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South Duchesne Culinary Water

Serves an area of Duchesne County, UT · 286 people served

Federal records show 2 health-based violations and 15 monitoring/reporting issues for South Duchesne Culinary Water in the last ten years. The most serious issue in this window was a resolved Groundwater Rule violation.

  • UTAH07067
  • DUCHESNE
  • UT
  • 286 served

System profile

Source water Purchased surface water
ZIP 84021
EPA system ID UTAH07067

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Health-based violations, last 10 years
2
Resolved
2
Unresolved
0
Any acute record
No
Monitoring issues, last 10 years
15

Key facts

  • South Duchesne Culinary Water buys its water from Duchesne Water System.
  • Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order with a penalty by Utah, February 2021.
  • Record on file since 2003, with 2 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
  • Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 0 unknown out of 147 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 Jan 19, 2020 Resolved No
Groundwater Rule
Treatment technique failure
 140 May 17, 2016 Resolved No

Monitoring and reporting issues

Since October 2016

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

Issue Start date Status
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
 Oct 2, 2025 Resolved
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
 Jul 1, 2025 Resolved
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
 Oct 2, 2024 Resolved
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
 Jul 1, 2024 Resolved
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Monitoring and reporting
 Oct 1, 2022 Resolved
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Monitoring and reporting
 Oct 1, 2022 Resolved
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
 Sep 1, 2020 Resolved
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
 Aug 1, 2018 Resolved
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
 Apr 1, 2018 Resolved
Revised Total Coliform Rule
OTHER
 Oct 1, 2017 Active
Enforcement action in place
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
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Monitoring and reporting
 Jan 1, 2016 Resolved
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Monitoring and reporting
 Jan 1, 2016 Resolved

Full record since 2003

EPA's records for South Duchesne Culinary Water go back to 2003. Before October 19, 2016 they list 2 health-based violations (2 resolved) and 10 monitoring or reporting violations.

Violations that began in Health-based Monitoring and reporting
2000s 1 1
2010 to October 18, 2016 1 9
October 19, 2016 to 2019 0 6
2020s 1 7

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

Show all 2 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
Contaminant Start date Status
Groundwater Rule
Treatment technique failure
 May 17, 2016 Resolved
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Oct 1, 2003 Resolved

Enforcement actions

Utah regulators took 2 formal enforcement actions against South Duchesne Culinary Water between 2019 and 2021. The most recent was a compliance order with a penalty in February 2021.

Date By Action Violations covered
Feb 22, 2021 Utah Compliance order with a penalty 2 violations (2 health-based): Groundwater Rule
Dec 12, 2019 Utah Compliance order (no penalty) 2 violations (1 health-based): Revised Total Coliform Rule, Groundwater Rule

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

South Duchesne Culinary Water buys its water from Duchesne Water System. It lists no wells or intakes of its own.

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Annual water quality report

South Duchesne Culinary Water 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 South Duchesne Culinary Water for a copy.

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

Testing your own water

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