Public water system record
Bear River Regional Joint Powers
Serves an area of Uinta County, WY that includes Evanston and Bear River · 1,200 people served
Federal records show 4 health-based violations and 3 monitoring/reporting issues for Bear River Regional Joint Powers in the last ten years. The most serious issue in this window was a resolved Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs) violation.
System profile
- Health-based violations, last 10 years
- 4
- Resolved
- 4
- Unresolved
- 0
- Any acute record
- No
- Monitoring issues, last 10 years
- 3
Key facts
- Bear River Regional Joint Powers buys its water from City of Evanston.
- Highest measured level in the last 10 years: Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs), 0.09 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (1.1 times the limit), 2017.
- Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order (no penalty) by EPA, September 2015.
- Record on file since 1991, with 4 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 341 unknown out of 510 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.081 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (at or just above the limit)
|
220 | Jan 1, 2018 | Resolved | No |
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.09 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (1.1 times the limit)
|
220 | Oct 1, 2017 | Resolved | No |
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.086 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (1.1 times the limit)
|
220 | Jul 1, 2017 | Resolved | No |
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.088 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (1.1 times the limit)
|
220 | Apr 1, 2017 | Resolved | No |
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
|
Dec 30, 2021 | Resolved |
|
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2021 | Resolved |
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2021 | Resolved |
Full record since 1991
EPA's records for Bear River Regional Joint Powers go back to 1991. Before October 19, 2016 they list 4 health-based violations (3 resolved, 1 archived by EPA without a recorded fix) and 13 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1 | 5 |
| 2000s | 0 | 4 |
| 2010 to October 18, 2016 | 3 | 4 |
| October 19, 2016 to 2019 | 4 | 0 |
| 2020s | 0 | 3 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs), began October 2014, Resolved.
Show all 4 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.084 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (1.1 times the limit)
|
Oct 1, 2014 | Resolved |
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.081 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (at or just above the limit)
|
Jul 1, 2014 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Oct 1, 2013 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Nov 1, 1998 | Archived |
Enforcement actions
EPA took 3 formal enforcement actions against Bear River Regional Joint Powers between 1991 and 2015. The most recent was a compliance order (no penalty) in September 2015.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2015 | EPA | Compliance order (no penalty) | 11 violations (7 health-based): Haloacetic Acids (HAA5), Total Coliform, Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs) |
| Jan 17, 1992 | EPA | Penalty complaint settled by consent order or decree | 5 violations: Total Coliform |
| Oct 28, 1991 | EPA | Complaint seeking a penalty | 5 violations: Total Coliform |
What the violations mean
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
4 incidentsDisinfection byproduct levels exceeded the federal limit
Long-term TTHM exposure may increase bladder cancer risk
Where the water comes from
Bear River Regional Joint Powers buys its water from City of Evanston. It lists no wells or intakes of its own.
Buys water from
- City of Evanston Evanston, WY
Annual water quality report
Bear River Regional Joint Powers 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.
Where the state allows it, systems serving fewer than 10,000 people may publish the report in a local newspaper or news site instead of mailing it, and must provide a copy on request.
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.
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