Public water system · UTAH17014
ActiveElk Hollow Ranches
At a glance
Elk Hollow Ranches (PWSID UTAH17014) is an active non-transient non-community water system in Rich County, Utah. It reports serving 27 people through 26 service connections. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as privately owned. EPA's records list 5 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in December 2018.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
27
Service connections
26
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
NTNCWS
Non-transient non-community water system
System record
How does Elk Hollow Ranches compare with other water systems in Rich County?
By EPA's size categories, Elk Hollow Ranches is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Rich County has 21 active public water systems. Its population served is well below the county average of 217 people per system, and accounts for 0.6% of the 4,549 people reported by systems filed under the county. Across Utah, the 1,133 active systems average 3,458 people each. Nationally, the average active non-transient non-community water system reports serving 430 people, so Elk Hollow Ranches is well below that figure.
What does “non-transient non-community water system” mean?
A non-transient non-community water system regularly serves at least 25 of the same people for more than six months a year, but not where they live. Schools, factories, office buildings and hospitals with their own supply are typical examples. Utah has 84 active non-transient non-community water systems, 7.4% 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 Elk Hollow Ranches?
EPA lists Elk Hollow Ranches 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. 10 of the 21 active systems in Rich County (48%) are also privately owned.
Does Elk Hollow Ranches have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 5 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in December 2018. The violations listed here began between April 2018 and December 2018. By type: 5 monitoring. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Revised Total Coliform Rule (5 of them). EPA lists 4 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018-12-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Archived |
| 2018-07-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
| 2018-06-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
| 2018-05-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
| 2018-04-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
All 5 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.
Elk Hollow Ranches: frequently asked questions
Who runs Elk Hollow Ranches?
Elk Hollow Ranches (PWSID UTAH17014) is a non-transient non-community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the UT state drinking water program.
How many people does Elk Hollow Ranches serve?
Elk Hollow Ranches reports serving 27 people through 26 service connections in Rich County, Utah.
Where does Elk Hollow Ranches 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 Elk Hollow Ranches have any drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 5 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in December 2018. 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 Elk Hollow Ranches' 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 5 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in December 2018. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the UT state drinking water program.
Where can I find Elk Hollow Ranches' water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Elk Hollow Ranches is a non-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 Rich County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bear Lake Water Company | Rich | 1,200 | Transient non-community | Groundwater |
| Deseret Land and Livestock-Trek System | Rich | 522 | Transient non-community | Groundwater |
| Randolph Town Water System | Rich | 470 | Community | Groundwater |
| Bear Lake Park - North Eden Campground | Rich | 400 | Transient non-community | Groundwater |
| Laketown | Rich | 380 | Community | Groundwater |
| Monte Cristo Campground & Gs | Rich | 282 | 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, “Elk Hollow Ranches, PWSID UTAH17014, Utah”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/utah/elk-hollow-ranches-utah17014 (data as of October 1, 2026).