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Dripping Springs Campground

At a glance

Dripping Springs Campground (PWSID UTAH05024) is an active transient non-community water system in Daggett County, Utah. It reports serving 320 people through 4 service connections. Its primary water source is purchased surface water, and EPA lists it as owned by the federal government. EPA's records list 8 violations for this system; 1 is health-based, and the most recent began in May 2020.

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

Population served

320

Service connections

Primary source

SWP

Purchased surface water

System type

TNCWS

Transient non-community water system

System record

PWSIDUTAH05024

System typeTransient non-community water system

Activity statusActive

Population served320

Service connections4

Primary water sourcePurchased surface water

Owner typeFederal government

Primacy agencyUT state drinking water program

City served—

StateUtah

ZIP—

CountyDaggett County

How does Dripping Springs Campground compare with other water systems in Daggett County?

By EPA's size categories, Dripping Springs Campground is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Daggett County has 13 active public water systems, and Dripping Springs Campground is the 5th-largest of them by population served. Its population served is roughly in line with the county average of 301 people per system, and accounts for 8.2% of the 3,908 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 Dripping Springs Campground is about 122% above 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. Purchased surface water means the system buys surface water from another public water system rather than drawing its own. 106 Utah systems (9.4%) list purchased surface water as their primary source.

Who owns and regulates Dripping Springs Campground?

EPA lists Dripping Springs Campground as owned by the federal 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. 9 of the 13 active systems in Daggett County (69%) are also owned by the federal government.

Does Dripping Springs Campground have drinking water violations?

EPA's records list 8 violations for this system; 1 is health-based, and the most recent began in May 2020. The violations listed here began between December 1980 and May 2020. By type: 5 monitoring and reporting, 1 required treatment not met, 1 reporting and 1 monitoring. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Revised Total Coliform Rule (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
2020-05-02	Required treatment not metTreatment Technique Startup Procedures (RTCR) · code 2D	Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000	Yes	Resolved
2020-05-02	ReportingReport Startup Procedures Cert Form (RTCR) · code 4C	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
2017-06-01	MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A	Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000	No	Resolved
2017-05-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring of Treatment (SWTR-Filter) · code 36	Surface Water Treatment Rulecode 0200	No	Resolved
2015-09-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23	Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100	No	Resolved
2015-07-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23	Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100	No	Resolved
1980-12-24	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03	Nitratecode 1040	No	Archived

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.

Dripping Springs Campground: frequently asked questions

Who runs Dripping Springs Campground?

Dripping Springs Campground (PWSID UTAH05024) is a transient non-community water system owned by the federal government. It is regulated by the UT state drinking water program.

How many people does Dripping Springs Campground serve?

Dripping Springs Campground reports serving 320 people through 4 service connections in Daggett County, Utah.

Where does Dripping Springs Campground get its water?

EPA SDWIS lists this system's primary water source as purchased surface water. Purchased surface water means the system buys surface water from another public water system rather than drawing its own.

Does Dripping Springs Campground have any drinking water violations?

EPA's records list 8 violations for this system; 1 is health-based, and the most recent began in May 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 Dripping Springs Campground'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 May 2020. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the UT state drinking water program.

Where can I find Dripping Springs Campground's water quality report?

The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Dripping Springs Campground 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 Daggett County

Water system	County	Population served	Type	Source
Lucerne Valley Campground	Daggett	780	Transient non-community	Groundwater
Manila Town Water System	Daggett	701	Community	Groundwater
Greendale and Bootleg Campgrounds	Daggett	500	Transient non-community	Groundwater under influence of surface water
Greendale Water Company	Daggett	467	Community	Surface water
Ross Springs Water System	Daggett	255	Transient non-community	Groundwater under influence of surface water
Little Hole Campground	Daggett	181	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, “Dripping Springs Campground, PWSID UTAH05024, Utah”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/utah/dripping-springs-campground-utah05024 (data as of October 1, 2026).