Public water system · UTAH26050
ActiveBack Forty Ranch House Grill
At a glance
Back Forty Ranch House Grill (PWSID UTAH26050) is an active transient non-community water system in Wasatch County, Utah. It reports serving 70 people through 1 service connection. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as privately owned. Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, 2 are health-based, and the most recent began in January 2024.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
70
Service connections
1
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
TNCWS
Transient non-community water system
System record
How does Back Forty Ranch House Grill compare with other water systems in Wasatch County?
By EPA's size categories, Back Forty Ranch House Grill is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Wasatch County has 58 active public water systems. Its population served is well below the county average of 959 people per system, and accounts for 0.1% of the 55,608 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 Back Forty Ranch House Grill 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 Back Forty Ranch House Grill?
EPA lists Back Forty Ranch House Grill as privately owned. The UT state drinking water program is its primacy agency, the regulator with primary enforcement responsibility for the system under the Safe Drinking Water Act. 32 of the 58 active systems in Wasatch County (55%) are also privately owned.
Does Back Forty Ranch House Grill have drinking water violations?
Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, 2 are health-based, and the most recent began in January 2024. The violations listed here began between June 2016 and January 2024. By type: 5 monitoring and reporting, 4 monitoring, 2 required treatment not met and 1 public notice, recordkeeping or other. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Revised Total Coliform Rule (6 of them). EPA lists 12 as resolved. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitratecode 1040 | No | Resolved |
| 2022-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitratecode 1040 | No | Resolved |
| 2021-12-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
| 2020-10-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
| 2020-01-17 | Required treatment not metFailure To Address Deficiency · code 45 | Groundwater Rulecode 0700 | Yes | Resolved |
| 2020-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitratecode 1040 | No | Resolved |
| 2019-01-22 | Required treatment not metTreatment Technique, Level 1 Assessment (RTCR) · code 2A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | Yes | Resolved |
| 2018-12-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Source Water (GWR) · code 34 | E. colicode 3014 | No | Resolved |
| 2017-10-01 | Public notice, recordkeeping or otherSample Siting Plan Errors (RTCR) · code 5A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
| 2017-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitratecode 1040 | No | Resolved |
| 2016-12-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
| 2016-06-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
The 12 most recent 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.
Back Forty Ranch House Grill: frequently asked questions
Who runs Back Forty Ranch House Grill?
Back Forty Ranch House Grill (PWSID UTAH26050) is a transient non-community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the UT state drinking water program.
How many people does Back Forty Ranch House Grill serve?
Back Forty Ranch House Grill reports serving 70 people through 1 service connection in Wasatch County, Utah.
Where does Back Forty Ranch House Grill 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 Back Forty Ranch House Grill have any drinking water violations?
Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, 2 are health-based, and the most recent began in January 2024. 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 Back Forty Ranch House Grill'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. Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, 2 are health-based, and the most recent began in January 2024. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the UT state drinking water program.
Where can I find Back Forty Ranch House Grill's water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Back Forty Ranch House Grill 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 Wasatch County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Heber City Water System | Wasatch | 19,000 | Community | Groundwater |
| Midway City Water System | Wasatch | 7,055 | Community | Groundwater |
| Twin Creeks Ssd | Wasatch | 4,640 | Community | Surface water |
| Jordanelle State Park | Wasatch | 3,010 | Transient non-community | Groundwater |
| Jordanelle Ssd | Wasatch | 2,345 | Community | Surface water |
| Timber Lakes Water Ssd | Wasatch | 1,560 | Community | Groundwater |
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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, “Back Forty Ranch House Grill, PWSID UTAH26050, Utah”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/utah/back-forty-ranch-house-grill-utah26050 (data as of October 1, 2026).