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Hi-Country Estates #1

Serves an area of Salt Lake County, UT · 373 people served

Federal records show 2 health-based violations and 8 monitoring/reporting issues for Hi-Country Estates #1 in the last ten years. The most serious issue in this window was a resolved Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and U violation.

  • UTAH18147
  • HERRIMAN
  • UT
  • 373 served

System profile

Source water Groundwater
ZIP 84096
EPA system ID UTAH18147

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Health-based violations, last 10 years
2
Resolved
2
Unresolved
0
Any acute record
No
Monitoring issues, last 10 years
8

Key facts

  • Hi-Country Estates #1 draws water from 1 well.
  • Highest measured level in the last 10 years: Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and U, 20 pCi/L, federal limit 15 pCi/L (1.3 times the limit), 2023.
  • Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order (no penalty) by Utah, March 2024.
  • Record on file since 1990, with 6 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
  • Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 68 unknown out of 119 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
Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and U
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 20 pCi/L, federal limit 15 pCi/L (1.3 times the limit)
 340 Oct 1, 2023 Resolved No
Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and U
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 17 pCi/L, federal limit 15 pCi/L (1.1 times the limit)
 340 Apr 1, 2023 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
 Jul 1, 2025 Resolved
Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and U
Monitoring and reporting
 Oct 1, 2022 Resolved
Radium-226
Monitoring and reporting
 Oct 1, 2022 Resolved
Radium-228
Monitoring and reporting
 Oct 1, 2022 Resolved
Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and U
Monitoring and reporting
 Jul 1, 2020 Resolved
Radium-228
Monitoring and reporting
 Jul 1, 2020 Resolved
Radium-226
Monitoring and reporting
 Jul 1, 2020 Resolved
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
 Jul 1, 2002 Resolved

Full record since 1990

EPA's records for Hi-Country Estates #1 go back to 1990. Before October 19, 2016 they list 6 health-based violations (3 resolved, 3 archived by EPA without a recorded fix) and 49 monitoring or reporting violations.

Violations that began in Health-based Monitoring and reporting
1990s 0 31
2000s 1 1
2010 to October 18, 2016 5 17
2020s 2 7

Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Groundwater Rule, began December 2013, Resolved.

Show all 6 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
Contaminant Start date Status
Groundwater Rule
Treatment technique failure
 Dec 20, 2013 Resolved
Groundwater Rule
Treatment technique failure
 Dec 19, 2013 Resolved
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Sep 1, 2011 Archived
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Nov 1, 2010 Archived
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Jul 1, 2010 Archived
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Sep 1, 2005 Resolved

Enforcement actions

Utah regulators took 1 formal enforcement action against Hi-Country Estates #1 in 2024. The most recent was a compliance order (no penalty) in March 2024.

Date By Action Violations covered
Mar 13, 2024 Utah Compliance order (no penalty) 4 violations (2 health-based): Radium-228, Radium-226, Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and U

What the violations mean

Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and U

2 incidents

Test results for Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and U were above the federal limit (a maximum contaminant level violation).

The utility had to notify customers about each of these violations.

Where the water comes from

Hi-Country Estates #1 draws water from 1 well. It also buys water from Herriman City Municipal Water Department.

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Annual water quality report

Hi-Country Estates #1 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 Hi-Country Estates #1 for a copy.

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

Testing your own water

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