Public water system record
American Fork City
Serves American Fork, Utah County, UT · 39,045 people served
Federal records show no health-based violations and 1 monitoring/reporting issue for American Fork City in the last ten years.
System profile
- Health-based violations, last 10 years
- 0
- Resolved
- 0
- Unresolved
- 0
- Any acute record
- No
- Monitoring issues, last 10 years
- 1
Key facts
- American Fork City draws water from 5 wells and 2 springs (4 of them for emergency, seasonal or other part-time use).
- Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order (no penalty) by Utah, July 2012.
- Record on file since 1988, with 7 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 0 unknown out of 11,199 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.
None since October 2016.
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, 2025 | Resolved |
Full record since 1988
EPA's records for American Fork City go back to 1988. Before October 19, 2016 they list 7 health-based violations (3 resolved, 4 archived by EPA without a recorded fix) and 26 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0 | 9 |
| 2000s | 1 | 10 |
| 2010 to October 18, 2016 | 6 | 7 |
| 2020s | 0 | 1 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Total Coliform, began September 2015, Resolved.
Show all 7 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Sep 1, 2015 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jun 1, 2014 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Oct 1, 2013 | Archived |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jul 1, 2011 | Archived |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jun 1, 2011 | Archived |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
May 1, 2010 | Archived |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jun 1, 2005 | Resolved |
Enforcement actions
Utah regulators took 1 formal enforcement action against American Fork City in 2012. The most recent was a compliance order (no penalty) in July 2012.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 12, 2012 | Utah | Compliance order (no penalty) | 4 violations (2 health-based): Total Coliform, Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs), Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) |
Where the water comes from
American Fork City draws water from 5 wells and 2 springs (4 of them for emergency, seasonal or other part-time use). 1 other community water system buys water from American Fork City.
Community systems that buy water from it
- Cedar Hills Town Water System Saratoga Springs, UT
Annual water quality report
American Fork City 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