Public water system record
Kearns Improvement District
Serves West Valley City, Kearns and West Jordan, Salt Lake County, UT · 56,700 people served
Federal records show 4 health-based violations and 2 monitoring/reporting issues for Kearns Improvement District 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
- 2
Key facts
- Kearns Improvement District draws water from 6 wells (5 of them for emergency, seasonal or other part-time use).
- Most recent formal enforcement: criminal case filed by Utah, September 1985.
- Record on file since 1982, with 2 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 0 unknown out of 14,633 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 | Nov 18, 2016 | Resolved | No |
|
Groundwater Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
140 | Nov 18, 2016 | Resolved | No |
|
Groundwater Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
140 | Nov 18, 2016 | Resolved | No |
|
Groundwater Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
140 | Nov 18, 2016 | Resolved | No |
Monitoring and reporting issues
Since October 2016Missed tests or reports, not contaminants found above a limit.
| Issue | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
|
Jul 1, 2023 | Resolved |
|
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
|
Sep 1, 2017 | Resolved |
Full record since 1982
EPA's records for Kearns Improvement District go back to 1982. Before October 19, 2016 they list 2 health-based violations (1 resolved, 1 archived by EPA without a recorded fix) and 71 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0 | 35 |
| 1990s | 1 | 4 |
| 2000s | 0 | 4 |
| 2010 to October 18, 2016 | 1 | 28 |
| October 19, 2016 to 2019 | 4 | 1 |
| 2020s | 0 | 1 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Groundwater Rule, began November 2013, Resolved.
Show all 2 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Groundwater Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Nov 7, 2013 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Dec 1, 1994 | Archived |
Enforcement actions
Utah regulators took 1 formal enforcement action against Kearns Improvement District 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 | 8 violations: Barium, Cadmium, Chromium (total), Fluoride, Nitrate |
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
Kearns Improvement District draws water from 6 wells (5 of them for emergency, seasonal or other part-time use). It also buys water from Jordan Valley WCD. 1 smaller public system such as schools, businesses or campgrounds buys water from Kearns Improvement District.
Buys water from
- Jordan Valley WCD West Jordan, UT
Annual water quality report
Kearns Improvement District 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