Public water system record
Big Plains Water SSD - Canaan Ranch
Serves Apple Valley, Washington County, UT · 62 people served
Federal records show 2 health-based violations and 12 monitoring/reporting issues for Big Plains Water SSD - Canaan Ranch in the last ten years. The most serious issue in this window was a resolved Groundwater Rule violation.
System profile
- Health-based violations, last 10 years
- 2
- Resolved
- 2
- Unresolved
- 0
- Any acute record
- No
- Monitoring issues, last 10 years
- 12
Key facts
- Big Plains Water SSD - Canaan Ranch draws water from 1 spring.
- Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order (no penalty) by Utah, October 2022.
- Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 0 unknown out of 14 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Groundwater Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
140 | Oct 29, 2020 | Resolved | No |
|
Groundwater Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
140 | Mar 3, 2018 | 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 |
Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
|
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Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
|
Apr 1, 2023 | Resolved |
|
Radium-228
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2021 | Resolved |
|
Radium-226
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2021 | Resolved |
|
Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and U
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2021 | Resolved |
|
Radium-228
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2020 | Resolved |
|
Radium-226
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2020 | Resolved |
|
Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and U
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2020 | Resolved |
|
Radium-228
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2020 | Resolved |
|
Radium-226
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2020 | Resolved |
|
Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and U
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2020 | Resolved |
Enforcement actions
Utah regulators took 1 formal enforcement action against Big Plains Water SSD - Canaan Ranch in 2022. The most recent was a compliance order (no penalty) in October 2022.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 5, 2022 | Utah | Compliance order (no penalty) | 4 violations (1 health-based): Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and U, Radium-226, Groundwater Rule, Radium-228 |
What the violations mean
Groundwater Rule
2 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.
Where the water comes from
Big Plains Water SSD - Canaan Ranch draws water from 1 spring.
Annual water quality report
Big Plains Water SSD - Canaan Ranch 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 - Canaan Ranch 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