Public water system · UTAH18136
ActiveKennecott - Copperton Concentrator
At a glance
Kennecott - Copperton Concentrator (PWSID UTAH18136) is an active non-transient non-community water system in Salt Lake County, Utah. It reports serving 240 people through 10 service connections. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as privately owned. EPA's records list 5 violations for this system; 1 is health-based, and the most recent began in July 2018.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
240
Service connections
10
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
NTNCWS
Non-transient non-community water system
System record
How does Kennecott - Copperton Concentrator compare with other water systems in Salt Lake County?
By EPA's size categories, Kennecott - Copperton Concentrator is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Salt Lake County has 77 active public water systems. Its population served is well below the county average of 19,034 people per system, and accounts for less than 0.1% of the 1,465,589 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 Kennecott - Copperton Concentrator is about 44% 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 Kennecott - Copperton Concentrator?
EPA lists Kennecott - Copperton Concentrator 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. 45 of the 77 active systems in Salt Lake County (58%) are also privately owned.
Does Kennecott - Copperton Concentrator have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 5 violations for this system; 1 is health-based, and the most recent began in July 2018. The violations listed here began between April 1995 and July 2018. By type: 2 monitoring and reporting, 1 monitoring, 1 reporting and 1 contaminant level above the legal limit. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Revised Total Coliform Rule (2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018-07-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
| 2016-05-25 | ReportingReport Sample Result/Fail Monitor (RTCR) · code 4B | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
| 2010-10-01 | Monitoring and reportingFollow-up Or Routine LCR Tap M/R · code 52 | Lead and Copper Rulecode 5000 | No | Resolved |
| 2007-11-01 | Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Monthly (TCR) · code 22 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | Yes | Resolved |
| 1995-04-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Archived |
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.
Kennecott - Copperton Concentrator: frequently asked questions
Who runs Kennecott - Copperton Concentrator?
Kennecott - Copperton Concentrator (PWSID UTAH18136) is a non-transient non-community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the UT state drinking water program.
How many people does Kennecott - Copperton Concentrator serve?
Kennecott - Copperton Concentrator reports serving 240 people through 10 service connections in Salt Lake County, Utah.
Where does Kennecott - Copperton Concentrator 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 Kennecott - Copperton Concentrator have any drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 5 violations for this system; 1 is health-based, and the most recent began in July 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 Kennecott - Copperton Concentrator'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 5 violations for this system; 1 is health-based, and the most recent began in July 2018. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the UT state drinking water program.
Where can I find Kennecott - Copperton Concentrator's water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Kennecott - Copperton Concentrator 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 Salt Lake County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Salt Lake City Water System | Salt Lake | 383,612 | Community | Surface water |
| Granger-Hunter Improvement District | Salt Lake | 121,083 | Community | Purchased surface water |
| West Jordan City Water System | Salt Lake | 117,025 | Community | Purchased surface water |
| Sandy City Water System | Salt Lake | 99,750 | Community | Purchased surface water |
| Jordan Valley Wcd | Salt Lake | 99,335 | Community | Surface water |
| South Jordan City | Salt Lake | 89,704 | Community | Purchased surface water |
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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, “Kennecott - Copperton Concentrator, PWSID UTAH18136, Utah”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/utah/kennecott-copperton-concentrator-utah18136 (data as of October 1, 2026).