Public water system record
Oak City Water System
Serves Oak City, Millard County, UT · 660 people served
Federal records show 4 health-based violations and 16 monitoring/reporting issues for Oak City Water System in the last ten years. The most serious issue in this window was a resolved Groundwater Rule violation.
System profile
- Health-based violations, last 10 years
- 4
- Resolved
- 4
- Unresolved
- 0
- Any acute record
- No
- Monitoring issues, last 10 years
- 16
Key facts
- Oak City Water System draws water from 1 well and 2 springs (1 of them for emergency, seasonal or other part-time use).
- Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order (no penalty) by EPA, April 1997.
- Record on file since 1991, with 3 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 96 unknown out of 314 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 | Dec 24, 2016 | Resolved | No |
|
Groundwater Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
140 | Dec 24, 2016 | Resolved | No |
|
Groundwater Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
140 | Dec 24, 2016 | Resolved | No |
|
Groundwater Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
140 | Dec 24, 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
|
Jul 1, 2022 | Resolved |
|
E. coli
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2019 | Resolved |
|
E. coli
Monitoring and reporting
|
Dec 1, 2018 | Resolved |
|
E. coli
Monitoring and reporting
|
Nov 1, 2018 | Resolved |
|
E. coli
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2018 | Resolved |
|
E. coli
Monitoring and reporting
|
Sep 1, 2018 | Resolved |
|
E. coli
Monitoring and reporting
|
Aug 1, 2018 | Resolved |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Sep 1, 2017 | Resolved |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Aug 1, 2017 | Resolved |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2017 | Resolved |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jun 1, 2017 | Resolved |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
May 1, 2017 | Resolved |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Apr 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 |
Full record since 1991
EPA's records for Oak City Water System go back to 1991. Before October 19, 2016 they list 3 health-based violations (1 resolved, 2 archived by EPA without a recorded fix) and 98 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2 | 75 |
| 2000s | 0 | 4 |
| 2010 to October 18, 2016 | 1 | 19 |
| October 19, 2016 to 2019 | 4 | 15 |
| 2020s | 0 | 1 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Groundwater Rule, began November 2013, Resolved.
Show all 3 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Groundwater Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Nov 20, 2013 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Dec 1, 1994 | Archived |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Oct 1, 1992 | Archived |
Enforcement actions
Utah regulators and EPA took 1 formal enforcement action against Oak City Water System and issued 2 bans on new connections between 1990 and 1997. The most recent was a compliance order (no penalty) in April 1997.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 23, 1997 | EPA | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation: Lead and Copper Rule |
| Apr 1, 1991 | Utah | Ban on new connections or service extensions | 1 violation |
| Jul 26, 1990 | Utah | Ban on new connections or service extensions | 1 violation |
What the violations mean
Groundwater Rule
4 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.
Where the water comes from
Oak City Water System draws water from 1 well and 2 springs (1 of them for emergency, seasonal or other part-time use). 1 other public water system has a seasonal connection to Oak City Water System.
Annual water quality report
Oak 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.
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
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