Public water system record
Trenton Town Water System
Serves Trenton, Cache County, UT · 490 people served
Federal records show 2 health-based violations and 22 monitoring/reporting issues for Trenton Town Water System in the last ten years. The most serious issue in this window was a resolved Revised Total Coliform Rule violation.
System profile
- Health-based violations, last 10 years
- 2
- Resolved
- 2
- Unresolved
- 0
- Any acute record
- Yes
- Monitoring issues, last 10 years
- 22
Key facts
- Trenton Town Water System draws water from 10 springs.
- Most recent enforcement action: boil water order by Utah, November 2023.
- Record on file since 1981, with 1 health-based violation before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 206 unknown out of 206 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
110 | Sep 1, 2023 | Resolved | Yes |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
120 | Jan 1, 2017 | 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
|
Dec 1, 2024 | Resolved |
|
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
|
Oct 2, 2024 | Resolved |
|
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
|
Jul 1, 2024 | Resolved |
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2024 | Active |
|
Nitrate
Monitoring and reporting
|
Sep 1, 2023 | Resolved |
|
Nitrate
Monitoring and reporting
|
Sep 1, 2023 | Resolved |
|
Nitrate
Monitoring and reporting
|
Feb 1, 2023 | Resolved |
|
Nitrate
Monitoring and reporting
|
Feb 1, 2023 | Resolved |
|
Nitrate
Monitoring and reporting
|
Dec 1, 2022 | Resolved |
|
Nitrate
Monitoring and reporting
|
Nov 1, 2022 | Resolved |
|
Nitrate
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2022 | Resolved |
|
Nitrate
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2022 | Resolved |
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Dec 30, 2020 | Resolved |
|
Nitrate
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2018 | Resolved |
|
E. coli
Monitoring and reporting
|
Sep 1, 2018 | Resolved |
|
Revised Total Coliform Rule
OTHER
|
Oct 1, 2017 | Resolved |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Mar 1, 2017 | Resolved |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Feb 1, 2017 | Resolved |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2017 | Resolved |
|
E. coli
Monitoring and reporting
|
Dec 1, 2016 | Resolved |
|
Nitrate
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2016 | Resolved |
|
Nitrate
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2016 | Resolved |
Full record since 1981
EPA's records for Trenton Town Water System go back to 1981. Before October 19, 2016 they list 1 health-based violation (1 resolved) and 236 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0 | 85 |
| 2000s | 0 | 122 |
| 2010 to October 18, 2016 | 1 | 19 |
| October 19, 2016 to 2019 | 1 | 7 |
| 2020s | 1 | 13 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Surface Water Treatment Rule, began September 2015, Resolved.
Show the health-based violation before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Sep 10, 2015 | Resolved |
Enforcement actions
Utah regulators issued 1 boil water order to Trenton Town Water System in 2023, filed as 2 records in EPA's data. The most recent was a boil water order in November 2023.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 8, 2023 | Utah | Boil water order | 2 violations (2 health-based): Revised Total Coliform Rule |
What the violations mean
Revised Total Coliform Rule
1 incidentThe system did not meet a requirement of the Revised Total Coliform Rule
Coliform and E. coli rules protect against bacteria in the distribution system
Surface Water Treatment Rule
1 incidentThe system did not complete a treatment step or action that the Surface Water Treatment Rule requires (a treatment technique violation).
The utility had to notify customers about this violation.
Where the water comes from
Trenton Town Water System draws water from 10 springs. It also buys water from Amalga Town Water System.
Buys water from
- Amalga Town Water System Amalga, UT
Annual water quality report
Trenton Town 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.
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 Trenton Town Water System 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