Public water system · UTAH28042

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Capitol Reef Field Station

At a glance

Capitol Reef Field Station (PWSID UTAH28042) is an active transient non-community water system in Wayne County, Utah. It reports serving 25 people through 5 service connections. Its primary water source is groundwater under influence of surface water, and EPA lists it as owned by a state government. Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, none is health-based, and the most recent began in January 2022.

Dataset updated October 2026 . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.

Population served

Service connections

Primary source

Groundwater under influence of surface water

System type

TNCWS

Transient non-community water system

System record

PWSIDUTAH28042

System typeTransient non-community water system

Activity statusActive

Population served25

Service connections5

Primary water sourceGroundwater under influence of surface water

Owner typeState government

Primacy agencyUT state drinking water program

City served—

StateUtah

ZIP—

CountyWayne County

How does Capitol Reef Field Station compare with other water systems in Wayne County?

By EPA's size categories, Capitol Reef Field Station is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Wayne County has 18 active public water systems. Its population served is well below the county average of 252 people per system, and accounts for 0.6% of the 4,533 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 Capitol Reef Field Station is well below 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 under the influence of surface water is well or spring water that the regulator has found to be affected by nearby surface water, so it is regulated under the surface-water treatment rules. 14 Utah systems (1.2%) list groundwater under influence of surface water as their primary source.

Who owns and regulates Capitol Reef Field Station?

EPA lists Capitol Reef Field Station as owned by a state government. 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. 1 of the 18 active systems in Wayne County (5.6%) are also owned by a state government.

Does Capitol Reef Field Station have drinking water violations?

Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, none is health-based, and the most recent began in January 2022. The violations listed here began between October 2010 and January 2022. By type: 11 monitoring and reporting and 1 monitoring. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Surface Water Treatment 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
2022-01-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03	Nitratecode 1040	No	Resolved
2017-10-01	MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A	Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000	No	Resolved
2017-06-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring of Treatment (SWTR-Filter) · code 36	Surface Water Treatment Rulecode 0200	No	Resolved
2017-05-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring of Treatment (SWTR-Filter) · code 36	Surface Water Treatment Rulecode 0200	No	Resolved
2017-04-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring of Treatment (SWTR-Filter) · code 36	Surface Water Treatment Rulecode 0200	No	Resolved
2017-03-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring of Treatment (SWTR-Filter) · code 36	Surface Water Treatment Rulecode 0200	No	Resolved
2017-02-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring of Treatment (SWTR-Filter) · code 36	Surface Water Treatment Rulecode 0200	No	Resolved
2017-01-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring of Treatment (SWTR-Filter) · code 36	Surface Water Treatment Rulecode 0200	No	Resolved
2015-01-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03	Nitratecode 1040	No	Resolved
2012-12-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23	Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100	No	Resolved
2011-04-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03	Nitratecode 1040	No	Resolved
2010-10-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03	Nitratecode 1040	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.

Capitol Reef Field Station: frequently asked questions

Who runs Capitol Reef Field Station?

Capitol Reef Field Station (PWSID UTAH28042) is a transient non-community water system owned by a state government. It is regulated by the UT state drinking water program.

How many people does Capitol Reef Field Station serve?

Capitol Reef Field Station reports serving 25 people through 5 service connections in Wayne County, Utah.

Where does Capitol Reef Field Station get its water?

EPA SDWIS lists this system's primary water source as groundwater under influence of surface water. Groundwater under the influence of surface water is well or spring water that the regulator has found to be affected by nearby surface water, so it is regulated under the surface-water treatment rules.

Does Capitol Reef Field Station 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 January 2022. 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 Capitol Reef Field Station'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 January 2022. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the UT state drinking water program.

Where can I find Capitol Reef Field Station's water quality report?

The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Capitol Reef Field Station 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 Wayne County

Water system	County	Population served	Type	Source
Capitol Reef National Park	Wayne	1,070	Community	Groundwater
Torrey Town Water System	Wayne	550	Community	Groundwater
Loa Town Water System	Wayne	490	Community	Groundwater
Bicknell Town	Wayne	380	Community	Groundwater
Fremont Waterworks Co	Wayne	350	Community	Groundwater
Off-Road Rv Resort	Wayne	324	Transient non-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, “Capitol Reef Field Station, PWSID UTAH28042, Utah”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/utah/capitol-reef-field-station-utah28042 (data as of October 1, 2026).