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Big Plains Water Ssd - Apple Valley

Apple Valley, Utah 84737 - drinking water served from groundwater sources to 450 people, tracked in EPA SDWIS and UCMR5.

450
People served
1,046
EPA violations
28
Health-based
Untested
UCMR5 result

The verdict

EPA records 1,046 drinking-water violations at Big Plains Water Ssd - Apple Valley, 3% of them health-based - above the Utah per-system average.

1,046
Total EPA violations on record
3%
Health-based (MCL / treatment failure)
450
People served by this system
N/A
PFAS compounds detected (UCMR5)

Water Quality Snapshot: Big Plains Water Ssd - Apple Valley

Big Plains Water Ssd - Apple Valley is a private-owned community water system that delivers drinking water to 450 residents in Apple Valley, Utah (Washington County) through 259 service connections. Its water is drawn from groundwater sources. EPA's Safe Drinking Water Information System records 1,046 total violations for this system , of which 28 (3%) are health-based, meaning a contaminant exceeded an EPA Maximum Contaminant Level or a required treatment technique failed. A further 985 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 Coliform (TCR), recorded in 44 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%).

Big Plains Water Ssd - Apple Valley's 1,046 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
450
Total Violations
1,046
Health-Based Violations
28
Water Source
Groundwater

System Details

System Type
Community
Owner Type
Private
Connections
259
County
Washington
School/Daycare
No
MCL Violations
7
Monitoring Violations
985
Treatment Tech Violations
21

Violation History

Contaminant violations recorded by EPA.

Contaminant Category Count Latest
Coliform (TCR) MR 44 2015
Nitrate MR 23 2013
Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and U MR 22 2022
1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene MR 22 2013
Xylenes, Total MR 22 2013
o-Dichlorobenzene MR 22 2013
p-Dichlorobenzene MR 22 2013
1,1-Dichloroethylene MR 22 2013
1,2-Dichloroethane MR 22 2013
Tetrachloroethylene MR 22 2013
Toluene MR 22 2013
Ethylbenzene MR 22 2013
cis-1,2-Dichloroethylene MR 22 2013
Vinyl chloride MR 22 2013
Styrene MR 22 2013
trans-1,2-Dichloroethylene MR 22 2013
1,1,1-Trichloroethane MR 22 2013
Carbon tetrachloride MR 22 2013
1,2-Dichloropropane MR 22 2013
Trichloroethylene MR 22 2013
CHLOROBENZENE MR 22 2013
Benzene MR 22 2013
1,1,2-Trichloroethane MR 22 2013
DICHLOROMETHANE MR 22 2013
Radium-228 MR 16 2022
Groundwater Rule TT 15 2022
Radium-226 MR 13 2022
Endrin MR 11 2011
BHC-GAMMA MR 11 2011
Methoxychlor MR 11 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 Big Plains Water Ssd - Apple Valley.

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 UTAH27069 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 Consumer Confidence Rule Other 5 SDWIS / UTAH27069 / 7000
2023 E. COLI MR 6 SDWIS / UTAH27069 / 3014
2023 Revised Total Coliform Rule TT 6 SDWIS / UTAH27069 / 8000
2023 Revised Total Coliform Rule MON 6 SDWIS / UTAH27069 / 8000
2022 Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and U MR 22 SDWIS / UTAH27069 / 4000
2022 Radium-228 MR 16 SDWIS / UTAH27069 / 4030
2022 Groundwater Rule TT 15 SDWIS / UTAH27069 / 0700
2022 Radium-226 MR 13 SDWIS / UTAH27069 / 4020
2017 Revised Total Coliform Rule Other 3 SDWIS / UTAH27069 / 8000
2016 Lead and Copper Rule MR 5 SDWIS / UTAH27069 / 5000
2015 Coliform (TCR) MR 44 SDWIS / UTAH27069 / 3100
2013 Nitrate MR 23 SDWIS / UTAH27069 / 1040
2013 1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene MR 22 SDWIS / UTAH27069 / 2378
2013 Xylenes, Total MR 22 SDWIS / UTAH27069 / 2955
2013 o-Dichlorobenzene MR 22 SDWIS / UTAH27069 / 2968

How Big Plains Water Ssd - Apple Valley Compares

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

Metric Big Plains Water Ssd - Apple Valley Utah avg Federal benchmark
Total violations 1,046 159 SDWA compliance, any non-zero count is a recorded breach
Health-based violations 28 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 450 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 Big Plains Water Ssd - Apple Valley water safe to drink? ▼
Big Plains Water Ssd - Apple Valley (PWS ID: UTAH27069) has 1046 recorded violations in the EPA SDWIS database. No PFAS contamination was detected in UCMR5 testing. This system serves 450 people using Groundwater sources.
How many people does Big Plains Water Ssd - Apple Valley serve? ▼
Big Plains Water Ssd - Apple Valley serves 450 people in Apple Valley, Utah. It is a Private-owned system using Groundwater water sources with 259 service connections.
What type of violations does Big Plains Water Ssd - Apple Valley have? ▼
Big Plains Water Ssd - Apple Valley has 1,046 total violations: 28 health-based violations (MCL exceedances or treatment failures), 985 monitoring/reporting violations, and 21 treatment technique violations. Health-based violations indicate contaminant levels exceeded EPA safe limits.
Has PFAS been detected in Big Plains Water Ssd - Apple Valley water? ▼
No PFAS testing data is available for Big Plains Water Ssd - Apple Valley under the EPA's UCMR5 monitoring program.
What water source does Big Plains Water Ssd - Apple Valley use? ▼
Big Plains Water Ssd - Apple Valley 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.