Public water system · UTAH13049
ActiveBest Friends Animal Society
At a glance
Best Friends Animal Society (PWSID UTAH13049) is an active community water system in Kane County, Utah. It reports serving 47 people through 145 service connections. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as privately owned. Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, none is health-based, and the most recent began in June 2020.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
47
Service connections
145
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
CWS
Community water system
System record
How does Best Friends Animal Society compare with other water systems in Kane County?
By EPA's size categories, Best Friends Animal Society is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Kane County has 28 active public water systems. Its population served is well below the county average of 537 people per system, and accounts for 0.3% of the 15,044 people reported by systems filed under the county. Across Utah, the 1,133 active systems average 3,458 people each. Nationally, the average active community water system reports serving 6,703 people, so Best Friends Animal Society is well below that figure.
What does “community water system” mean?
A community water system serves at least 15 connections used by year-round residents, or regularly serves at least 25 year-round residents. Homes, apartments and mobile-home parks are served by these. Utah has 540 active community water systems, 48% 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 Best Friends Animal Society?
EPA lists Best Friends Animal Society 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. 11 of the 28 active systems in Kane County (39%) are also privately owned.
Does Best Friends Animal Society have drinking water violations?
Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, none is health-based, and the most recent began in June 2020. The violations listed here began between July 2005 and June 2020. By type: 10 monitoring and reporting, 1 monitoring and 1 public notice, recordkeeping or other. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Radium-226 (3 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020-06-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
| 2017-10-01 | Public notice, recordkeeping or otherSample Siting Plan Errors (RTCR) · code 5A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
| 2012-07-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Radium-226code 4020 | No | Resolved |
| 2012-07-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Gross alpha (excluding radon and uranium)code 4000 | No | Resolved |
| 2012-07-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Radium-228code 4030 | No | Resolved |
| 2012-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Radium-228code 4030 | No | Resolved |
| 2012-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Gross alpha (excluding radon and uranium)code 4000 | No | Resolved |
| 2012-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Radium-226code 4020 | No | Resolved |
| 2011-07-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Radium-228code 4030 | No | Resolved |
| 2011-07-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Radium-226code 4020 | No | Resolved |
| 2011-07-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Gross alpha (excluding radon and uranium)code 4000 | No | Resolved |
| 2005-07-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | 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.
Best Friends Animal Society: frequently asked questions
Who runs Best Friends Animal Society?
Best Friends Animal Society (PWSID UTAH13049) is a community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the UT state drinking water program.
How many people does Best Friends Animal Society serve?
Best Friends Animal Society reports serving 47 people through 145 service connections in Kane County, Utah.
Where does Best Friends Animal Society 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 Best Friends Animal Society have any drinking water violations?
Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, none is health-based, and the most recent began in June 2020. 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 Best Friends Animal Society'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, none is health-based, and the most recent began in June 2020. For current results, consult the system's annual water quality report, EPA ECHO, or the UT state drinking water program.
Where can I find Best Friends Animal Society's water quality report?
As a community water system, Best Friends Animal Society must deliver an annual water quality report, called a Consumer Confidence Report, to its customers by July 1 each year, covering the previous calendar year. The system can provide a copy on request.
Other water systems in Kane County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kanab City | Kane | 4,985 | Community | Groundwater |
| Kane County Wcd - Duck Creek Village | Kane | 3,029 | Community | Groundwater |
| Kane County Wcd - Johnson Canyon | Kane | 900 | Community | Groundwater |
| Orderville Town Water System | Kane | 805 | Community | Groundwater |
| Navajo Lake Campgrounds | Kane | 736 | Transient non-community | Groundwater |
| Glen Canyon Nra - Bullfrog | Kane | 690 | 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, “Best Friends Animal Society, PWSID UTAH13049, Utah”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/utah/best-friends-animal-society-utah13049 (data as of October 1, 2026).