Community Water System · PWS WY5601391
White Mountain W&S District
Rock Springs, Wyoming 82902 - drinking water served from surface water sources to 3,000 people, tracked in EPA SDWIS and UCMR5.
- 3,000
- People served
- 0
- EPA violations
- 0
- Health-based
- Untested
- UCMR5 result
The verdict
White Mountain W&S District carries a clean Safe Drinking Water Act record, zero EPA violations.
- 0
- Total EPA violations on record
- 0%
- Health-based (MCL / treatment failure)
- 3,000
- People served by this system
- N/A
- PFAS compounds detected (UCMR5)
Water Quality Snapshot: White Mountain W&S District
White Mountain W&S District is a local-owned community water system that delivers drinking water to 3,000 residents in Rock Springs, Wyoming (Sweetwater County) through 692 service connections. Its water is drawn from surface water sources. EPA's Safe Drinking Water Information System records 0 total violations for this system , giving it a clean Safe Drinking Water Act compliance record.
No specific contaminant violations have been recorded in EPA's detailed violation register for this system. This system has not yet been sampled under EPA's UCMR5 PFAS monitoring program, so no PFAS detection data is available here.
Across Wyoming, EPA tracks 766 public water systems serving 639,288 people, with 32,465 cumulative violations and 4,023 health-based violations on record. About 95% of systems in the state carry at least one violation, and state-wide the average per system is 42.4 violations. Statewide, 18 of 33 UCMR5-tested systems have reported PFAS detections (54.5%).
White Mountain W&S District's 0 violations sit below the Wyoming average.
All figures above are sourced directly from EPA SDWIS and UCMR5 public data releases and are updated as EPA publishes new reporting cycles.
System Details
- System Type
- Community
- Owner Type
- Local
- Connections
- 692
- County
- Sweetwater
- School/Daycare
- No
- MCL Violations
- 0
- Monitoring Violations
- 0
- Treatment Tech Violations
- 0
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 White Mountain W&S District.
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 WY5601391 on SDWISSource: EPA SDWIS Federal Reports Search
Wyoming Drinking Water Authority
Wyoming'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 WY regulator via EPA SDWISHow White Mountain W&S District Compares
Cross-reference this system's record against state averages and the federal MCL framework for context.
| Metric | White Mountain W&S District | Wyoming avg | Federal benchmark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total violations | 0 | 42.4 | SDWA compliance, any non-zero count is a recorded breach |
| Health-based violations | 0 | 5.3 | Indicates a contaminant exceeded a federal MCL |
| PFAS detection | None | 54.5% | EPA final rule (2024): PFOA/PFOS MCL = 4.0 ppt |
| Population served | 3,000 | 835 | Sizing context for compliance burden |
Sources: EPA SDWIS and EPA National Primary Drinking Water Regulations (40 CFR Part 141). State averages computed across 766 regulated public water systems in Wyoming.
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 |
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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.