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Transient Non-Community Water System · PWS UTAH29047

Causey Estates

Salt Lake City, Utah 84106 - drinking water served from groundwater sources to 300 people, tracked in EPA SDWIS and UCMR5.

300
People served
36
EPA violations
10
Health-based
Untested
UCMR5 result

The verdict

EPA records 36 drinking-water violations at Causey Estates, 28% of them health-based - below the Utah per-system average.

36
Total EPA violations on record
28%
Health-based (MCL / treatment failure)
300
People served by this system
N/A
PFAS compounds detected (UCMR5)

Water Quality Snapshot: Causey Estates

Causey Estates is a private-owned transient non-community water system that delivers drinking water to 300 residents in Salt Lake City, Utah (Weber County) through 137 service connections. Its water is drawn from groundwater sources. EPA's Safe Drinking Water Information System records 36 total violations for this system , of which 10 (28%) are health-based, meaning a contaminant exceeded an EPA Maximum Contaminant Level or a required treatment technique failed. A further 15 monitoring and reporting violations are on file. The most recent violation on record dates to 2020.

The most frequently cited contaminant at this system is Nitrate, recorded in 8 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%).

Causey Estates's 36 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
36
Health-Based Violations
10
Water Source
Groundwater

System Details

System Type
Transient Non-Community
Owner Type
Private
Connections
137
County
Weber
School/Daycare
No
MCL Violations
0
Monitoring Violations
15
Treatment Tech Violations
10

Violation History

Contaminant violations recorded by EPA.

Contaminant Category Count Latest
Nitrate MR 8 2018
Revised Total Coliform Rule TT 7 2016
Groundwater Rule TT 3 2019
E. COLI MR 3 2020
Revised Total Coliform Rule MON 3 2019
Revised Total Coliform Rule RPT 3 2019
Revised Total Coliform Rule Other 3 2017
Nitrite MR 1 1993

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 Causey Estates.

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 UTAH29047 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
2020 E. COLI MR 3 SDWIS / UTAH29047 / 3014
2019 Groundwater Rule TT 3 SDWIS / UTAH29047 / 0700
2019 Revised Total Coliform Rule MON 3 SDWIS / UTAH29047 / 8000
2019 Revised Total Coliform Rule RPT 3 SDWIS / UTAH29047 / 8000
2018 Nitrate MR 8 SDWIS / UTAH29047 / 1040
2017 Revised Total Coliform Rule Other 3 SDWIS / UTAH29047 / 8000
2016 Revised Total Coliform Rule TT 7 SDWIS / UTAH29047 / 8000
1993 Nitrite MR 1 SDWIS / UTAH29047 / 1041

How Causey Estates Compares

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

Metric Causey Estates Utah avg Federal benchmark
Total violations 36 159 SDWA compliance, any non-zero count is a recorded breach
Health-based violations 10 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 Causey Estates water safe to drink? ▼
Causey Estates (PWS ID: UTAH29047) has 36 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 Causey Estates serve? ▼
Causey Estates serves 300 people in Salt Lake City, Utah. It is a Private-owned system using Groundwater water sources with 137 service connections.
What type of violations does Causey Estates have? ▼
Causey Estates has 36 total violations: 10 health-based violations (MCL exceedances or treatment failures), 15 monitoring/reporting violations, and 10 treatment technique violations. Health-based violations indicate contaminant levels exceeded EPA safe limits.
Has PFAS been detected in Causey Estates water? ▼
No PFAS testing data is available for Causey Estates under the EPA's UCMR5 monitoring program.
What water source does Causey Estates use? ▼
Causey Estates 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.