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Big Plains Water Ssd - Cedar Point

Apple Valley, Utah 84737 - drinking water served from groundwater sources to 232 people, tracked in EPA SDWIS and UCMR5.

232
People served
1,897
EPA violations
59
Health-based
Untested
UCMR5 result

The verdict

EPA records 1,897 drinking-water violations at Big Plains Water Ssd - Cedar Point, 3% of them health-based - above the Utah per-system average.

1,897
Total EPA violations on record
3%
Health-based (MCL / treatment failure)
232
People served by this system
N/A
PFAS compounds detected (UCMR5)

Water Quality Snapshot: Big Plains Water Ssd - Cedar Point

Big Plains Water Ssd - Cedar Point is a private-owned community water system that delivers drinking water to 232 residents in Apple Valley, Utah (Washington County) through 149 service connections. Its water is drawn from groundwater sources. EPA's Safe Drinking Water Information System records 1,897 total violations for this system , of which 59 (3%) are health-based, meaning a contaminant exceeded an EPA Maximum Contaminant Level or a required treatment technique failed. A further 1,812 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 Radium-228, recorded in 53 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 - Cedar Point's 1,897 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
232
Total Violations
1,897
Health-Based Violations
59
Water Source
Groundwater

System Details

System Type
Community
Owner Type
Private
Connections
149
County
Washington
School/Daycare
No
MCL Violations
54
Monitoring Violations
1,812
Treatment Tech Violations
5

Violation History

Contaminant violations recorded by EPA.

Contaminant Category Count Latest
Radium-228 MR 53 2015
Combined Radium (-226 and -228) MCL 45 2025
Combined Uranium MR 40 2023
Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and U MR 37 2020
Coliform (TCR) MR 33 2014
Nitrate MR 33 2016
Radium-226 MR 33 2014
Endrin MR 32 2017
Toxaphene MR 32 2017
Di(2-ethylhexyl) adipate MR 32 2017
Simazine MR 32 2017
Picloram MR 32 2017
Dinoseb MR 32 2017
Hexachlorocyclopentadiene MR 32 2017
Atrazine MR 32 2017
LASSO MR 32 2017
Heptachlor MR 32 2017
2,4-D MR 32 2017
2,4,5-TP MR 32 2017
HEXACHLOROBENZENE MR 32 2017
Total Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCB) MR 32 2017
Dalapon MR 32 2017
OXAMYL MR 32 2017
Carbofuran MR 32 2017
Heptachlor epoxide MR 32 2017
Benzo(a)pyrene MR 32 2017
BHC-GAMMA MR 32 2017
Chlordane MR 32 2017
Methoxychlor MR 32 2017
Di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate MR 32 2017

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 - Cedar Point.

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 UTAH27089 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 Combined Radium (-226 and -228) MCL 45 SDWIS / UTAH27089 / 4010
2025 Consumer Confidence Rule Other 11 SDWIS / UTAH27089 / 7000
2025 Revised Total Coliform Rule MON 7 SDWIS / UTAH27089 / 8000
2023 Combined Uranium MR 40 SDWIS / UTAH27089 / 4006
2023 Groundwater Rule TT 5 SDWIS / UTAH27089 / 0700
2022 Lead and Copper Rule MR 28 SDWIS / UTAH27089 / 5000
2020 Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and U MR 37 SDWIS / UTAH27089 / 4000
2017 Endrin MR 32 SDWIS / UTAH27089 / 2005
2017 Toxaphene MR 32 SDWIS / UTAH27089 / 2020
2017 Di(2-ethylhexyl) adipate MR 32 SDWIS / UTAH27089 / 2035
2017 Simazine MR 32 SDWIS / UTAH27089 / 2037
2017 Picloram MR 32 SDWIS / UTAH27089 / 2040
2017 Dinoseb MR 32 SDWIS / UTAH27089 / 2041
2017 Hexachlorocyclopentadiene MR 32 SDWIS / UTAH27089 / 2042
2017 Atrazine MR 32 SDWIS / UTAH27089 / 2050

How Big Plains Water Ssd - Cedar Point Compares

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

Metric Big Plains Water Ssd - Cedar Point Utah avg Federal benchmark
Total violations 1,897 159 SDWA compliance, any non-zero count is a recorded breach
Health-based violations 59 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 232 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 - Cedar Point water safe to drink? ▼
Big Plains Water Ssd - Cedar Point (PWS ID: UTAH27089) has 1897 recorded violations in the EPA SDWIS database. No PFAS contamination was detected in UCMR5 testing. This system serves 232 people using Groundwater sources.
How many people does Big Plains Water Ssd - Cedar Point serve? ▼
Big Plains Water Ssd - Cedar Point serves 232 people in Apple Valley, Utah. It is a Private-owned system using Groundwater water sources with 149 service connections.
What type of violations does Big Plains Water Ssd - Cedar Point have? ▼
Big Plains Water Ssd - Cedar Point has 1,897 total violations: 59 health-based violations (MCL exceedances or treatment failures), 1,812 monitoring/reporting violations, and 5 treatment technique violations. Health-based violations indicate contaminant levels exceeded EPA safe limits.
Has PFAS been detected in Big Plains Water Ssd - Cedar Point water? ▼
No PFAS testing data is available for Big Plains Water Ssd - Cedar Point under the EPA's UCMR5 monitoring program.
What water source does Big Plains Water Ssd - Cedar Point use? ▼
Big Plains Water Ssd - Cedar Point 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.