Public water system record
Echo Mutual Water System
Serves Echo, Summit County, UT · 70 people served
Federal records show 2 health-based violations and 4 monitoring/reporting issues for Echo Mutual Water System in the last ten years. The most serious issue in this window was a resolved Revised Total Coliform Rule violation.
System profile
- Health-based violations, last 10 years
- 2
- Resolved
- 2
- Unresolved
- 0
- Any acute record
- No
- Monitoring issues, last 10 years
- 4
Key facts
- Echo Mutual Water System draws water from 6 springs.
- Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order (no penalty) by EPA, June 1997.
- Record on file since 1987, with 3 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 26 unknown out of 26 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
110 | Jun 8, 2023 | Resolved | No |
|
Groundwater Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
140 | Feb 13, 2019 | 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
|
Jun 1, 2020 | Resolved |
|
Chlorine
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2017 | Resolved |
|
Chlorine
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2017 | Resolved |
|
Chlorine
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2017 | Resolved |
Full record since 1987
EPA's records for Echo Mutual Water System go back to 1987. Before October 19, 2016 they list 3 health-based violations (1 resolved, 2 archived by EPA without a recorded fix) and 21 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0 | 8 |
| 1990s | 1 | 9 |
| 2000s | 1 | 0 |
| 2010 to October 18, 2016 | 1 | 4 |
| October 19, 2016 to 2019 | 1 | 3 |
| 2020s | 1 | 1 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Total Coliform, began August 2010, Resolved.
Show all 3 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Aug 1, 2010 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Dec 1, 2000 | Archived |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jul 1, 1996 | Archived |
Enforcement actions
EPA took 1 formal enforcement action against Echo Mutual Water System in 1997. The most recent was a compliance order (no penalty) in June 1997.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 24, 1997 | EPA | Compliance order (no penalty) | 5 violations (1 health-based): Total Coliform, Lead and Copper Rule |
What the violations mean
Revised Total Coliform Rule
1 incidentThe system did not meet a requirement of the Revised Total Coliform Rule
Coliform and E. coli rules protect against bacteria in the distribution system
Groundwater Rule
1 incidentThe 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 this violation.
Where the water comes from
Echo Mutual Water System draws water from 6 springs. It also has emergency connections to Henefer Town Water System, Weber Basin WCD - North, Hoytsville Pipe Water Co and Morgan City Water System.
Emergency or part-time connections to
- Henefer Town Water System Henefer, UT
- Weber Basin WCD - North South Weber, UT
- Hoytsville Pipe Water Co Coalville, UT
- Morgan City Water System Morgan, UT
Annual water quality report
Echo Mutual 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.
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 Echo Mutual Water System 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