Public water system record
St George City Water System
Serves St. George, Washington County, UT · 105,240 people served
Federal records show no health-based violations and 7 monitoring/reporting issues for St George City Water System 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
- 7
Key facts
- St George City Water System draws water from 21 wells and 8 springs (1 of them for emergency, seasonal or other part-time use).
- Most recent enforcement action: boil water order by Utah, November 2015.
- Record on file since 1989, with 4 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 0 unknown out of 44,972 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 |
|---|---|---|
|
Arsenic
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2025 | Resolved |
|
Arsenic
Monitoring and reporting
|
Apr 1, 2025 | Resolved |
|
Arsenic
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2025 | Resolved |
|
Arsenic
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2024 | Resolved |
|
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
|
Jul 1, 2022 | Resolved |
|
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
|
Jul 1, 2019 | Resolved |
|
E. coli
Monitoring and reporting
|
Aug 1, 2018 | Resolved |
Full record since 1989
EPA's records for St George City Water System go back to 1989. Before October 19, 2016 they list 4 health-based violations (1 resolved, 3 archived by EPA without a recorded fix) and 42 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0 | 5 |
| 1990s | 3 | 2 |
| 2000s | 0 | 29 |
| 2010 to October 18, 2016 | 1 | 6 |
| October 19, 2016 to 2019 | 0 | 2 |
| 2020s | 0 | 5 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Total Coliform (acute), began September 2015, Resolved.
Show all 4 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Total Coliform (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Sep 1, 2015 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jun 1, 1995 | Archived |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
May 1, 1995 | Archived |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Aug 1, 1994 | Archived |
Enforcement actions
Utah regulators issued 1 boil water order to St George City Water System in 2015. The most recent was a boil water order in November 2015.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 3, 2015 | Utah | Boil water order | 1 violation (1 health-based): Total Coliform |
Where the water comes from
St George City Water System draws water from 21 wells and 8 springs (1 of them for emergency, seasonal or other part-time use). It also buys water from Washington County WCD - Sand Hollow, Washington County WCD - Quail Lake, Winchester Hills Water Co and Santa Clara City. 3 other community water systems and 3 smaller public systems such as schools, businesses or campgrounds buy water from St George City Water System. 1 other public water system has an emergency connection to St George City Water System.
Buys water from
- Washington County WCD - Sand Hollow St George, UT
- Washington County WCD - Quail Lake St George, UT
- Winchester Hills Water Co St George, UT
- Santa Clara City Santa Clara, UT
Community systems that buy water from it
- Ivins Ivins, UT
- Santa Clara City Santa Clara, UT
- Washington County WCD - Kayenta Water St George, UT
Annual water quality report
St George City 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 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