Creek, 78% of them health-based - below the Utah per-system average.

59
Total EPA violations on record
78%
Health-based (MCL / treatment failure)
300
People served by this system
N/A
PFAS compounds detected (UCMR5)

Water Quality Snapshot: Camp Kolob - Spring Creek

Camp Kolob - Spring Creek is a private-owned transient non-community water system that delivers drinking water to 300 residents in Salt Lake City, Utah (Washington County) through 1 service connections. Its water is drawn from groundwater sources. EPA's Safe Drinking Water Information System records 59 total violations for this system , of which 46 (78%) are health-based, meaning a contaminant exceeded an EPA Maximum Contaminant Level or a required treatment technique failed. A further 10 monitoring and reporting violations are on file. The most recent violation on record dates to 2024.

The most frequently cited contaminant at this system is Groundwater Rule, recorded in 40 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%).

Camp Kolob - Spring Creek's 59 violations sit below 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
300
Total Violations
59
Health-Based Violations
46
Water Source
Groundwater

System Details

System Type
Transient Non-Community
Owner Type
Private
Connections
1
County
Washington
School/Daycare
No
MCL Violations
0
Monitoring Violations
10
Treatment Tech Violations
46

Violation History

Contaminant violations recorded by EPA.

Contaminant Category Count Latest
Groundwater Rule TT 40 2015
Revised Total Coliform Rule TT 6 2020
Coliform (TCR) MR 3 2015
E. COLI MR 3 2016
Nitrate MR 2 1982
Revised Total Coliform Rule MON 2 2024

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 Camp Kolob - Spring Creek.

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 UTAH27041 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
2024 Revised Total Coliform Rule MON 2 SDWIS / UTAH27041 / 8000
2020 Revised Total Coliform Rule TT 6 SDWIS / UTAH27041 / 8000
2016 E. COLI MR 3 SDWIS / UTAH27041 / 3014
2015 Groundwater Rule TT 40 SDWIS / UTAH27041 / 0700
2015 Coliform (TCR) MR 3 SDWIS / UTAH27041 / 3100
1982 Nitrate MR 2 SDWIS / UTAH27041 / 1040

How Camp Kolob - Spring Creek Compares

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

Metric Camp Kolob - Spring Creek Utah avg Federal benchmark
Total violations 59 159 SDWA compliance, any non-zero count is a recorded breach
Health-based violations 46 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 300 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 Camp Kolob - Spring Creek water safe to drink? ▼
Camp Kolob - Spring Creek (PWS ID: UTAH27041) has 59 recorded violations in the EPA SDWIS database. No PFAS contamination was detected in UCMR5 testing. This system serves 300 people using Groundwater sources.
How many people does Camp Kolob - Spring Creek serve? ▼
Camp Kolob - Spring Creek serves 300 people in Salt Lake City, Utah. It is a Private-owned system using Groundwater water sources with 1 service connections.
What type of violations does Camp Kolob - Spring Creek have? ▼
Camp Kolob - Spring Creek has 59 total violations: 46 health-based violations (MCL exceedances or treatment failures), 10 monitoring/reporting violations, and 46 treatment technique violations. Health-based violations indicate contaminant levels exceeded EPA safe limits.
Has PFAS been detected in Camp Kolob - Spring Creek water? ▼
No PFAS testing data is available for Camp Kolob - Spring Creek under the EPA's UCMR5 monitoring program.
What water source does Camp Kolob - Spring Creek use? ▼
Camp Kolob - Spring Creek 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.