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Whiterocks Water System

Serves Fort Duchesne, Uintah County, UT · 812 people served

Federal records show 2 health-based violations and 17 monitoring/reporting issues for Whiterocks Water System in the last ten years. The most serious issue in this window was a resolved Groundwater Rule violation.

  • 084990003
  • FT. DUCHESNE
  • UT
  • 812 served

System profile

Source water Groundwater
ZIP 84026
EPA system ID 084990003

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Health-based violations, last 10 years
2
Resolved
2
Unresolved
0
Any acute record
No
Monitoring issues, last 10 years
17

Key facts

  • Whiterocks Water System draws water from 1 spring.
  • Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order (no penalty) by EPA, June 2017.
  • Record on file since 1980, with 3 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
  • Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 13 unknown out of 128 service lines.

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Health-based violations

Since October 2016

Violation data reflects EPA records through March 2026. For the most current status, visit the EPA ECHO database.

Contaminant Rule family Start date Status Acute
Groundwater Rule
Treatment technique failure
 140 Dec 12, 2017 Resolved No
Groundwater Rule
Treatment technique failure
 140 Apr 12, 2014 Resolved No

Monitoring and reporting issues

Since October 2016

Missed tests or reports, not contaminants found above a limit.

Issue Start date Status
Revised Total Coliform Rule
RPT
 Oct 11, 2021 Resolved
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Monitoring and reporting
 Aug 1, 2021 Resolved
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Monitoring and reporting
 Aug 1, 2021 Resolved
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
 Oct 1, 2018 Resolved
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
 Jul 1, 2018 Resolved
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
 Jul 1, 2018 Resolved
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
 Jul 1, 2018 Resolved
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
 Jul 1, 2018 Resolved
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
 Jan 1, 2018 Resolved
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
 Dec 1, 2017 Resolved
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
 Oct 1, 2017 Resolved
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
 Sep 1, 2017 Resolved
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
 Oct 1, 2016 Resolved
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Monitoring and reporting
 Jan 1, 2016 Resolved
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Monitoring and reporting
 Jan 1, 2016 Resolved
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
 Jul 1, 2015 Resolved
Groundwater Rule
OTHER
 Jan 12, 2014 Active

Full record since 1980

EPA's records for Whiterocks Water System go back to 1980. Before October 19, 2016 they list 3 health-based violations (1 resolved, 2 archived by EPA without a recorded fix) and 184 monitoring or reporting violations.

Violations that began in Health-based Monitoring and reporting
1980s 0 17
1990s 2 32
2000s 0 61
2010 to October 18, 2016 1 74
October 19, 2016 to 2019 1 9
2020s 0 3

Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Groundwater Rule, began April 2014, Resolved.

Show all 3 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
Contaminant Start date Status
Groundwater Rule
Treatment technique failure
 Apr 12, 2014 Resolved
Total Coliform (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Mar 1, 1997 Archived
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Mar 1, 1997 Archived

Enforcement actions

EPA took 1 formal enforcement action against Whiterocks Water System in 2017. The most recent was a compliance order (no penalty) in June 2017.

Date By Action Violations covered
Jun 15, 2017 EPA Compliance order (no penalty) 85 violations (2 health-based): Nitrate-Nitrite, Total Coliform, Consumer Confidence Rule, cis-1,2-Dichloroethylene, DICHLOROMETHANE

What the violations mean

Groundwater Rule

2 incidents

The system did not complete a treatment step or action that the Groundwater Rule requires (a treatment technique violation).

The utility had to notify customers about each of these violations.

Where the water comes from

Whiterocks Water System draws water from 1 spring. 1 other community water system buys water from Whiterocks Water System.

Community systems that buy water from it

Annual water quality report

Whiterocks Water System must give its customers an annual water quality report (Consumer Confidence Report) by July 1, with the levels its tests found in the previous year.

Where the state allows it, systems serving fewer than 10,000 people may publish the report in a local newspaper or news site instead of mailing it, and must provide a copy on request.

Find a posted report with EPA's Consumer Confidence Report search

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