Public water system · UTAH23006
ActiveOphir Canyon Water Association
At a glance
Ophir Canyon Water Association (PWSID UTAH23006) is an active community water system in Tooele County, Utah. It reports serving 108 people through 40 service connections. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as privately owned. Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, none is health-based, and the most recent began in June 2023.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
108
Service connections
40
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
CWS
Community water system
System record
How does Ophir Canyon Water Association compare with other water systems in Tooele County?
By EPA's size categories, Ophir Canyon Water Association is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Tooele County has 34 active public water systems. Its population served is well below the county average of 2,222 people per system, and accounts for 0.1% of the 75,542 people reported by systems filed under the county. Across Utah, the 1,133 active systems average 3,458 people each. Nationally, the average active community water system reports serving 6,703 people, so Ophir Canyon Water Association is well below that figure.
What does “community water system” mean?
A community water system serves at least 15 connections used by year-round residents, or regularly serves at least 25 year-round residents. Homes, apartments and mobile-home parks are served by these. Utah has 540 active community water systems, 48% 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 Ophir Canyon Water Association?
EPA lists Ophir Canyon Water Association 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. 20 of the 34 active systems in Tooele County (59%) are also privately owned.
Does Ophir Canyon Water Association have drinking water violations?
Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, none is health-based, and the most recent began in June 2023. The violations listed here began between October 2011 and June 2023. By type: 8 monitoring and reporting, 3 monitoring and 1 public notice, recordkeeping or other. The contaminant or rule involved most often is E. coli (4 of them). EPA lists 7 as resolved and 5 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-06-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Archived |
| 2019-04-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
| 2017-06-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Source Water (GWR) · code 34 | E. colicode 3014 | No | Resolved |
| 2016-08-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
| 2016-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Source Water (GWR) · code 34 | E. colicode 3014 | No | Resolved |
| 2015-12-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Repeat Minor (TCR) · code 26 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Archived |
| 2015-07-01 | Public notice, recordkeeping or otherConsumer Confidence Report Complete Failure to Report · code 71 | Consumer Confidence Rulecode 7000 | No | Resolved |
| 2014-08-31 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Source Water (GWR) · code 34 | E. colicode 3014 | No | Resolved |
| 2012-08-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Archived |
| 2011-11-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Minor (TCR) · code 24 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Archived |
| 2011-10-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Source Water (GWR) · code 34 | E. colicode 3014 | No | Resolved |
| 2011-10-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Repeat Minor (TCR) · code 26 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Archived |
The 12 most recent 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.
Ophir Canyon Water Association: frequently asked questions
Who runs Ophir Canyon Water Association?
Ophir Canyon Water Association (PWSID UTAH23006) is a community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the UT state drinking water program.
How many people does Ophir Canyon Water Association serve?
Ophir Canyon Water Association reports serving 108 people through 40 service connections in Tooele County, Utah.
Where does Ophir Canyon Water Association 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 Ophir Canyon Water Association have any drinking water violations?
Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, none is health-based, and the most recent began in June 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 Ophir Canyon Water Association'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. Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, none is health-based, and the most recent began in June 2023. For current results, consult the system's annual water quality report, EPA ECHO, or the UT state drinking water program.
Where can I find Ophir Canyon Water Association's water quality report?
As a community water system, Ophir Canyon Water Association must deliver an annual water quality report, called a Consumer Confidence Report, to its customers by July 1 each year, covering the previous calendar year. The system can provide a copy on request.
Other water systems in Tooele County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tooele City Water System | Tooele | 37,100 | Community | Groundwater |
| Grantsville City | Tooele | 16,284 | Community | Groundwater |
| Stansbury Park Improvement District | Tooele | 9,839 | Community | Groundwater |
| Oquirrh Mountain Water Co | Tooele | 2,500 | Community | Groundwater |
| Wendover City Water System | Tooele | 1,525 | Community | Surface water |
| Erda Acres Water Co | Tooele | 1,150 | 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, “Ophir Canyon Water Association, PWSID UTAH23006, Utah”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/utah/ophir-canyon-water-association-utah23006 (data as of October 1, 2026).