Public water system · UTAH11089
ActiveBumblebee Water System
At a glance
Bumblebee Water System (PWSID UTAH11089) is an active community water system in Iron County, Utah. It reports serving 75 people through 56 service connections. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as privately owned. EPA's records list 8 violations for this system; 1 is health-based, and the most recent began in January 2025.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
75
Service connections
56
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
CWS
Community water system
System record
How does Bumblebee Water System compare with other water systems in Iron County?
By EPA's size categories, Bumblebee Water System is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Iron County has 40 active public water systems. Its population served is well below the county average of 1,523 people per system, and accounts for 0.1% of the 60,901 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 Bumblebee Water System 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 Bumblebee Water System?
EPA lists Bumblebee Water System 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. 23 of the 40 active systems in Iron County (57%) are also privately owned.
Does Bumblebee Water System have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 8 violations for this system; 1 is health-based, and the most recent began in January 2025. The violations listed here began between January 2015 and January 2025. By type: 6 monitoring and reporting, 1 monitoring and 1 required treatment not met. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Nitrate (3 of them). EPA lists 7 as resolved and 1 as archived. 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. 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.
| Began | Violation | Contaminant or rule | Health-based | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitratecode 1040 | No | Archived |
| 2023-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitratecode 1040 | No | Resolved |
| 2020-06-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
| 2017-01-26 | Required treatment not metFailure To Address Deficiency · code 45 | Groundwater Rulecode 0700 | Yes | Resolved |
| 2016-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Radium-226code 4020 | No | Resolved |
| 2016-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Gross alpha (excluding radon and uranium)code 4000 | No | Resolved |
| 2016-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Radium-228code 4030 | No | Resolved |
| 2015-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitratecode 1040 | No | Resolved |
All 8 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.
Bumblebee Water System: frequently asked questions
Who runs Bumblebee Water System?
Bumblebee Water System (PWSID UTAH11089) is a community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the UT state drinking water program.
How many people does Bumblebee Water System serve?
Bumblebee Water System reports serving 75 people through 56 service connections in Iron County, Utah.
Where does Bumblebee Water System 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 Bumblebee Water System have any drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 8 violations for this system; 1 is health-based, and the most recent began in January 2025. 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 Bumblebee Water System'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 8 violations for this system; 1 is health-based, and the most recent began in January 2025. For current results, consult the system's annual water quality report, EPA ECHO, or the UT state drinking water program.
Where can I find Bumblebee Water System's water quality report?
As a community water system, Bumblebee Water System 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 Iron County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cedar City Waterworks | Iron | 39,670 | Community | Groundwater under influence of surface water |
| Enoch City Water System | Iron | 6,500 | Community | Groundwater |
| Cedar Valley Water Conservancy | Iron | 3,995 | Community | Groundwater |
| Parowan City Water System | Iron | 3,000 | Community | Groundwater |
| Brian Head Town Water System | Iron | 1,038 | Community | Groundwater |
| Mid Valley Estates | Iron | 753 | 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, “Bumblebee Water System, PWSID UTAH11089, Utah”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/utah/bumblebee-water-system-utah11089 (data as of October 1, 2026).