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Town of Medicine Bow

Serves Medicine Bow, Carbon County, WY · 189 people served

Federal records show 2 health-based violations and 4 monitoring/reporting issues for Town of Medicine Bow in the last ten years. The most serious issue in this window was a resolved Groundwater Rule violation.

  • WY5600034
  • MEDICINE BOW
  • WY
  • 189 served

System profile

Source water Groundwater
ZIP 82329
EPA system ID WY5600034

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Health-based violations, last 10 years
2
Resolved
2
Unresolved
0
Any acute record
No
Monitoring issues, last 10 years
4

Key facts

  • Town of Medicine Bow draws water from 3 wells (2 of them for emergency, seasonal or other part-time use).
  • Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order (no penalty) by EPA, February 1998.
  • Record on file since 1976, with 11 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
  • Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 6 unknown out of 239 service lines.

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Health-based violations

Since October 2016

Violation 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 Jul 6, 2016 Resolved No
Groundwater Rule
Treatment technique failure
 140 Jul 6, 2016 Resolved No

Monitoring and reporting issues

Since October 2016

Missed tests or reports, not contaminants found above a limit.

Issue Start date Status
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
 Sep 1, 2021 Resolved
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
 Aug 1, 2021 Resolved
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
 Oct 1, 2020 Resolved
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
 May 1, 2020 Resolved

Full record since 1976

EPA's records for Town of Medicine Bow go back to 1976. Before October 19, 2016 they list 11 health-based violations (2 resolved, 9 archived by EPA without a recorded fix) and 5 monitoring or reporting violations.

Violations that began in Health-based Monitoring and reporting
1970s 0 2
1980s 1 0
1990s 8 1
2010 to October 18, 2016 2 2
2020s 0 4

Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Groundwater Rule, began July 2016, Resolved.

Show all 11 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
Contaminant Start date Status
Groundwater Rule
Treatment technique failure
 Jul 6, 2016 Resolved
Groundwater Rule
Treatment technique failure
 Jul 6, 2016 Resolved
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Sep 1, 1999 Archived
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Sep 1, 1998 Archived
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Jun 1, 1998 Archived
Combined Radium (-226 and -228)
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Oct 1, 1997 Archived
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Oct 1, 1997 Archived
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Sep 1, 1997 Archived
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Aug 1, 1997 Archived
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Jul 1, 1997 Archived
Combined Radium (-226 and -228)
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Jun 1, 1980 Archived

Enforcement actions

EPA took 1 formal enforcement action against Town of Medicine Bow in 1998. The most recent was a compliance order (no penalty) in February 1998.

Date By Action Violations covered
Feb 13, 1998 EPA Compliance order (no penalty) 1 violation (1 health-based): Combined Radium (-226 and -228)

What the violations mean

Groundwater Rule

2 incidents

The 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

Town of Medicine Bow draws water from 3 wells (2 of them for emergency, seasonal or other part-time use).

Annual water quality report

Town of Medicine Bow 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 Town of Medicine Bow for a copy.

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Testing your own water

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