Public water system · UTAH21023

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Frying Pan and Piute Campgrounds

At a glance

Frying Pan and Piute Campgrounds (PWSID UTAH21023) is an active transient non-community water system in Sevier County, Utah. It reports serving 602 people through 18 service connections. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as owned by the federal government. EPA's records list 9 violations for this system; 1 is health-based, and the most recent began in May 2023.

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

Population served

602

Service connections

Primary source

Groundwater

System type

TNCWS

Transient non-community water system

System record

PWSIDUTAH21023

System typeTransient non-community water system

Activity statusActive

Population served602

Service connections18

Primary water sourceGroundwater

Owner typeFederal government

Primacy agencyUT state drinking water program

City served—

StateUtah

ZIP—

CountySevier County

How does Frying Pan and Piute Campgrounds compare with other water systems in Sevier County?

By EPA's size categories, Frying Pan and Piute Campgrounds is a small system (501 to 3,300 people). Sevier County has 33 active public water systems. Its population served is about 17% below the county average of 724 people per system, and accounts for 2.5% of the 23,881 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 Frying Pan and Piute Campgrounds is about 4.2 times 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 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 Frying Pan and Piute Campgrounds?

EPA lists Frying Pan and Piute Campgrounds 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. 4 of the 33 active systems in Sevier County (12%) are also owned by the federal government.

Does Frying Pan and Piute Campgrounds have drinking water violations?

EPA's records list 9 violations for this system; 1 is health-based, and the most recent began in May 2023. The violations listed here began between July 2002 and May 2023. By type: 5 monitoring and reporting, 2 monitoring, 1 public notice, recordkeeping or other and 1 contaminant level above the legal limit. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Nitrate (4 of them). EPA lists 7 as resolved and 2 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
2023-05-01	MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A	Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000	No	Archived
2021-05-01	MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A	Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000	No	Archived
2017-10-01	Public notice, recordkeeping or otherSample Siting Plan Errors (RTCR) · code 5A	Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000	No	Resolved
2015-01-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03	Nitratecode 1040	No	Resolved
2014-01-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03	Nitratecode 1040	No	Resolved
2013-01-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03	Nitratecode 1040	No	Resolved
2005-01-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03	Nitratecode 1040	No	Resolved
2002-08-01	Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Monthly (TCR) · code 22	Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100	Yes	Resolved
2002-07-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Repeat Major (TCR) · code 25	Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100	No	Resolved

All 9 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.

Frying Pan and Piute Campgrounds: frequently asked questions

Who runs Frying Pan and Piute Campgrounds?

Frying Pan and Piute Campgrounds (PWSID UTAH21023) 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 Frying Pan and Piute Campgrounds serve?

Frying Pan and Piute Campgrounds reports serving 602 people through 18 service connections in Sevier County, Utah.

Where does Frying Pan and Piute Campgrounds 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 Frying Pan and Piute Campgrounds have any drinking water violations?

EPA's records list 9 violations for this system; 1 is health-based, and the most recent began in May 2023. 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 Frying Pan and Piute Campgrounds' 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 9 violations for this system; 1 is health-based, and the most recent began in May 2023. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the UT state drinking water program.

Where can I find Frying Pan and Piute Campgrounds' water quality report?

The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Frying Pan and Piute Campgrounds 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 Sevier County

Water system	County	Population served	Type	Source
Richfield City	Sevier	8,360	Community	Groundwater
Monroe City	Sevier	2,715	Community	Groundwater under influence of surface water
Salina City Water System	Sevier	2,692	Community	Groundwater
Elsinore Town Water System	Sevier	1,105	Community	Groundwater
Aurora City	Sevier	1,013	Community	Groundwater
Annabella Town Water System	Sevier	860	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, “Frying Pan and Piute Campgrounds, PWSID UTAH21023, Utah”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/utah/frying-pan-and-piute-campgrounds-utah21023 (data as of October 1, 2026).