Is Ephraim City Tap Water Safe? Quality Report

Water source: Ground water
Ownership: Local government
Counties served: Sanpete

Compliance record

Formal violations the EPA has on file for this supplier. A health-based violation means a contaminant limit or a required treatment was breached; the rest are monitoring or reporting failures — still violations, but not a measured health risk.

health-based violations

violations on file

still open

Violation	Type	Status	Period
MCL	Health-based	Archived	1996-10-01 → 1996-10-31
MR	Monitoring	Resolved	2018-10-01 → 2018-12-31
MR	Monitoring	Resolved	2018-10-01 → 2018-12-31
MR	Monitoring	Resolved	2018-10-01 → 2018-12-31
MR	Monitoring	Resolved	2017-09-01 → 2017-09-30
MR	Monitoring	Resolved	2017-09-01 → 2017-09-30
MR	Monitoring	Resolved	2017-09-01 → 2017-09-30
MR	Monitoring	Resolved	2017-08-01 → 2017-08-31
MR	Monitoring	Resolved	2017-08-01 → 2017-08-31
MR	Monitoring	Resolved	2017-08-01 → 2017-08-31

Other contaminants detected

Each bar shows the measured level as a share of the EPA limit: green is well under, amber is close to it, red is over. For lead and copper the limit applies to exactly the 90th-percentile figure shown, so red there means a real exceedance. For everything else the limit applies to a running annual average while the figure is the 95th percentile of this system's samples — over 100% is worth reading, but is not by itself a violation. Where a single sample came in higher than that percentile, it is noted under the bar. Formal violations are listed separately.

Contaminant	Level vs EPA limit	Detection rate	Source	Period
Copper	279 µg/L 21% of the EPA limit 1300 µg/L worst single sample: 480 µg/L	60/60	SYR4	2014–2017
Lead	4.025 µg/L 27% of the EPA limit 15 µg/L worst single sample: 19 µg/L	56/60	SYR4	2014–2017
Arsenic	14.12 µg/L 141% of the EPA limit, at the 95th percentile of samples — 10 µg/L worst single sample: 28.6 µg/L	45/47	SYR4	2012–2019
Nitrate	4534.26 µg/L 45% of the EPA limit 10000 µg/L worst single sample: 4649.8 µg/L	28/28	SYR4	2012–2019
Lead	0.0045 mg/L 30% of the EPA limit 0.0150 mg/L	25/25	LCR	2025
TTHM	6.665 µg/L 8.3% of the EPA limit 80 µg/L worst single sample: 7.4 µg/L	8/9	SYR4	2012–2019
Lithium	120 µg/L No EPA limit set	7/10	UCMR-5	2025
Barium	151.15 µg/L 7.6% of the EPA limit 2000 µg/L worst single sample: 154 µg/L	4/4	SYR4	2012–2018
Selenium	3.345 µg/L 6.7% of the EPA limit 50 µg/L worst single sample: 3.6 µg/L	4/4	SYR4	2012–2018
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)	18.15 µg/L 30% of the EPA limit 60 µg/L worst single sample: 20.7 µg/L	4/8	SYR4	2013–2019
Chloroform	5.65 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 5.8 µg/L	3/4	SYR4	2012–2019
Dichloroacetic Acid	2.27 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 2.3 µg/L	3/4	SYR4	2013–2019
Fluoride	483.45 µg/L 12% of the EPA limit 4000 µg/L worst single sample: 500 µg/L	3/4	SYR4	2012–2018
Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon And U	2.62 pCi/L 17% of the EPA limit 15 pCi/L worst single sample: 2.7 pCi/L	3/3	SYR4	2012–2019
Trichloroacetic Acid	1.39 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 1.4 µg/L	3/4	SYR4	2013–2019
Bromodichloromethane	1.565 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 1.6 µg/L	2/3	SYR4	2017–2019
Asbestos	4 MFL 57% of the EPA limit 7 MFL	1/1	SYR4	2014
Chromium	0.8000 µg/L 0.8% of the EPA limit 100 µg/L	1/4	SYR4	2012–2018
Combined Radium (-226 And -228)	0.5300 pCi/L 11% of the EPA limit 5 pCi/L	1/1	SYR4	2016
Gross Beta Particle Activity	1.8 pCi/L No EPA limit set	1/1	SYR4	2019
Nitrate-Nitrite	300 µg/L 3% of the EPA limit 10000 µg/L	1/1	SYR4	2013
Xylenes, Total	3.6 µg/L 0% of the EPA limit 10000 µg/L	1/4	SYR4	2012–2015

84 contaminants tested, none detected

1,1,1-Trichloroethane1,1,2-Trichloroethane1,1-Dichloroethylene1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene1,2-Dichloroethane1,2-Dichloropropane11Cl-PF3OUdS2,4,5-TP2,4-D4:2 Fts6:2 Fts8:2 Fts9Cl-PF3ONSAdonaAntimony, TotalAtrazineBhc-GammaBenzeneBenzo(A)PyreneBeryllium, TotalBromoformChlorobenzeneCyanideCadmiumCarbofuranCarbon TetrachlorideChlordaneDichloromethaneDalaponDi(2-ethylhexyl) AdipateDi(2-ethylhexyl) PhthalateDibromoacetic AcidDibromochloromethaneDinosebEndrinEthylbenzeneHexachlorobenzeneHfpo-DaHeptachlorHeptachlor EpoxideHexachlorocyclopentadieneLassoMercuryMethoxychlorMonobromoacetic AcidMonochloroacetic AcidNetfosaaNfdhaNmefosaaOxamylPfbaPFBSPfdaPfdoaPfeesaPfhpaPfhpsPfhxaPFHXSPfmbaPfmpaPFNAPFOAPFOSPfpeaPfpesPftaPftrdaPfunaPentachlorophenolPicloramSimazineStyreneTetrachloroethyleneThallium, TotalTolueneTotal Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCB)ToxapheneTrichloroethyleneVinyl Chloridecis-1,2-DichloroethyleneO-DichlorobenzeneP-Dichlorobenzenetrans-1,2-Dichloroethylene

Utility contact

Contact: JENSEN, JEFFERY MORRIS
Phone: 435-283-4631
Email: [email protected]

Frequently asked questions about Ephraim City

Is Ephraim City tap water safe to drink?

EPA monitoring detected 22 contaminants in Ephraim City's water. A detection isn't the same as a violation — most levels are within federal limits. See each level and source above, and the utility's annual Consumer Confidence Report for its official compliance status.

What contaminants were detected in Ephraim City's water?

EPA monitoring detected Copper, Lead, Arsenic, Nitrate, Lead, and others. The full list with the level and data source for each is above.

How many people does Ephraim City serve?

Ephraim City reports serving 7,000 people in Utah, per its EPA record.

Has Ephraim City had any water quality violations?

The EPA has 62 violations on file for Ephraim City, of which 1 is health-based (a contaminant limit or required treatment was breached) and 0 remain open. The rest are monitoring or reporting failures.

Where does this data come from?

Every figure is official EPA drinking-water monitoring — the Lead & Copper Rule, the UCMR-5 nationwide testing program, and the EPA Six-Year Review — not our own testing. Each number is labelled with its source and period.