Public water system · UTAH01017
ActiveLittle Cottonwood Campground
At a glance
Little Cottonwood Campground (PWSID UTAH01017) is an active transient non-community water system in Beaver County, Utah. It reports serving 73 people through 7 service connections. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as owned by the federal government. EPA's records list 5 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in June 2022.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
73
Service connections
7
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
TNCWS
Transient non-community water system
System record
How does Little Cottonwood Campground compare with other water systems in Beaver County?
By EPA's size categories, Little Cottonwood Campground is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Beaver County has 17 active public water systems. Its population served is well below the county average of 414 people per system, and accounts for 1% of the 7,035 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 Little Cottonwood Campground is about half of 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 Little Cottonwood Campground?
EPA lists Little Cottonwood 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. 6 of the 17 active systems in Beaver County (35%) are also owned by the federal government.
Does Little Cottonwood Campground have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 5 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in June 2022. The violations listed here began between December 1980 and June 2022. By type: 3 monitoring and reporting, 1 monitoring and 1 public notice, recordkeeping or other. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Nitrate (3 of them). EPA lists 3 as archived and 2 as resolved. 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. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-06-01 | 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 |
| 2005-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitratecode 1040 | No | Resolved |
| 1982-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitratecode 1040 | No | Archived |
| 1980-12-24 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitratecode 1040 | 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.
Little Cottonwood Campground: frequently asked questions
Who runs Little Cottonwood Campground?
Little Cottonwood Campground (PWSID UTAH01017) 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 Little Cottonwood Campground serve?
Little Cottonwood Campground reports serving 73 people through 7 service connections in Beaver County, Utah.
Where does Little Cottonwood Campground 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 Little Cottonwood Campground have any drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 5 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in June 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 Little Cottonwood 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 5 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in June 2022. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the UT state drinking water program.
Where can I find Little Cottonwood Campground's water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Little Cottonwood 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 Beaver County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beaver City Water System | Beaver | 3,500 | Community | Groundwater |
| Milford City Water System | Beaver | 1,435 | Community | Groundwater |
| Minersville Water System | Beaver | 825 | Community | Groundwater |
| Elk Meadows Ssd | Beaver | 303 | Transient non-community | Groundwater |
| Kents Lake Campground | Beaver | 212 | Transient non-community | Groundwater |
| Ponderosa Picnic Ground | Beaver | 130 | 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, “Little Cottonwood Campground, PWSID UTAH01017, Utah”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/utah/little-cottonwood-campground-utah01017 (data as of October 1, 2026).