Public water system record
Scipio Town
Serves an area of Millard County, UT that includes Scipio · 325 people served
Federal records show 1 health-based violation and 71 monitoring/reporting issues for Scipio Town in the last ten years. The most serious issue in this window was a resolved Nitrate violation.
System profile
- Health-based violations, last 10 years
- 1
- Resolved
- 1
- Unresolved
- 0
- Any acute record
- Yes
- Monitoring issues, last 10 years
- 71
Key facts
- Scipio Town draws water from 1 well and 1 spring.
- Highest measured level in the last 10 years: Nitrate, 10.95 mg/L, federal limit 10 mg/L (1.1 times the limit), 2022.
- Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order (no penalty) by EPA, June 1997.
- Record on file since 1982, with 0 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 218 unknown out of 304 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Nitrate
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 10.95 mg/L, federal limit 10 mg/L (1.1 times the limit)
|
330 | Jun 1, 2022 | Resolved | Yes |
Monitoring and reporting issues
Since October 2016Missed tests or reports, not contaminants found above a limit.
| Issue | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Dec 30, 2025 | Active |
|
LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS
RPT
|
Jul 2, 2025 | Resolved |
|
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
|
Jul 1, 2025 | Resolved |
|
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
|
Oct 2, 2024 | Resolved |
|
E. coli
Monitoring and reporting
|
Sep 10, 2024 | Resolved |
|
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
|
Jul 1, 2024 | Resolved |
|
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
|
Oct 2, 2023 | Resolved |
|
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
|
Jul 1, 2023 | Resolved |
|
Nitrate
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2022 | Resolved |
|
Nitrate
Monitoring and reporting
|
Apr 1, 2022 | Resolved |
|
Nitrate
Monitoring and reporting
|
Mar 1, 2022 | Resolved |
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2022 | Resolved |
|
Nitrate
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2022 | Resolved |
|
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2020 | Resolved |
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2020 | Resolved |
|
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
|
Oct 2, 2019 | Resolved |
|
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
|
Jul 1, 2019 | Resolved |
|
Radium-228
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2018 | Resolved |
|
Radium-226
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2018 | Resolved |
|
Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and U
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2018 | Resolved |
|
Chlordane
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2018 | Resolved |
|
Total Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCB)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2018 | Resolved |
|
Pentachlorophenol
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2018 | Resolved |
|
Benzo(a)pyrene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2018 | Resolved |
|
HEXACHLOROBENZENE
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2018 | Resolved |
|
2,4,5-TP
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2018 | Resolved |
|
2,4-D
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2018 | Resolved |
|
Heptachlor epoxide
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2018 | Resolved |
|
Heptachlor
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2018 | Resolved |
|
LASSO
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2018 | Resolved |
|
Atrazine
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2018 | Resolved |
|
Carbofuran
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2018 | Resolved |
|
Hexachlorocyclopentadiene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2018 | Resolved |
|
Dinoseb
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2018 | Resolved |
|
Picloram
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2018 | Resolved |
|
Di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2018 | Resolved |
|
Simazine
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2018 | Resolved |
|
OXAMYL
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2018 | Resolved |
|
Di(2-ethylhexyl) adipate
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2018 | Resolved |
|
Dalapon
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2018 | Resolved |
|
Toxaphene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2018 | Resolved |
|
Methoxychlor
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2018 | Resolved |
|
BHC-GAMMA
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2018 | Resolved |
|
Endrin
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2018 | Resolved |
|
Nitrate
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2018 | Resolved |
|
Styrene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2018 | Resolved |
|
Ethylbenzene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2018 | Resolved |
|
Toluene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2018 | Resolved |
|
Benzene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2018 | Resolved |
|
CHLOROBENZENE
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2018 | Resolved |
|
Tetrachloroethylene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2018 | Resolved |
|
1,1,2-Trichloroethane
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2018 | Resolved |
|
Trichloroethylene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2018 | Resolved |
|
1,2-Dichloropropane
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2018 | Resolved |
|
Carbon tetrachloride
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2018 | Resolved |
|
1,1,1-Trichloroethane
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2018 | Resolved |
|
1,2-Dichloroethane
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2018 | Resolved |
|
trans-1,2-Dichloroethylene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2018 | Resolved |
|
1,1-Dichloroethylene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2018 | Resolved |
|
Vinyl chloride
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2018 | Resolved |
|
p-Dichlorobenzene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2018 | Resolved |
|
o-Dichlorobenzene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2018 | Resolved |
|
DICHLOROMETHANE
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2018 | Resolved |
|
Xylenes, Total
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2018 | Resolved |
|
cis-1,2-Dichloroethylene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2018 | Resolved |
|
1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2018 | Resolved |
|
Revised Total Coliform Rule
OTHER
|
Oct 1, 2017 | Resolved |
|
Nitrate
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2017 | Resolved |
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2016 | Resolved |
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2015 | Resolved |
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2014 | Resolved |
Full record since 1982
EPA's records for Scipio Town go back to 1982. Before October 19, 2016 they list no health-based violations and 118 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0 | 41 |
| 1990s | 0 | 49 |
| 2000s | 0 | 19 |
| 2010 to October 18, 2016 | 0 | 9 |
| October 19, 2016 to 2019 | 0 | 53 |
| 2020s | 1 | 15 |
Enforcement actions
Utah regulators and EPA took 2 formal enforcement actions against Scipio Town between 1985 and 1997. The most recent was a compliance order (no penalty) in June 1997.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 19, 1997 | EPA | Compliance order (no penalty) | 4 violations: Lead and Copper Rule, Arsenic, Cadmium, Barium |
| Sep 30, 1985 | Utah | Criminal case filed | 8 violations: Cadmium, Chromium (total), Mercury, Nitrate, Barium |
What the violations mean
Nitrate
1 incidentNitrate exceeded the federal limit
High nitrate is especially dangerous for infants under 6 months and can cause blue baby syndrome
Where the water comes from
Scipio Town draws water from 1 well and 1 spring.
Annual water quality report
Scipio Town 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 Scipio Town 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