Public water system record
Big Plains Water SSD - Apple Valley
Serves Apple Valley, Washington County, UT · 450 people served
Federal records show 7 health-based violations and 13 monitoring/reporting issues for Big Plains Water SSD - Apple Valley 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
- 7
- Resolved
- 7
- Unresolved
- 0
- Any acute record
- No
- Monitoring issues, last 10 years
- 13
Key facts
- Big Plains Water SSD - Apple Valley draws water from 2 wells.
- Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order (no penalty) by Utah, January 2015.
- Record on file since 1988, with 3 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 0 unknown out of 245 service lines.
Check whether Big Plains Water SSD - Apple Valley serves your address
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 | Jul 13, 2023 | Resolved | No |
|
Groundwater Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
140 | Jan 28, 2022 | Resolved | No |
|
Groundwater Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
140 | Jan 28, 2022 | Resolved | No |
|
Groundwater Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
140 | Jan 28, 2022 | Resolved | No |
|
Groundwater Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
140 | Jan 28, 2022 | Resolved | No |
|
Groundwater Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
140 | Jan 28, 2022 | Resolved | No |
|
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
110 | Oct 20, 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, 2025 | Resolved |
|
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
|
Dec 1, 2023 | Resolved |
|
E. coli
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jun 27, 2023 | Resolved |
|
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
|
Apr 1, 2023 | 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
|
Oct 1, 2022 | Resolved |
|
Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and U
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2020 | Resolved |
|
Radium-228
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2020 | Resolved |
|
Revised Total Coliform Rule
OTHER
|
Oct 1, 2017 | Resolved |
|
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
|
Jul 1, 2017 | Resolved |
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2016 | Resolved |
|
E. coli
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jun 1, 2014 | Resolved |
Full record since 1988
EPA's records for Big Plains Water SSD - Apple Valley go back to 1988. Before October 19, 2016 they list 3 health-based violations (3 archived by EPA without a recorded fix) and 336 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0 | 17 |
| 1990s | 0 | 14 |
| 2000s | 2 | 138 |
| 2010 to October 18, 2016 | 1 | 167 |
| October 19, 2016 to 2019 | 1 | 2 |
| 2020s | 6 | 9 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Total Coliform, began July 2013, Archived.
Show all 3 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jul 1, 2013 | Archived |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Oct 1, 2008 | Archived |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jun 1, 2001 | Archived |
Enforcement actions
Utah regulators took 1 formal enforcement action against Big Plains Water SSD - Apple Valley and issued 4 bans on new connections between 1991 and 2015. The most recent was a compliance order (no penalty) in January 2015.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 5, 2015 | Utah | Compliance order (no penalty) | 2 violations (1 health-based): Total Coliform |
| Oct 3, 1994 | Utah | Ban on new connections or service extensions | 1 violation: Lead and Copper Rule |
| Jun 23, 1992 | Utah | Ban on new connections or service extensions | 7 violations: Total Coliform |
| Dec 9, 1991 | Utah | Ban on new connections or service extensions | 7 violations: Total Coliform |
| Jul 10, 1991 | Utah | Ban on new connections or service extensions | 1 violation |
What the violations mean
Groundwater Rule
5 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.
Revised Total Coliform Rule
2 incidentsThe system did not meet a requirement of the Revised Total Coliform Rule
Coliform and E. coli rules protect against bacteria in the distribution system
Where the water comes from
Big Plains Water SSD - Apple Valley draws water from 2 wells. 1 other community water system buys water from Big Plains Water SSD - Apple Valley.
Community systems that buy water from it
- Big Plains Water SSD - Cedar Point Apple Valley, UT
Annual water quality report
Big Plains Water SSD - Apple Valley 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 Big Plains Water SSD - Apple Valley 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