Public water system · WY5600995
ActiveAshley Nf-Firehole Recretional Area
At a glance
Ashley Nf-Firehole Recretional Area (PWSID WY5600995) is an active transient non-community water system in Sweetwater County, Utah. It reports serving 70 people through 10 service connections. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as owned by the federal government. EPA's records list 3 violations for this system; 1 is health-based, and the most recent began in September 2021.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
70
Service connections
10
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
TNCWS
Transient non-community water system
System record
How does Ashley Nf-Firehole Recretional Area compare with other water systems in Sweetwater County?
By EPA's size categories, Ashley Nf-Firehole Recretional Area is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Sweetwater County has 2 active public water systems, and Ashley Nf-Firehole Recretional Area is the largest of them by population served. Its population served is roughly in line with the county average of 66 people per system, and accounts for 53% of the 132 people reported by systems filed under the county. Across Utah, the 1,133 active systems average 3,458 people each. Nationally, the average active transient non-community water system reports serving 144 people, so Ashley Nf-Firehole Recretional Area is about half of that figure.
What does “transient non-community water system” mean?
A transient non-community water system serves places where people do not stay long, such as gas stations and campgrounds, and regularly serves at least 25 people a day for at least 60 days a year. Utah has 509 active transient non-community water systems, 45% of the state's 1,133 active systems. Groundwater means the system draws its water from wells or springs fed by underground aquifers. 898 Utah systems (79%) list groundwater as their primary source.
Who owns and regulates Ashley Nf-Firehole Recretional Area?
EPA lists Ashley Nf-Firehole Recretional Area as owned by the federal government. The WY state drinking water program is its primacy agency, the regulator with primary enforcement responsibility for the system under the Safe Drinking Water Act. 2 of the 2 active systems in Sweetwater County (100%) are also owned by the federal government.
Does Ashley Nf-Firehole Recretional Area have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 3 violations for this system; 1 is health-based, and the most recent began in September 2021. The violations listed here began between July 1991 and September 2021. By type: 2 monitoring and reporting and 1 required treatment not met. The contaminants or rules involved are Groundwater Rule, Nitrate and Total coliform bacteria (TCR). EPA lists 2 as archived and 1 as resolved. Archived means the violation was not marked resolved but is more than five years past the end of the noncompliance period, so it no longer counts toward current compliance status. Resolved means at least one resolving action is on record: the system returned to compliance, the rule no longer applies, or no further action was needed.
| Began | Violation | Contaminant or rule | Health-based | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-09-01 | Required treatment not metFailure To Address Deficiency · code 45 | Groundwater Rulecode 0700 | Yes | Resolved |
| 2009-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitratecode 1040 | No | Archived |
| 1991-07-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Repeat Major (TCR) · code 25 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Archived |
All 3 violations in EPA's records, newest first. Labels and codes come from EPA's SDWIS reference tables. A monitoring or reporting violation means a required test or report was missed or late; it does not by itself mean a contaminant was found. "Health-based" marks violations of a legal limit or required treatment.
Ashley Nf-Firehole Recretional Area: frequently asked questions
Who runs Ashley Nf-Firehole Recretional Area?
Ashley Nf-Firehole Recretional Area (PWSID WY5600995) is a transient non-community water system owned by the federal government. It is regulated by the WY state drinking water program.
How many people does Ashley Nf-Firehole Recretional Area serve?
Ashley Nf-Firehole Recretional Area reports serving 70 people through 10 service connections in Sweetwater County, Utah.
Where does Ashley Nf-Firehole Recretional Area get its water?
EPA SDWIS lists this system's primary water source as groundwater. Groundwater means the system draws its water from wells or springs fed by underground aquifers.
Does Ashley Nf-Firehole Recretional Area have any drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 3 violations for this system; 1 is health-based, and the most recent began in September 2021. A monitoring or reporting violation means a required test or report was missed or late; it does not by itself mean a contaminant was found.
Is Ashley Nf-Firehole Recretional Area's water safe to drink?
AquaCensus shows EPA compliance records, not current water test results, so it cannot say whether the water is safe at a given moment. EPA's records list 3 violations for this system; 1 is health-based, and the most recent began in September 2021. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the WY state drinking water program.
Where can I find Ashley Nf-Firehole Recretional Area's water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Ashley Nf-Firehole Recretional Area is a transient non-community water system, so it is not required to publish one; like every public water system, it must notify the people it serves about violations under EPA's public notification rules.
Other water systems in Sweetwater County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ashley Nf-Buckboard Crossing Cg | Sweetwater | 62 | Transient non-community | Surface water |
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About this data
Source: U.S. EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS) and SDWA violation records, via EPA ECHO, as published October 1, 2026 — AquaCensus refreshes it quarterly. See the methodology for how records are matched, cleaned and scored.
Cite as: AquaCensus, “Ashley Nf-Firehole Recretional Area, PWSID WY5600995, Utah”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/utah/ashley-nf-firehole-recretional-area-wy5600995 (data as of October 1, 2026).