Public water system record
Town of Encampment
Serves Encampment, Carbon County, WY · 450 people served
Federal records show no health-based violations and 2 monitoring/reporting issues for Town of Encampment 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
- 2
Key facts
- Town of Encampment draws water from 1 surface water intake.
- Most recent formal enforcement: penalty complaint settled by consent order or decree by EPA, March 2007.
- Record on file since 1976, with 12 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 34 unknown out of 400 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 |
|---|---|---|
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2023 | Resolved |
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2001 | Resolved |
Full record since 1976
EPA's records for Town of Encampment go back to 1976. Before October 19, 2016 they list 12 health-based violations (4 resolved, 8 archived by EPA without a recorded fix) and 114 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0 | 2 |
| 1980s | 0 | 1 |
| 1990s | 3 | 32 |
| 2000s | 9 | 79 |
| 2020s | 0 | 1 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: CARBON, TOTAL, began January 2006, Resolved.
Show all 12 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
CARBON, TOTAL
Treatment technique failure
|
Jan 1, 2006 | Resolved |
|
Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule (acute)
Treatment technique failure
|
Nov 1, 2005 | Archived |
|
CARBON, TOTAL
Treatment technique failure
|
Oct 1, 2005 | Resolved |
|
Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule (acute)
Treatment technique failure
|
Oct 1, 2005 | Archived |
|
Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule (acute)
Treatment technique failure
|
Sep 1, 2005 | Archived |
|
Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule (acute)
Treatment technique failure
|
Jul 1, 2005 | Archived |
|
Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule (acute)
Treatment technique failure
|
Jun 1, 2005 | Archived |
|
Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule (acute)
Treatment technique failure
|
May 1, 2005 | Resolved |
|
Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Jan 1, 2004 | Resolved |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Jun 1, 1998 | Archived |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Feb 1, 1994 | Archived |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Aug 1, 1993 | Archived |
Enforcement actions
EPA took 4 formal enforcement actions against Town of Encampment between 2003 and 2007. The most recent was a penalty complaint settled by consent order or decree in March 2007.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 29, 2007 | EPA | Penalty complaint settled by consent order or decree | 2 violations (1 health-based): Lead and Copper Rule, CARBON, TOTAL |
| Mar 20, 2006 | EPA | Compliance order (no penalty) | 22 violations (8 health-based): Lead and Copper Rule, Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule, CARBON, TOTAL, Total Coliform |
| Jul 14, 2005 | EPA | Compliance order (no penalty) | 13 violations (1 health-based): Surface Water Treatment Rule, Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule, Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs), Haloacetic Acids (HAA5), CARBON, TOTAL |
| Nov 20, 2003 | EPA | Compliance order (no penalty) | 28 violations: Lead and Copper Rule, Total Coliform, Xylenes, Total, DICHLOROMETHANE, o-Dichlorobenzene |
Where the water comes from
Town of Encampment draws water from 1 surface water intake.
Annual water quality report
Town of Encampment 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 Encampment 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 EPA Region 8.
Certified drinking water labs by state EPA guidance for private wells