Public water system record
Bountiful City Water System
Serves Bountiful, Davis County, UT · 37,500 people served
Federal records show 1 health-based violation and 45 monitoring/reporting issues for Bountiful City Water System in the last ten years. The most serious issue in this window was a resolved Combined Radium (-226 and -228) violation.
System profile
- Health-based violations, last 10 years
- 1
- Resolved
- 1
- Unresolved
- 0
- Any acute record
- No
- Monitoring issues, last 10 years
- 45
Key facts
- Bountiful City Water System draws water from 7 wells and 1 surface water intake (2 of them for emergency, seasonal or other part-time use).
- Highest measured level in the last 10 years: Combined Radium (-226 and -228), 9.71 pCi/L, federal limit 5 pCi/L (1.9 times the limit), 2021.
- Most recent formal enforcement: criminal case filed by Utah, September 1985.
- Record on file since 1983, with 5 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 859 unknown out of 11,125 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Combined Radium (-226 and -228)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 9.71 pCi/L, federal limit 5 pCi/L (1.9 times the limit)
|
340 | Jul 1, 2021 | Resolved | No |
Monitoring and reporting issues
Since October 2016Missed tests or reports, not contaminants found above a limit.
| Issue | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Styrene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Apr 1, 2024 | Resolved |
|
Ethylbenzene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Apr 1, 2024 | Resolved |
|
Toluene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Apr 1, 2024 | Resolved |
|
Benzene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Apr 1, 2024 | Resolved |
|
CHLOROBENZENE
Monitoring and reporting
|
Apr 1, 2024 | Resolved |
|
Tetrachloroethylene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Apr 1, 2024 | Resolved |
|
1,1,2-Trichloroethane
Monitoring and reporting
|
Apr 1, 2024 | Resolved |
|
Trichloroethylene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Apr 1, 2024 | Resolved |
|
1,2-Dichloropropane
Monitoring and reporting
|
Apr 1, 2024 | Resolved |
|
Carbon tetrachloride
Monitoring and reporting
|
Apr 1, 2024 | Resolved |
|
1,1,1-Trichloroethane
Monitoring and reporting
|
Apr 1, 2024 | Resolved |
|
1,2-Dichloroethane
Monitoring and reporting
|
Apr 1, 2024 | Resolved |
|
trans-1,2-Dichloroethylene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Apr 1, 2024 | Resolved |
|
1,1-Dichloroethylene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Apr 1, 2024 | Resolved |
|
Vinyl chloride
Monitoring and reporting
|
Apr 1, 2024 | Resolved |
|
p-Dichlorobenzene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Apr 1, 2024 | Resolved |
|
o-Dichlorobenzene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Apr 1, 2024 | Resolved |
|
DICHLOROMETHANE
Monitoring and reporting
|
Apr 1, 2024 | Resolved |
|
Xylenes, Total
Monitoring and reporting
|
Apr 1, 2024 | Resolved |
|
cis-1,2-Dichloroethylene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Apr 1, 2024 | Resolved |
|
1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Apr 1, 2024 | Resolved |
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Dec 30, 2019 | Resolved |
|
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
|
Jul 1, 2019 | Resolved |
|
Radium-228
Monitoring and reporting
|
Apr 1, 2019 | Resolved |
|
Radium-226
Monitoring and reporting
|
Apr 1, 2019 | Resolved |
|
Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and U
Monitoring and reporting
|
Apr 1, 2019 | Resolved |
|
Nitrate
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2018 | Resolved |
|
E. coli
Monitoring and reporting
|
Sep 1, 2018 | Resolved |
|
E. coli
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2018 | Resolved |
|
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
|
Jul 1, 2018 | Resolved |
|
E. coli
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jun 1, 2018 | Resolved |
|
E. coli
Monitoring and reporting
|
Apr 1, 2018 | Resolved |
|
E. coli
Monitoring and reporting
|
Mar 1, 2018 | Resolved |
|
E. coli
Monitoring and reporting
|
Feb 1, 2018 | Resolved |
|
Nitrate
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2018 | Resolved |
|
E. coli
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2018 | Resolved |
|
E. coli
Monitoring and reporting
|
Nov 1, 2017 | Resolved |
|
Revised Total Coliform Rule
OTHER
|
Oct 1, 2017 | Resolved |
|
E. coli
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2017 | Resolved |
|
E. coli
Monitoring and reporting
|
Sep 1, 2017 | Resolved |
|
E. coli
Monitoring and reporting
|
Aug 1, 2017 | Resolved |
|
E. coli
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2017 | Resolved |
|
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
|
Jul 1, 2017 | Resolved |
|
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Dec 1, 2016 | Resolved |
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Dec 1, 2016 | Resolved |
Full record since 1983
EPA's records for Bountiful City Water System go back to 1983. Before October 19, 2016 they list 5 health-based violations (2 resolved, 3 archived by EPA without a recorded fix) and 156 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0 | 68 |
| 1990s | 3 | 36 |
| 2000s | 0 | 36 |
| 2010 to October 18, 2016 | 2 | 16 |
| October 19, 2016 to 2019 | 0 | 24 |
| 2020s | 1 | 21 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Groundwater Rule, began February 2015, Resolved.
Show all 5 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Groundwater Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Feb 7, 2015 | Resolved |
|
Groundwater Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Feb 7, 2015 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Aug 1, 1997 | Archived |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Nov 1, 1996 | Archived |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jun 1, 1992 | Archived |
Enforcement actions
Utah regulators took 1 formal enforcement action against Bountiful City Water System in 1985. The most recent was a criminal case filed in September 1985.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 30, 1985 | Utah | Criminal case filed | 6 violations: Endrin, BHC-GAMMA, Toxaphene, 2,4-D, 2,4,5-TP |
What the violations mean
Combined Radium (-226 and -228)
1 incidentTest results for Combined Radium (-226 and -228) were above the federal limit (a maximum contaminant level violation).
The utility had to notify customers about this violation.
Where the water comes from
Bountiful City Water System draws water from 7 wells and 1 surface water intake (2 of them for emergency, seasonal or other part-time use). It also buys water from Weber Basin WCD - South. It also has a seasonal connection to South Davis Water District. 1 smaller public system such as schools, businesses or campgrounds buys water from Bountiful City Water System. 1 other public water system has an emergency connection to Bountiful City Water System.
Buys water from
- Weber Basin WCD - South South Weber, UT
Emergency or part-time connections to
- South Davis Water District Bountiful, UT
Annual water quality report
Bountiful City 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 10,000 or more people must mail or deliver the report to every customer, and from 2027 they must send it twice a year.
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