Public water system record
Cove Waterworks
Serves Cove, Cache County, UT · 60 people served
Federal records show 7 health-based violations and 40 monitoring/reporting issues for Cove Waterworks in the last ten years, including an unresolved Groundwater Rule violation.
System profile
- Health-based violations, last 10 years
- 7
- Resolved
- 5
- Unresolved
- 2
- Any acute record
- Yes
- Monitoring issues, last 10 years
- 40
Key facts
- Cove Waterworks draws water from 1 well and 1 spring.
- Most recent enforcement action: boil water order by Utah, June 2025.
- Record on file since 1979, with 12 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 25 unknown out of 28 service lines.
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Health-based violations
Since October 2016Violation 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 | Nov 3, 2025 | Active | No |
|
Groundwater Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
140 | Nov 3, 2025 | Active | No |
|
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
110 | May 1, 2025 | Resolved | Yes |
|
Groundwater Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
140 | Jul 20, 2017 | Resolved | No |
|
Groundwater Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
140 | Jul 20, 2017 | Resolved | No |
|
Groundwater Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
140 | Jul 20, 2017 | Resolved | No |
|
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
110 | May 20, 2016 | Resolved | No |
Monitoring and reporting issues
Since October 2016Missed tests or reports, not contaminants found above a limit.
| Issue | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
|
Feb 1, 2025 | Resolved |
|
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
|
Jul 1, 2024 | Resolved |
|
Nitrate
Monitoring and reporting
|
Apr 1, 2023 | Resolved |
|
Radium-228
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2023 | Resolved |
|
Radium-226
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2023 | Resolved |
|
Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and U
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2023 | Resolved |
|
Nitrate
Monitoring and reporting
|
Apr 1, 2022 | Resolved |
|
Radium-228
Monitoring and reporting
|
Apr 1, 2022 | Resolved |
|
Radium-226
Monitoring and reporting
|
Apr 1, 2022 | Resolved |
|
Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and U
Monitoring and reporting
|
Apr 1, 2022 | Resolved |
|
Styrene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2021 | Resolved |
|
Ethylbenzene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2021 | Resolved |
|
Toluene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2021 | Resolved |
|
Benzene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2021 | Resolved |
|
CHLOROBENZENE
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2021 | Resolved |
|
Tetrachloroethylene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2021 | Resolved |
|
1,1,2-Trichloroethane
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2021 | Resolved |
|
Trichloroethylene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2021 | Resolved |
|
1,2-Dichloropropane
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2021 | Resolved |
|
Carbon tetrachloride
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2021 | Resolved |
|
1,1,1-Trichloroethane
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2021 | Resolved |
|
1,2-Dichloroethane
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2021 | Resolved |
|
trans-1,2-Dichloroethylene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2021 | Resolved |
|
1,1-Dichloroethylene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2021 | Resolved |
|
Vinyl chloride
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2021 | Resolved |
|
p-Dichlorobenzene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2021 | Resolved |
|
o-Dichlorobenzene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2021 | Resolved |
|
DICHLOROMETHANE
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2021 | Resolved |
|
Xylenes, Total
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2021 | Resolved |
|
cis-1,2-Dichloroethylene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2021 | Resolved |
|
1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2021 | Resolved |
|
Radium-228
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2021 | Resolved |
|
Radium-226
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2021 | Resolved |
|
Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and U
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2021 | Resolved |
|
Nitrate
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2021 | Resolved |
|
E. coli
Monitoring and reporting
|
Apr 1, 2020 | Resolved |
|
E. coli
Monitoring and reporting
|
Mar 1, 2020 | Resolved |
|
Nitrate
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2019 | Resolved |
|
E. coli
Monitoring and reporting
|
Dec 1, 2018 | Resolved |
|
Nitrate
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2018 | Resolved |
Full record since 1979
EPA's records for Cove Waterworks go back to 1979. Before October 19, 2016 they list 12 health-based violations (8 resolved, 4 archived by EPA without a recorded fix) and 53 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0 | 8 |
| 1980s | 0 | 16 |
| 1990s | 3 | 7 |
| 2000s | 5 | 6 |
| 2010 to October 18, 2016 | 4 | 16 |
| October 19, 2016 to 2019 | 3 | 3 |
| 2020s | 3 | 37 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Revised Total Coliform Rule, began May 2016, Resolved.
Show all 12 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
May 20, 2016 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jul 1, 2014 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jun 1, 2014 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Oct 1, 2013 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jun 1, 2009 | Archived |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jun 1, 2008 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
May 1, 2004 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Apr 1, 2004 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Mar 1, 2002 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jun 1, 1992 | Archived |
|
Total Coliform (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
May 1, 1992 | Archived |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jun 1, 1991 | Archived |
Enforcement actions
Utah regulators and EPA took 2 formal enforcement actions against Cove Waterworks and issued 2 boil water orders between 2011 and 2025. The most recent was a boil water order in June 2025.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 19, 2025 | Utah | Boil water order | 1 violation (1 health-based): Revised Total Coliform Rule |
| Sep 27, 2019 | Utah | Compliance order (no penalty) | 2 violations (2 health-based): Groundwater Rule |
| Aug 6, 2014 | Utah | Boil water order | 1 violation (1 health-based): Total Coliform |
| Jun 23, 2011 | EPA | Compliance order (no penalty) | 10 violations (2 health-based): Consumer Confidence Rule, Total Coliform, E. coli, Nitrate |
What the violations mean
Groundwater Rule
5 incidentsThe 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.
Revised Total Coliform Rule
2 incidentsThe system did not meet a requirement of the Revised Total Coliform Rule
Coliform and E. coli rules protect against bacteria in the distribution system
Where the water comes from
Cove Waterworks draws water from 1 well and 1 spring. It also has a seasonal connection to Lewiston City.
Emergency or part-time connections to
- Lewiston City Lewiston, UT
Annual water quality report
Cove Waterworks 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.
Systems serving 500 or fewer people may meet the rule by telling customers the report is available on request, so you may need to ask Cove Waterworks for a copy.
Find a posted report with EPA's Consumer Confidence Report search
Testing your own water
To test the water at your tap, or a private well this record does not cover, use a laboratory certified for drinking water by Utah.
Certified drinking water labs by state EPA guidance for private wells